While we haven't seen rain for many days and leaves are falling without much color but brown and green, the Manse celebrates fall. The hibiscus continues to flourish -- in the daytime sun and warmth. The "Burning Bush," actually a…
(Image HarperCollins) My interview with Rachel Kousser on this historical figure shrouded in myth. https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/an-interview-with-rachel-kousser
Photo courtesy of South Carolina Maritime Research Division One-hundred and sixty years after its sinking, researchers are still studying the wreckage of Housatonic, the first warship sunk in combat by a manned submarine. https://news.usni.org/2024/08/23/160-years-after-the-first-ship-was-sunk-by-a-sub-researchers-are-still-looking-for-answers
The hibiscus that wintered in the manse's basement blossomed the last Friday/Saturday in August 2024. The horizontal image is offered to show a blossom hidden in the vertical. You may be about your business. Blossoms courtesy of Lillian's anti-larvae defense.…
Al's No. 1 on W. Taylor St., Chicago First, they came for the pizza, then the hot dogs, and now the Italian beef. Cooking sections in the June 26 print editions of the Washington Post and New York Times. https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2024/06/25/italian-beef-sandwich-the-bear/
We have successfully cleared United States customs by declaring two Christmas tree ornaments, $40 Canadian. With time to kill, the rental car with Massachusetts tags returned safely to Budget, and having overcome TSA, we head for our gate. Lillian in…