The Bird Way

Read this book twice. Actually the author had success with an earlier book - "The Genius of Birds" - and this was the follow up. As is sometimes the case with follow up books, it was good but... reviews suggest it was maybe not as good as the original. I may or may not read that one. This one had some fascinating material, but - unless you happen to be a bird researcher - the lengthy discourse was occasionally tiresome.

Milk & Honey

One of the soaps I got for Christmas.

Scrabble game of 2-15-26

The Scrabble game of 2-15-26, with a side of Brie.

bite-sized chunks

This book I got for my birthday exceeded my expectations. Not only are "bite-sized chunks" better digested (and therefore better remembered), but the authors managed to include a wealth of interesting, overlooked details. Example: the Mayflower intended to land in the northern part of the Virginia Colony (present day New York City) but were blown off course to Cape Cod. Took me over 60 years to learn that.

Cajun Kitchen Valentine's Day

Beignets and Benedict - a great combo.

Alessia revisited, part 2

For the coffee-and-pastry segment of our meal we had the good sense to relocate outside. The sun warmed us up in just the right way and a good time was had by all. The coffee and pastries were good quality, as would be expected from an authentic European-style bakery.

Alessia revisted

We thought for Valentine's Day it would be nice to revisit Alessia in Santa Barbara which we had discovered the year before. At the time it seemed to be the overlooked gem next to the overly-popular Handlebar Coffee. It's no longer overlooked; in fact it was jam-packed with gaggles of gabbing women. Nevertheless the lunch fare - which we had not tried before - was very good.