One of Charlie’s sisters has bought a big house in conjunction with one of her sons, his wife, and their two children.  It’s more-or-less two houses in one, so she can be independent and yet not alone. We went there for Charlie’s family’s Christmas Eve…

I love gnocci, me. Mine isn’t very pretty, but it’s good. It’s good when it’s hot, anyway. I made some for Christmas Day but, by the time it was transported to where the party was and waited until all the other food was ready, it…

I took Dan Antion‘s advice and replaced the boring old daisies in my planters with bright red poppies. Very appropriate for the Christmas season, against my green house. I’ve had it in my mind to do this thing for a while, and I did it.…