Red-Handed Jill

Jack and I went sailing on the Aldebaran this weekend. There was no wind inside the Golden Gate, so we went outside. There, we found all kinds of wind and had some great sailing. But it started to get a bit hairy and when the other boats started heading back, we did a very challenging 180-degree turn to get back inside the Golden Gate. We made it back in and enjoyed the rest of the afternoon's sail. Another boat out there with us wasn't as fortunate: Article

Do ye mind changing that offensive colour, mate? Fer your health, ye see...

I have just the thing...

Hey - wait until you are perimenopausal and you'll get all kinds of interesting symptoms (hot flashes, heart palpitations, dizzy spells, extreme fatigue, loss of memory, etc.) plus all the inconvenience of your period, which will get even wackier.

Looks like you've already gotten a wonderful birthday gift but allow me to wish you the best of birthdays!!

There there... Have some chunks of raw cookie dough.

William - when in April are you coming to SF?

I share your fondness for Tom Collins mixer. Not sure about that raw dough thing, though... And hey - it's time for dinner. Some ravioli: A roasted pear and walnut salad with shaved parmesian: And a bottle of special Cabernet (seemed apropos...)

Will she remember all us "little people" when she becomes a star?...

Of course you do, Jill! Thanks!

You are a strange man...

Speaking of food, it's about time for a mid-afternoon snack:

The colours are rather dependent on the function. This is an 1840's fusilier coat I made for Jack a couple of years back: I based the colours and such on historic pictures and records. We're working on more coats - the 1840's gunner's coat is similar to this one, but in red with black trim/lining and with somewhat different cuffs and lapels. (I'm having Jack sew that one...)

It's rather rainy and gloomy down here as well. Fan club - heh. I belong to an international (primarily European) advice forum - for women, by women. I post the best advice I can, based on what I consider to be common sense. People have been sending emails and responding as if I was a wise swami, who has unlocked the secrets of the universe. And it looks like some of my advice will probably be published in a book this summer.

How about a hearty soup and sandwich:

Amused. I have a fan club.

I'm hypoglycemic as well. If I wait too long to eat, I get the shakes. But I don't get lightheaded. My affliction is a fairly mild version, though. Has this happened before?

We are icons of decency!

Beautiful! And what a terrific photo of Liam and Aeva!

I like making Flaming Mangoes as well. Also very good over vanilla ice cream.

So will we get to see pics of this?... I'm developing help files and hover-overs for our new software.

Ooooh... my other favorite - creme brulee! (Gotta make that sometime too. Bananas Foster first, though.)

I'll keep my fingers crossed that it turns out to be something easily taken care of and she can continue getting better!

Well, I'm sure I'll have something stashed in that walker...

Heh - I think the other woman in that pic is going to be me.