NaBloPoMo: Earliest Memory
I am participating in NaBloPoMo this month sponsored by the site, BlogHer.com. Today’s prompt is what is your earliest memory? I have two of them actually and they both are about my dad. It was 1977 or so and we were living in Huntington, West Virginia. I was about to enter school and my mom […]
Recipe Rants: Sticky Toffee Pudding
I know, I know, you are asking why is this crazy guy putting recipes on his blog AFTER Christmas when traditionally people cook and bake BEFORE the big holiday. Well, all I can say is you will see in the coming days the method to my madness. Today’s treat is from another Denver, CO restaurant […]
You Got a Christmas Puppy, Now What?
You got a Christmas puppy. Now what? Training your dog for the Holidays The packages tied with ribbon and bows, the tinsel and stockings, and the roast beast are all but a faint memory. The sweet little bundle of joy that was nestled beneath the tree Christmas morning is by now a barking menacing terror! What […]
BREAKING NEWS: Santa Report
LIVE from the North Pole: This is just in from Santa, a travel report from this year’s Christmas. “It’s not physics; it’s magic” says Santa Claus. 31 –hours available for Santa to make Christmas Eve deliveries across the Earth’s 24 time zones. If he takes advantage of the Earth’s rotation. 75 million–Approximate miles Santa traveled. […]
Recipe Rants: Pumpkins stuffed with everything good
Winter training with our teams of sled dogs is in full swing. We have about a foot and a half of fresh snow on the ground and the trails around Fortos’ Fort in Willow, Alaska are set. Weekends mean three things here at the Fort; dog sledding, Sunday dinners and football. This evening we cooked […]