Now that I’ve abandoned the current novel I’m reading, I’m open for some fiction suggestions. I have some non-fiction here that I’ll likely read concurrently but I’d like to bite into a novel. I might just grab one from the book box out front. There… Read More
All posts by “Eugene Knapik”
Abandoned Books
Do you ever start a book and abandon it at some point along the way? I don’t like doing that but I confess it has happened from time to time. In fact it happened today when I abandoned 2666 by Roberto Bolano. This is a… Read More
Long Branch Good Morning from 27th Street Aug 5th
Yabba Doo! Happy Birthday Georgie!! Way to go!!! 139 lbs of love!
Mr. Froggy went a-Courtin
So for Mr. Froggy it was love at first sight. He knew right then he wanted to marry Miss Mousey, with or without her Uncle Rat’s consent.
Get on Up
We saw Get on Up this afternoon – the James Brown movie. This film is a blast to watch, on the strength of a wonderful performance by Chadwick Boseman as JB. In seconds you forget it’s an actor playing Brown. The story, which seems to… Read More
Long Branch Good Morning from 27th Street Aug 4th
Memphis and Georgie in the forest
Traffic going north yesterday morning was crazy, with weekend cottagers making their weekly pilgrimage. We avoided the 400 and took a leisurely drive up 27. I collected some edible mushrooms and we went for a long walk. When we got back to the car, George… Read More
cat napsters
What big teeth you have…
Here you can see the underside of a couple of the Hydnum repandum I found this morning. As you can see, these hedgehog mushrooms have teeth. Some people remove the teeth before cooking, but I don’t see any need to do that.
