The Adventures of Roberta X

     One more trip around the Sun, almost complete.  Hang in there!

     Here are Tamara Keel's photos of the huge ham I baked for Christmas dinner  First on a plate:      And in the pan, piled with veget...

     There is no evidence the next year will be any better -- and it could be a great deal worse -- but the past year has, I think finished ...

      I'm in the middle of another catch-as-can rewatch of The Expanse , and it annoys me that I've somehow gotten stuck in the igno...

     A few days ago, the faucet in the washroom sink here at Roseholme Cottage stopped shutting all the way off.      The fixture wasn'...

     For fans of The Expanse and Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies: Tweety Bird has a Belter accent!  "Dat mean ol' Puddy Tat, him a we...

     Only they were red and blue lights, instead.      As mentioned in the previous post, I went into work for a few hours late on Christma...

     The Christmas ham turned out fine, despite trouble keeping one side of my indirect-heat divided fire going on the grill.      You see,...

      I'd like to thank my math teachers and the book "Thinking With A Pencil" for today's meal planning: I bought a great...

     Also merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah (late), best wishes for Kwanzaa, blessed Solstice, Yule greetings, an early Happy New Year and sea...

     Justice is imperfect.  We are, after all, only mortal, and that includes police, perpetrators, victims, judges, prosecutors, defense at...

      It's looking like we're deep into the "Grandpa is crazy, humor him" stage of things, with the U. S. Navy supposedly ...