It’s St. Patrick’s Day. I have nothing green in my wardrobe so I bought a green cabbage. Except that I hate cabbage or, at least, thought I did. I made the Cabbage and Onion torte recipe from the NYTimes… Read the rest
The Nation’s Umpire
It is Memorial Day weekend. Let reflection and the games begin.
My late brother loved baseball and thought it a game of life. In Germany, where I lived for several years in the early seventies, I was shocked (I tell … Read the rest
The Pope and The Titanic
The anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic was April 12 and the Pope arrived by an Alitalia chartered jet on April 15. Why do I make a connection between the two?
(Ok, so it’s a picture of The Queen … Read the rest