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Continue reading →: Stinging Nettle PestoWhen most people see a patch of new stinging nettle like this, they think it is something to avoid. I however, see lunch. Stinging nettle is not only edible, but extremely tasty. The little spines of the nettle are all over the leaves and stems. But cooking destroys the sting…
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Continue reading →: Planned Power OutageOn Tuesday workers from the power company arrived on our street with a crane and cherry picker to replace a few power line posts, including the one in our vineyard supporting the power line to our house. They said our power would cut off each day for three days from…
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Continue reading →: A Crocus Winter ChoirOnce I see the crocus starting to grow in our garden I know that their delicate flowers and the first colors of spring are on their way.
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Continue reading →: It Snowed Last NightIt snowed last night. It is a good thing I know how to make a warm fire. And as you can see from the pictures, the Groundhog definitely saw his shadow.
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Continue reading →: Start at the Top — Or How To Build the Perfect Winter FireAs I have mentioned before, we heat with wood. In fact, wood for heating has been part of my life since childhood and continues to be a common heating method for many in Hungary. For years, while I lived the bachelor life on the west coast of the US, I…
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Continue reading →: Some Warm Blues Guaranteed to Raise January TemperaturesDr. Rock Club is presenting The Blues Bell and Barbara Sallee at the Szeged Youth Center (IH Központ Szeged) this Wednesday, 28th January 9 p.m. For full information in Hungarian: http://www.ihrendezvenykozpont.hu/event/915. A colorful (I took some artistic license) translation from the above link: “Following the sell-out success in December, a…
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Continue reading →: Ending on a Low PointWired.com posted an article today that said 2014 Kind or Sucked. And in a weird quirk, 2014 here will indeed end at a very low point — in temperature at least. And if future predictions hold true, at least for temperatures, the new year is so far looking more sunny…
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