R.I.P. Francis J. Pussycat
Farewell Frankie.
Happy Lazybones Day!
LUILAK (Lazy Bones Day) The Saturday before Whitsun Luilak, or Lazybones Day, is essentially a festival of youth and is celebrated in Zaandam, Amsterdam, and some other western Netherland towns. The holiday starts at four in the morning on the Saturday before Pinkster, or Whit Sunday, when troops of young people begin whistling, beating on [...]
Voice Of The Beehive: My Deadline L.A. Interview on KPFK 90.7 Los Angeles
Today I got to geek out on the radio on KPFK 90.7 fm about urban beekeeping with Deadline L.A. hosts Barbara Osborn and Laurie Kaufman. George Langworthy, writer and director of the new documentary VANISHING OF THE BEES was also a guest on the show. As luck would have it, my allergies kicked into high [...]
Words That Sound Terrible Together: Cat. Abscess. Butt. Comforter Cover.
At some point, about two weeks ago, Pinky got in a cat fight. Um. Okay, it’s probably more accurate to say that he was the victim of a cat mugging. He’s so furry that not only did we not notice the bite mark on his butt (he was obviously running away from the other cat [...]
52 Letters, 52 Weeks Challenge: A Vintage Thank You
Margo True, the food editor of Sunset Magazine, just sent me a signed copy of her book, The One-Block Feast as a guide for the One-Block Party Contest. I can’t tell you how satisfying it was to mail her a vintage postcard depicting the Del Mar By The Sea racetrack as my week #16 letter. [...]
Nutty Discovery: There Is Home Grown Pecan Pie In My Future!
I just discovered that the four trees in the vacant lot around the corner are pecan trees! (Pecans are my favorite nut). Hopefully the trees are going to nut out in time for our One-Block Party at the end of the summer.
Today, In A Very Brady Gardening Episode…
Today Sunset Magazine posted our team profile on the One-Block Diet Blog with the other nine teams in competition. After much deliberation, we’ve named our team The Bad Skunks. We’ve checked out our steep competition and, frankly, we’re feeling mildly guilty about wanting to beat out all those small, vegetable-eating children for the prize. Go [...]
