The Christmas Cookie List

It’s been very cold here the last week or so…. And our furnace / boiler / chauffage is not working. That means that we don’t have heat. Okay, to be honest we have some heat. We have the fireplace and … Continue reading…

Zen and the Art of Blog Maintenance

Like so many things in recent history this post may not be what it seems; it may morph into something totally different and / or it may disappear completely. One cannot know until one sends it off into cyberspace. The … Continue reading…

Garbled posts, help again please?

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Ham Pot Pie

Ham Pot Pie

We’ve all (or at least most of us) had our share of frozen pot pies – usually chicken. This is different. For one thing it used up the rest of our holiday ham. For the other I used purchased puff … Continue reading…