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Billy & Molly

You absolutely must watch this: youtube.com/watch

ESC #37 and #38 ft. Exploding Xurros!

I mean, it was high time for Experimental Supper Club to have a spectacular failure, amiright? The good news is no one got hurt. The bad news is it took me the better part of a day to wash my kitchen down from ceiling to floor (including the dogs). We had a vaguely Spanish/Portuguese themeContinue reading “ESC #37 and #38 ft. Exploding Xurros!”

In which Gosha takes a bath, helps Aziza with the fire, and steals some strawberries….

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Narrowboat Life

There is this amazing network of canals left over from England’s industrial era, and some folks putter around them on super-skinny houseboats called “narrowboats”: I don’t know the exact width, but I’d guess something like 8 feet? Skinny enough to fit through all of the canals at any rate. This charming couple, Kris and Andrew,Continue reading “Narrowboat Life”

Simon’s Cat

I am not a cat person AT ALL and I found this adorable. youtube.com/watch

In which Gosha bothers the cats and helps Aziza organize her kitchen essentials….

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Chiso Kimonos

I just watched a short op-doc on YouTube about this amazing kimono manufacturer that’s been around for nearly 500 years. Trust me, you should watch the video and check out their website.

Rapa Nui

I just got back from a week on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), and here’s the upshot: if you *ever* find yourself with the time and the means to get out there, you should. You’ll be supporting tourism on the island, which is the only industry there and thus the main anchor that keeps Rapa NuiContinue reading “Rapa Nui”

Advent Calendar Story (Owl in Winter): Day 25

The strange old man in red with the belled reindeer led the ragtag party, weary and wet and bruised and smarting, deep into the north wood. Night had fallen by then, but so bright was the light shining from the crook of his staff that it chased all the shadows, and the snow sparkled likeContinue reading “Advent Calendar Story (Owl in Winter): Day 25”

Advent Calendar Story (Owl in Winter): Day 24

If you had been in the air above the north wood outside Stane How in the last light of Christmas Eve, if you had been circling the wood on—let’s just say—a magical flying reindeer, what would have greeted your eyes would not have been a peaceful holiday tableau, with animals snuggling down for their longContinue reading “Advent Calendar Story (Owl in Winter): Day 24”