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THE END OF THE LINE
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IN SEARCH OF A CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE DINNER … OR ST. PADDY WAS A PHONEY !
Today Ireland and the United States celebrate the death not birth of Patrick, the once and never saint who happens to be the by-product of hundreds of years of exaggerated storytelling and drunken revelry. The real man known as Patrick was born in 387 to prominent Roman citizens living in Kilpatrick, Scotland; and as for the rest of his life it’s ( Read more... ) -
ROB WHIPS UP A QUICK BREAKFAST!
If you are a regular visitor to The Smiling Bagel you probably know that I occasionally dabble in creative cookery. You might say it’s a hit or miss effort that can either result in totally tempting, creative cuisine or deplorable greasy-spoon failure. It can also be somewhat time-consuming, and some morning I want something tasty and fast … like ( Read more... ) -
THE PRODIGAL POSTER RIDES AGAIN!
So I haven’t set fingers to keyboard in almost a month. I can legally say almost because February only had 29 days which is one day shy of the 30 day count required for most months except the ones that have 28 or 31 days. Allow me to offer a visual to explain my absence.
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MLLE. RENEE CELEBRATES VALENTINE'S DAY
In case you didn’t know, Valentine’s Day … was also Mlle. Renee’s Third Adoption Day Anniversary. So, to celebrate the occasion I whipped up a batch of Oatmeal Carrot Cookies. And being a good girl, she even sat pretty as I held out her cookie and tried repeatedly get a picture of her licking her lips. Alas, the tongue is faster than the shutter! ( Read more... ) -
ENTER THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON
Well, today was the first day of the Chinese Year Of The Dragon and I decided to start the day with a hearty breakfast to become strong like a dragon.
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IN SEARCH OF THE OTHER ME ...
In fiction and folklore, a doppelgänger (German “double walker”) is a paranormal double of a living person, typically representing evil or misfortune. In modern vernacular, the word has come to refer to any double or look-alike of a person. Source Wikipedia ( Read more... ) -
SATURDAY AFTERNOONS AT THE MET!
I’ve often commented about my Saturday trips to see the Metropolitan Opera, and several people have asked if these are films of Met productions. Actually, they are part of a series of live opera performances transmitted in high-definition video via satellite from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City to select venues (motion picture theaters and ( Read more... )
