THE BELLS FROM THE Church of Santa Maria Segreta announced the 4 o'clock hour with a brassy clanging that reverberated throughout the Piazza Nicolò Tommaseo, a small park with a courtyard in central Milan. It was the last Sunday of the summer, and the weather was perfect: blue skies, warm air with a light breeze. …
A quest for sleek, comfy, easy-to-maintain kitchen island bar stools.
Do light, modern, comfortable, and functional kitchen bar stools even exist? It seemed impossible to find, but we found the perfect solution.
A little tribute to my big sister
NOT TOO MANY years ago, sister Claudia came to visit Sherry and me in the San Francisco Bay Area. Claudia had brought her treasured bike, a gift from her siblings upon her 60th birthday in 2010. It was a bright pink Schwinn with a basket in the front, and she loved her two-wheeled vehicle. We …
Our Ladybug Picnic
We have a favorite little beach we frequent just north of Malibu. It's just a 20-minute drive from home. It's well off the proverbial "beaten path," but, being the introverts that we are, we want to ensure that we have the place mostly to ourselves, away from boisterous people, especially those with dogs off leashes. …
How a game helped me design our home
What games taught me about interior design.
Our little corner of the world
We hail from different hemispheres of the globe. I am a New England boy and Sherry, although born in Canada, claims Mauritius as her homeland. For those of you who don't know, the island nation of Mauritius lies smack dab in the middle of the Indian Ocean. After Sherry and I met, traveled the world, …
Ooh, baby, it’s a wild world
If you look closely, you will see evidence of an aphid attack on our new rose blooms. https://videopress.com/v/TGy1FMhp?preloadContent=metadata A hawk dogfight. OUR BACK YARD seamlessly flows into open space, and from our vantage point on the patio, it’s one big high-def, wrap-around entertainment center for watching nature at work. While sipping coffee, a coyote might …
From gluten-free to free gluten
It was baking day today, and so I decided to experiment with both ends of the gluten spectrum, which means from gluten-free (no gluten) to free gluten (added gluten at no extra charge to you). I started with the now tried-and-true ciabatta bread. This recipe is about as simple as it gets: 3.25 cups of …
Things we no longer buy at the grocery store
Surprisingly easy things to make at home instead of buying at the grocery store.
Sherry & George 