Monday, March 10, 2025

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...