The weather is crap – too cold, wet, windy, whatever to do any work outside. Our visitors are gone. That means I’ve had 3 days of uninterrupted computer time. Although it wasn’t nearly as much fun as having friends to play tourist with, I did accomplish rather a lot. Which is good, because I have 3 weeks of French homework to catch up on tomorrow before I head back to … Continue reading →
First – the important stuff. I was unable (or I screwed up, one of the two) to move the email subscriptions when I moved the blog. They are handled by a different server (and I have more excuses if you want them). In order to receive my blog via email you need to scroll down until you see this in the right sidebar: Type your email address in the box … Continue reading →
I while ago I came to the decision that striving for perfection regarding stuff on the internet is fruitless. I decided that I could live with ‘good enough’. Moving this blog to WordPress is finished. Well, almost…. I’m waiting for a file from TypePad with (hopefully) all the missing photos on it. In the meantime, I declare the hard work over and the blog back in business. The missing photos … Continue reading →
We all know how much I love fried Gnocchi. And asparagus. And poached eggs. As to the clichés…. Google maintained its position and its mystique (the b******s… is South Park still on? Do they still kill Kenny?) Asparagus with Poached Egg and Gnocchi Total time: 25 minutes Ingredients: 20 – 24 fresh gnocchi 8oz (250gr) fresh asparagus, cut into 3″ (7cm) lengths 2 tbs fresh chives 2 eggs 1/2 tbs butter … Continue reading →
The grill is repaired and open for business. At mon mari‘s request, one of the first things cooked is, as usual, barbecued chicken. Since we’re not (because of the iffy weather) in full summer barbecue mode yet, I only made enough barbecue sauce for this meal. Barbecued Chicken Thighs Total time: 45 minutes Ingredients: chicken thighs, as many as you like to eat… We cooked 5. 1/4 tsp celery salt … Continue reading →
The best laid plans…… I had every intention of getting back on my regular blogging path yesterday but our friend from Spain (the one we got the puppies from) is visiting, and he arrived a few hours early. I’m doing a quick post while he and mon mari have breakfast. First – Technical stuff – I didn’t know these would change, but (thank you again, TypePad) they did. The old RSS, etc … Continue reading →
Remember the movie ‘The Princess Bride’? My favorite line: In answer to the question ‘Is he dead?’ was, ‘No, only mostly dead.’ My blog was with Typepad for over 7 years. I’ve thought about moving it in the past but it’s not an easy project. The way photos are stored at Typepad makes it extremely difficult to move them. What happens often is that one has to maintain the Typepad … Continue reading →
