Greek Beef Pie There was a Greek coffee house and restaurant in Santa Barbara called The Plaka which opened in 1971. If you lived there for any length of time, you may have even spent an evening there enjoying its delicious home-style Greek food, and the hospitality of the owner George Alexiades. Once every evening […]
Shifting Gears
Shifting Gears Can be it really be two months? Two whole months that you haven’t heard from me? Well, I did need a break to catch my breath after writing book three, but when my brother texted me earlier this week telling me that one of his friends who follows me asked “Is your sister […]
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 20TEENS
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 20TEENS Winter is a time of retrospection. Not only have I been thinking about the highlights of 2019, I’ve been thinking about the entire decade. It has been quite a ride, this decade and all the ones that have come before, and to tell you about all of it, well I would […]
2020 New Year and New Decade
2020 New Year and New Decade Lest old acquaintance be forgot…I mean post… here is a reprise of a post from 2016 with a few old traditions that I do at the end of each year to bring in the new year. For 2020 that will be a New Year and New Decade! On New […]
Winter Vegetable Shepherd’s Pie
Winter Vegetable Shepherd’s Pie Winter. One of my favorite seasons. Well, all of the seasons are my favorites, but for different reasons, of course. Winter is slower. The fire in the woodstove is good company and warms the house for both me and my four-legged family. Days are shorter. Nights longer. I put up sparkly […]