Thomas Paine rightly believed that power should never be concentrated in the hands of the government, or any institution or individual for that matter.
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New Recipes
Check out the new recipes on the Cucina Vendutas page! Perfect for the fall and winter weather. If you cook a recipe leave a comment. I would like to know how it turned out! Buon appetito !
Stamp of the Week
Errors and freaks are stamps not prepared according to their design specifications
Post Cards From the Archipelago
In our home, the dinning room is at the center of the activity.
The Secret of Secret Sauce
I always thought that the secret sauce was a twentieth century phenomena invented by MacDonald’s
How Large Is My Grasp?
The fine people at Word press who support this page gather plenty of metrics for it and present it on a really neat ‘dash board’. I enjoy the map that shows the country a viewer is visiting from. It represents them with the flag of their nation. That gives me a global warm and fuzzyContinue reading “How Large Is My Grasp?”
My Old Friend
Feelings of sadness hang over the Archipelago today, a Gothic funeral pall woven from the darkest of fabrics. The bright, colored flags of my kitchen are flying at half mast and I doff my chef’s toque in reverence and mourning to my old friend. On this cheerless day, my Bellman – CX-25 espresso/cuppuccino maker hasContinue reading “My Old Friend”
Stamp of the Week – Signing of the Constitution of the United States
The government the founders left us is a gift from God that we should be ever grateful for, fully understand and defend at all times.
Saturday Ride, Part 2
Precisionists paint artificial landscapes and emphasize the geometrical forms within those landscapes.
Saturday Morning Ride
Some of these spaces are collections of simple geometric forms limited in color. Arranged together, they create a minimalist esthetic that is calming to view.
Prairie Beacon 