The water stops for no one

The past few days have been good for the soul--good for my clan. We have been sleeping to the sound of the river, playing in the river, fishing in the river and sitting in the river. Parts of this river bed are composed of large, perfectly flat pieces of stone, so our camp chairs rest comfortably in about 6 inches of water. Crayfish, frogs and trout. Water stryders. Happy girl, happy dad, happy dogs.

Too many dirty dishes

Too many dirty dishes in the sink for just us two
I said, too many dirty dishes in the sink for just us two ...

Look at this kitchen!
Pots an' pans, ev'rywhere, it's pitiful!

Listening to Tab Benoit and trying to decide whose version of "Dirty Dishes" is better ... Tab's or Albert Collins? I have to say it's Albert Collins. Johnny Nitro, who wrote the song, died last year and there's a good article about him here: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Johnny-Nitro-S-F-blues-guitarist-dies-2475017.php. Too bad I can't seem to find his version of the song on iTunes.

Looking out my backdoor ...

Mi piacciono le verdure

The Chef is in the house!

Just working here in my little office when I started to smell something absolutely wonderful wafting in from the kitchen down the hall ... this is a thing of true beauty for a family who has not dined together at home in months. I am so happy I could jump over the moon--he is back!

schlock·meis·ter

Word of the day that just popped up on my screensaver ... just about fell off my chair!