“The chicken has, quietly but inexorably, become essential.” Donna J. Haraway The egg comes before the chicken. At least that is how it is in my world. Lately I wrote about the incredible edible egg and now we are going to focus on the humble chicken. Now this uncelebrated bird has some surprising facts to…
Roast chicken to make the dead dance
“Don’t fear dying, fear not having lived.” Old Mexican saying Signs of the summer’s death are all around us with the falling leaves, bare flower stalks and the decent of the rains. Our thoughts turn from the fertile garden beds, inwards towards the hearth. It seems like a fitting time to celebrate the dead. Day…
I’m back!!
It has been two weeks since I got my new knee joint. I’m not going to lie to you and say the last two weeks have been easy, they haven’t. The surgery went well and I have a fabulous new knee that I can tell is going to take me on all kind of adventures,…