10 results of 19 Blog Posts

A Wagnerian Treat for Children: Tannhäuser

posted August 07, 2010 in The Eton Mess

Anthony Tommasini reports from Bayreuth: There is a general and well-founded perception of the Bayreuth Festival as an elitist stronghold for opera, as much a shrine to Wagner as a festival of his works. And there is no ticket harder to come by. Wag (read full article)

1910: Frankenstein

posted July 22, 2010 in The Eton Mess

Frankenstein is a 1910 film made by Edison Studios that was written and directed by J. Searle Dowley. It was the first motion picture adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The unbilled cast included Augustus Phillips as Dr. Frankenstein, Char (read full article)

Boise City Club - "Local Foods"

posted July 21, 2010 in Boise Foodie Guild

On Tuesday, 20 July, Robin and I went to the City Club of Boise to listen to a program about Local Foods. Such a great program and it complimented the PBS program on Outdoor Idaho, Local Food. The panel consisted of Janie Burns, from Meadowlark Farms (read full article)

Springtime at Dunaway Gardens in Newnan

posted May 11, 2010 in Home At Last!

I have made it a goal to appreciate every minute of spring in Georgia!Yesterday provided a special treat as a group from our Coweta committee headed to Dunaway Gardens to finalize party plans for this month's Georgia Travel Writers Marketplace-showc (read full article)

Before & After: Mickey Rourke

posted April 28, 2010 in The Eton Mess

Before After Mickey Rourke has told the Orlando Sentinel that he is to play Genghis Khan, the Mongol emperor who died in 1227 after conquering Asia from the Pacific to the Caspian Sea. Directing and writing is John Milius, responsible for the Apocaly (read full article)

Grillin and Thrillin on the Bay

posted March 24, 2010 in A BBQ Nation

As you all know, things have been unusually quiet around here recently.  With the constant snow and rain storms up here in the Northeast, the opportunities to take a break from cleanup and actually spend some time cooking have been limited. But (read full article)

Pig on the Pond – FLBBQ Event at Clermont Florida

posted March 05, 2010 in BBQ Party

The Florida Barbeque Association sanctioned event, The Pig on the Pond Competition and Festival orgins dates back to 1998, when the event was held on West Avenue in Clermont. This first event which was created by the South Lake County Community Foun (read full article)

SA Culinary Team in conversation with friends….

posted February 13, 2010 in Joburg Foodies

Like the irk-blog, conversations with friends will become a feature on this blog; it’s time to share some of what gets said. You can imagine when like meets like there is a lot of discussion about what we have in common, who has left, who has m (read full article)

Bad Hotel Days

posted January 23, 2010 in Two to Lose Twenty

I spent Thursday and Friday at a hotel conference center, at a conference sponsored by the Women's Foundation of California. It was a tremendously interesting and energetic conference, filled with inspiring speakers and committed workers in Californ (read full article)

Japanese, Anyone?

posted January 15, 2010 in cakelava - Musings From Cakeland

A couple months ago we did a photo shoot with a Japanese magazine called Otona-No-Hawaii, which translates to "Luxury Hawaii" magazine. This oversized, glossy magazine highlights high-end businesses in Hawaii and is only available for purchase in Ja (read full article)

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