I was at home this afternoon, practicing the fiddle, and what should cross my mind but the best phở in Vietnam. I enjoyed this bowl in Saigon, or Ho Chi Minh City, served with heaps of herbs, limes, and sliced red chilies. Serious soup.
I’ve been participating in the “tune of the month” at a Facebook group called Clawhammer Rules. This month’s tune is called Sandy River Belle. It’s a tune I used to play quite a bit in a specialized tuning known as, what else, Sandy River Belle… Read More
It’s been 5 days since her surgery and Ruby continues to recover well. Her incision looks good, and she’s starting to put some weight on her hind left – that’s the knee which has been surgically fixed up. Her appetite is getting better too. She’s… Read More
The other day I bought some rye flour and decided I would try making a sourdough rye. The intelligent thing to do would have been to lever the knowledge of someone with a little expertise and follow a formula. Did I do that? Nope. For… Read More
Ruby is resting quietly today. I’ve taken the Elizabethan collar off as long as I’m here to supervise and make sure she doesn’t lick or scratch her incision. I put it back on anytime I have to leave her or can’t watch her. She’s taking… Read More
Chip Taylor is a phony name, to use his expression. He made it up when he was in the rock ‘n’ roll business. James Wesley Voight grew up Yonkers NY, but his family had radio and he discovered country music, which became his love. We’re… Read More
Ruby is recovering very well so far from her knee surgery. You can see that she has a swanky new “help em up” harness which will help us help her as she recovers. The harness has two handles which will be particularly helpful in helping… Read More
Today I baked the seventh loaf from my current sourdough monster. Until this loaf I’ve been exclusively using the “no-knead” Lahey method and the results have been consistently fabulous. I neglected to get a dough going last night and mid-morning today I decided it… Read More
….good God Almighty he’s the poor man’s friend
We live in an area with a remarkable amount of bird-life, which is why you can often see bird-watching enthusiasts out in one of our local parks, sporting fancy cameras, tripods and 3-foot long lenses. Early one morning I was out in the park with… Read More
27th Street 