Борщ Люды (Luda’s Borsch)
Old Country Cooking Borsch is a state of mind. Or perhaps I should say that it is a performing art. More than just a cabbage soup no two cooks make…
Kitchen Tools – Knives
Japanese Kitchen Knives Over the years I have not given much thought to the knives I use in the kitchen. More often than not I bought the least expensive and…
Avalanche!
A new home even if it is 82 years old has new sounds. Things that go bump in the night and you wrack your brain trying to figure out what…
The Furnace
Who needs a monster in the basement when you have an old furnace? Tonight's forecast calls for al low of 19, the day after tomorrow 1 degree (-17 C). This…
Electrical Adventures
As a second grader I was into electricity and radio. I recall climbing a tree to install an antenna for a radio I had in my bedroom. The radio was…
Winter is here, Snow on the ground
Time to catchup with all that has been happening. We have been working dawn to dusk and into the night to make the house a comfy home. It is the…