Wow, our kitchen is total chaos. Well, not so much chaos as mostly packed and not very easy to work in. Where is the pepper mill, the balsamic vinegar, the whisk? Who can say? Somewhere, there’s a box that says, maybe, “kitchen utensils” or possibly just “kitchen.” No matter, we are nothing if not resourceful …
I don’t think of myself as a snob or a connoisseur. I suppose all that time devoted to eating cake in Austria as though it were thesis research does lend give me a bit of cred when faced with a bakery case. That’s why B. was reluctant to take me to Bakery Nouveau, the newish …
I got some nice mail about this bit, so I’ve recorded it. The music is Nanci Griffith, Morning Song for Sally, off Other Voices, Other Rooms. The birdsong is from a cool site called Freesound where there’s loads of stuff for aspiring podcasters and audio nerds to use in their work. It’s been a while …
Photos from my trip to Mount Adams are here.
Disclaimer: I met Mark Zoller at the Seattle Travel Show. When I told him I write for Snowshoe Magazine, he invited me up to spend some time in the area, to go rafting, snowshoeing with a local guide, and to stay at a regional B&B. I’ll have a story going out in the next issue …
Yeah, Al Gore wants you to turn off your air-conditioning, go carbon neutral, use those awful fluorescent bulbs, drive a Prius, etc. etc. amen. Yeah. We get that, thanks, Al. We get that the whole global warming thing means maybe we should not burn through a whole lot of fuel to get across the planet …