As American As Apple Pie

As American As Apple Pie  Today I peeled six diverse apples, cored them and thinly sliced the flesh.  Diversity is quite important to me and so when I whipped up an apple pie today it consisted of Fuji, red and yellow delicious and a lovely pink lady stripped and thrown into the mix.  Lest you…

Big Britches!

Big Britches Today I chose my skinny black pants.  My daughter and I had Thanksgiving plans and as I readied myself for the event I contemplated the britches I stepped in one foot at a time.   Have you ever been told you’re too big for your britches?   I remember hearing it thrown around once or…

What of Pee Breaks and Starlings?

Pee Breaks and Starlings We can thank William Shakespeare for the masses of starlings that fodder our yards this time of year.  It seems this European bird was introduced to the New World by a group of well-meaning Shakespeare lovers whose passion was to populate America with every species the author penned in his now…