Monthly Archives: October 2007

Apple Crisp

Posted on 10/31/2007 by chick

Apples usually keep a long time, so I was surprised when I pulled some recently-purchased Cortlands out of the fridge and found that they were all soft. Some of them were definitely bad and I threw those away, but the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

November Already?

Posted on 10/31/2007 by chick

November starts tomorrow, and with November comes NaNoWriMo. I haven’t come up with a plot for my novel yet. I thought I might as well take the “leap of faith” thing all the way. I’ll be starting at an additional … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged | Leave a comment

Happy Halloween!

Posted on 10/31/2007 by chick

Halloween may not be my favorite holiday, but I can’t help getting nostalgic about it. As a kid, I looked forward to the day with an excitement that I can only vaguely recall now. I had a limited budget, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Crazy Me | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Tori, Tori, Bo-Bori (and Yoav, Too)

Posted on 10/30/2007 by chick

It was two weeks ago today that we went to CT to see Tori Amos in concert. We had good tickets (tenth row center) and we got there early enough to catch the opening act. The opening act was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Tori, Tori, Bo-Bori (and Yoav, Too)

A Need for Perfection

Posted on 10/30/2007 by chick

Computers are good at games. If a computer is given all the rules and programmed to follow them consistently, then it cannot make a mistake. It will therefore play better than I, and faster. I don’t mind. I rely heavily … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Hot Stuff

Posted on 10/29/2007 by chick

I am grateful for hot water. This place is going to be freezing cold during the winter. I got a taste of it last February, and I didn’t like it one bit. But we seem to have an abundant supply … Continue reading →

Posted in Gratitude | Tagged | Leave a comment

It’s Just a Game

Posted on 10/28/2007 by chick

Krondor, the Betrayal by Raymond E. Feist Grade: D+ In Krondor, the Betrayal, Feist returns to the world he introduced in the Riftwar Saga. Reading the afterword, I discovered that the story for this book was based on a video … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Catching Up

Posted on 10/27/2007 by chick

It’s time to catch you up on my reading. Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon: A Meg Langslow Mystery by Donna Andrews Grade: B I was drawn to this author by her cute titles, many of which feature birds, and I bought … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged | 1 Comment

An Afternoon Walk

Posted on 10/23/2007 by chick

Images from an afternoon walk— Sections of the canal covered with floating autumn leaves. Zigzagging trails of clear water marking the passage of ducks. A capped jug bobbing cheerfully in the river. What’s in the jug? Moonshine, maybe. Or maple … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Spicing Things Up

Posted on 10/20/2007 by chick

Did you know that the cinnamon you find at the grocery store is really cassia? I was unaware of this until recently, but once I found out, I had to get some real Ceylon cinnamon. The order that I placed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | 2 Comments