The Adventures of Roberta X

     Yet again, our corner grocer -- part of a chain headquartered in the Southeastern U.S. -- has failed to stock corned beef brisket for N...

     I woke up about four this morning to a calling owl: " Who who who-who?  Who who who-who? " Over and over, with undertones of ...

     Holiday schedules have been askew this year.  Tam had a last-minute house-sitting job that put my Christmas week menus out of sync -- a...

     I'm presently busy replacing my bedside cabinet.  I had an inexpensive one with an engineered-bamboo frame and cloth-over-cardboard...

     Who would have thought the techbros and the populists would split over H-1B visas?      One of the worst downsides to "move fast ...

     The NBC radio series X Minus One did an adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein's Requiem that is well worth listening to, a very good t...

     Or whatever holiday wishes apply to you and yours.  I hope your celebrations are enjoyable.      Several comments to my previous holid...

     Last night, one bag of leftover ham contributed to some of the best Hoppin' John I have made in some time.  With a double handful o...

     I'd like to take this Christmas Eve to wish each and every one of my readers -- yes, even the ones who send me angry and/or snarky ...

     Why not?  I bought a ham for Christmas, a big spiral-cut ham, intending to bake it in the grill.  Events led me to cook it this weekend...

     There was a visitor to Roseholme Cottage yesterday, someone I had not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic, the man I refer to here ...

     I still think the process would go better if the light, heat, air-conditioning and water shut off in the Capitol and all the House and ...