Scoakat's Blog

We had planned to go to a Jamboree to sample different foods from black-owned restaurants last weekend, part of Black Restaurant Week here i...

I've been busy this past week, resting and recreating takes a lot of time and effort.  I'm on my first real vacation in a year since...

I haven't really been in a writing mood recently.  I managed to post about the pavilion, but there are a few other topics I've been ...

The winter solstice arrived early this morning, hours before I got up.  For several years now I've been having a fire on this day, in co...

Happy Thanksgiving weekend, everyone.  A much needed 4 days off from work here. I wasn't feeling the best yesterday, but I traveled down...

There hasn't been much visible work done on the streets since last post.  It appears they have prepared some of the terraces for adding ...

This is the third or fourth time I had Covid, I forget.  Saturday, my first day of vacation, I took a trip down to see my Mom and watch the ...

There were fireworks at my Mom's last night at a nearby park with a hill and cornfield in between.  And it rained, softly at first but p...

After seeing family yesterday I got home early in the afternoon, plenty of time to tackle some more spring chores.  I got the back steps pow...

Today was a beautiful and sunny 69ºF and the lawn has had it's time to awaken and grow tall so after work today I mowed for the first ti...

Happy Leap Day, everyone.  Not really a holiday, just novel in that it only comes about every 4 years, usually.  (Century years must be divi...

Merry Christmas, everyone.  I hope you had a great weekend and are having a good day today doing what you wish with those you want to be wit...

I managed to bake two types of bread on Sunday morning, classic baguettes (left) and simple French bread (right).  Thankfully I was able to ...

I've noted how my Mom moved back closer last fall, and it makes it so much easier for me to see her more often.  She likes her new place...

The day before yesterday I noticed one of the first telltale signs of Spring - crocus coming up all over the back yard.

I want to thank everyone for their kind comments on my baguette, including my wife who has been very encouraging.  We had some more last nig...

Okay, it's high time I finally break the 2023 seal here on the blog.  Busy, didn't feel like it, not much to say, pick what you want...

Merry Christmas, everyone.  A quiet day around here with plans for watching football and basketball on tv.  I finally tested negative for Co...

Happy solstice, everyone.  It's cold here, with a large snowstorm at our doorstep.  Snow will start here in a couple hours and go all da...

Our weather, starting yesterday and going through the weekend to Monday, is going to be very nice with temperatures in the 70's ºF, and ...