The sun rises at 4:30 AM these late May days, as we glide, second by second, toward the longest day of the year. We are going to Cranleigh today to shop for black out curtains for the guest room, so potential summer guests can sleep past 4:00 AM, if they are foolishly sleep addicted. … Continue reading Get a Horse
Month: May 2007
Homey, Cosy ?Cozy Baking
In the week since my return to Shere, I’ve made 2 batches of cookies; Carrot-Raisin Oatmeal, and Milk Chocolate Chip; a double recipe of Irish Tea Bread, and 4 loaves of sourdough Mill Bread. The cookies went straight to Catherine, Matthew, and Louis, the children of Bernard’s daughter Carolyn and her Yankee husband Mark. One… Continue reading Homey, Cosy ?Cozy Baking
Back in Shere
May 16th,2007 The first thing people say to me is how beautifully warm and sunny the month of April was. Of course, I missed it. I hope that isn’t all we will get this year, but it doesn’t look promising right now; I came back a week ago to chilly, rainy weather and gray… Continue reading Back in Shere
Academics Discuss History: Ignorance is Bliss?
Submitted by Jim Mauch>> Jim, >> You were right about the Kikuyu tribe being the main instigators of >> the Mau Mau Rebellion in the 1950’s in Kenya. Now, I remember >> kidding Harry Saterfield about it when he returned from Kenya. >> I was thinking of another rebellion way back in history in South Africa. Thanks for the confirmation, Dick.… Continue reading Academics Discuss History: Ignorance is Bliss?
Masculine/Feminine – It Does Matter in French
English-speaking friends of mine sometimes ask why the French are so picky about the gender when speaking. Why does it matter, it just makes it more difficult to learn the language. Voici la reponse!!1 Le français est une langue réputée pour la richesse de son vocabulaire , pleine de nuances et de subtilités……. Exemple… Continue reading Masculine/Feminine – It Does Matter in French
Roanoke Island
Roanoke Island, North Carolina We took off Thursday morning for a week’s trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. As someone who grew up in California, I didn’t know much about anyplace east of the Rocky Mountains, let alone south of the Mason-Dixon line. To me, the south-eastern U.S. was all hot, humid, maybe… Continue reading Roanoke Island