South African cuisine leaves you wanting more
Our friends over at Merriam-Webster define a “foodie” as “a person having an avid interest in the latest food fads.”
Did Dickens have me in mind with the opening of his book?
I had to read Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” when I was a student. Elementary school, junior high school, or...
I’m ngl. This new stuff has no rizz for me.
A friend dropped off a clipping from another newspaper, concerned that I may have missed the latest “word news.” I had. Kinda...
Angelkeep Journals: Hibiscus beauty renewed
The Victorian era had a social civilization ambiance that unfortunately has been lost to the world. For example, presenting a single blossom...
The first cut is the hardest and not just in quilting
The year Mom died I decided to make a quilt, with no earthly idea of how. I had bought some fabric that...
A South African hike that literally takes your breath away
We knew it was going to be a great day as soon as we walked out of our cottage and saw the...
Metric, schmetric: Still, it makes sense
The metric system makes sense. It’s probably the wave of the future for those of us who live in the United States...
It’s just a coincidence. Or not.
Harry Bosch doesn’t believe in coincidences. I am becoming a disciple.
My latest casual reading has been several books...
Zinnia and the village it represents
Angelkeep’s annual patio pot of zinnia always provided entertainment.
A clipped bloom became a kitchen window mini-bouquet. Hummingbirds, swallowtails,...
Old news is still pretty interesting news
It is not unusual for people to stop by the News-Banner office with some old newspapers they’d found. “Would we be interested...