This afternoon my husband and I went to see I’m Not There — the new Todd Haynes (director of the brilliant Velvet Goldmine) movie about the myths surrounding Bob Dylan. Six “Dylans” played by six actors. The movie was remarkable in the literal definition of word. And so…I feel compelled to remark.
First, I need to [...]
Archive for November, 2007
How Does It Feel…To Be Fergalicious?
Posted in music, writing, tagged bob dylan, movie rec, music on November 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Pumpkin Buns: Stage One
Posted in baking, tagged baking, recipe on November 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I promised the recipe for my Pumpkin Buns, and so I come today to deliver…in stages. First, I give you the recipe for Choux Paste, which is the dough that makes the bun-like container for the dessert. These are eggy and not too sweet, and you may know them better as cream puffs, sans the [...]
Pumpkin Buns
Posted in baking, tagged baking, dessert on November 23, 2007 | 3 Comments »
No, it’s not a cloying endearment. It’s the working title of the dessert I made for Thanksgiving.
And since it’s rather late and I’m suffering from a Turducken coma (yes…my father-in-law succumbed to the barbaric bird-within-a-bird-within-a-bird trend, courtesy of Whole Foods), I think I’ll just give you readers the basics of what I made. Tomorrow I’ll [...]
Your First Compliment Was Complementary.
Posted in writing, tagged homonyms, writing on November 20, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I’ll be quite glad when this post is completed because that will mean the tedious “intro” phase of this blog is done. Plus, I’ll have happily met all self-imposed deadlines.
My short writing bio: I wrote my first manuscript at age 5 and titled it “The Bears Go on a Picnic.” The first chapter was read [...]
G, C and D
Posted in music, tagged mandolin, music on November 18, 2007 | 4 Comments »
About 13 years ago, I plunked out “Desperado” by The Eagles on my mom’s piano until I could play it straight through with no stops, starts and obvious gaffs. And that’s where my musical instrumentation career ended.
Singing? Sure. That was no problem…been doing that since I was old enough to gather I was any good [...]
An "Origins" Story
Posted in baking, tagged baking on November 15, 2007 | 3 Comments »
When I was a kid….
Every year, about a month before my birthday, I started my research. I poured over the book….the book…Supercookery!, 1976 edition for hours at a time. Nearly every recipe had a picture. From bread to bunt cake, all in full, four-color glory, so perfectly rendered my teeth would ache from the anticipation [...]
And so it begins…
Posted in Uncategorized on November 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Welcome, one and al—
Well, actually, it’s probably just welcome…one. Maybe two, on a good day. “One-and-all” is a goal to which I can aspire. For now, welcome to whoever stumbles across this blog wherein I intend to babble on three main themes: writing, baking and music making. The rule of three apparently applies to my [...]
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