Author Archives: Jim

Miss Stewart Didn’t Appreciate Damon Runyon

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Jim

Let’s get this small detail out of the way.  I didn’t like school. {Well… thinking back on it, I was OK with recess, gym & art.}  From my earliest memory, anything remotely close to the academic side of school filled me with … Continue reading →

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Artifacts From the Study

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Jim

We move from place to place to place.  Homes are sold, we move on.  And wherever we may land there may be a few items transported with us from where we began, to our next nest.  It could be a … Continue reading →

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A New Variety of Apricot

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Jim

I am the person in our household responsible for assessing the quality and desirability of the type of fruit that we add to our shopping cart.  I take pride in being a student of fruit, and attribute this interest and skill … Continue reading →

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Lobster Newburg & 2019 Ashbrook Estate Chardonnay, OR…

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Jim

Here’s the issue.  I am no longer able to hold up my part of the joint lobster dinner at 71 Woodbury Hill.  And this is after Sandy and I had reached an amicable settlement wherein I trade my lobster thorax … Continue reading →

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