Dublin (The Little Museum, Museum of Archaeology) By our second day at the Wynn’s we were already nearly masters of breakfast. We got down a bit before 7:30am before the room became crowded. I got salmon with scrambled eggs, Barb had half of a full Irish breakfast along with oatmeal/porridge. The Little Museum of Dublin …
Dublin (Book of Kells, Kilmainham Gaol) Breakfast at the hotel was good, served by a very efficient and polite gentleman. We both had full Irish breakfasts which was more than either of us could finish. We headed out on foot across the River Liffey to Trinity College and the Book of Kells exhibit. We were …
Wednesday, Sep 18 – To Dublin I made our flight arrangements with the idea of stopping in Boston on the way to and from Ireland to see Allie. As it turned out, Allie was quite busy in this September window with several weddings and other activities so she didn’t have as much time or patience …
Barb and I used to make picnic potato salad from scratch until my Mom showed us a shortcut: start with store-bought salad and make it better! In a large bowl, combine potato salad, chopped ingredients, pickle juice, mustard and 2 eggs (all ingredients adjustable to taste). Season with salt and pepper. Stir well. Refrigerate for …
Our friend Leslie makes the best creamed corn — for Thanksgiving or whenever. Here is her recipe. Serves 4 people In large sized pot, add milk, butter, cream cheese, seasonings and Jalapenos. Then add corn. Let it sit on stove top on very low heat for about 1 1⁄2 hours (or if you are doubling …
October 21 – Catching up, Leslie visit, Welcome JT! October 28 – Election anxieties November 4 – Election equanimity November 6 – Election reaction November 17 – Acceptance and getting on with things December 9 – Thanksgiving December 20- History notes October 21 We’ve been back from Ireland and Boston for two weeks now and …
2022 Our Native Daughters, Carnegie Hall, November Amythyst Kiah, Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, October Brandi Carlile, Indigo Girls and Allison Russell, Merriweather Post, August Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens, Wolf Trap, July 24 Norah Jones with Emily King, Pier Six, July 23 Billy Strings, Pier Six, July Bonnie Raitt with Lucinda Williams, Pier Six, June …
Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens, George Mason Center for the Arts, November 5 Rhiannon Giddens with Adia Victoria, Clarice Center, September 27 Tommy Emmanuel with Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, Wilbur Theater Boston, September Elvis Costello with Nick Lowe, Lyric Opera House, July Little Feat with Miko Marks, Maryland Hall, April Sonny Landreth with Cindy …
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Lytic Opera House, Baltimore, Dec. 7 Amythyst Kiah and Maia Sharp, Kennedy Center, Dec. 6 Shawn Colvin, Rams Head, Annapolis, Dec. 3 Chris Smither & the Motivators, The Collective Encore, Columbia, Nov. 22 Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Two Runner at Fillmore Silver Spring, Nov. 16 Kacey Musgraves, Nickel Creek, …
Barb’s famous Apple Cake is adapted from a simple recipe from Stribling Orchard in Virginia where we used to actually go and pick apples back in the 1980s. Over the years she added and adapted the recipe and with Allie’s prompting I’ve tried to capture the end product. For years, Barb would have an Apple …