How to make the best cup of coffee

June 22, 2026
☕ I love me a good cup of coffee! But what do the experts say about what the best cup of coffee entails? I did some research. Now, let me go on record and say I do not follow these directions entirely or even mostly. But they're good to know, because hey, one day? I just might take it a bit more...

A slave to the kitchen

April 23, 2012
Our company Saturday night enjoyed an authentic Moroccan dinner.Pictures? you ask?  No time. Dinner was labor-intensive. In fact, we counted 25 person-hours to make...

It’s the planet’s day

April 22, 2012
The beauty that is nature brings us so much joy, I just couldn't let Earth Day 2012 pass without appreciating our earth. And of course, we shouldn't forget to...

About bad days

April 22, 2012
A bad day.Boy, has that definition changed for me.Here’s what I believe: if you can do something about it, if you can do something to change it, it’s not a bad...

mani

April 21, 2012
Hotel Valencia lounge balcony.An icy cold cosmo and a bottle of fun Butter polish I found in Seattle last year.Butter polish is 3-Free: no horrible chemicals. Years...

Getting ready for Earth Day

April 21, 2012
Indian Blessing Let us walk softly on the Earth with all living beings great and smallremembering as we go,one God kind and wise created all.When we admire the beauty...

Living in the moment: Morocco

April 21, 2012
Crouched down on their haunches by the side of the dusty road, astride a mule, under an awning in a café, on a stone fence wrapping and rewrapping their yellow...

Celebrate 420

April 20, 2012
If you have the chance, ever, vote to...

Easy Moroccan dessert

April 20, 2012
By far, the most delicious dessert we had in Morocco was this: Cinnamon Orange Salad.  Here's how to make it: Slice up some sweet oranges. Sprinkle cinnamon on...

Jurassic-era fossils –now I own one

April 19, 2012
Jurassic-era fossils here. I can’t even imagine having a dining room table made out of rock containing prehistoric fossils. Or a sculpture. A bathroom sink....

Taking bread dough to the bakery in Marrakech

April 18, 2012
So we're walking in the souk in Marrakech. We notice a woman standing in a doorway holding a basket of bread dough. She and Mohamed exchange a few words in Arabic, he...

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