We still have subscriptions to the two old Papers of Record, the Post and the Times, although we no longer start our days poring over their columns. Or, for that matter, remembering the passwords required to read much below the headlines. We did manage to get into one of the articles yesterday because it cut […]

There is a certain rhythm to September around Socotra House that we are only beginning to understand. Yesterday, we were wrapping the Autumn Olive tenderloins in enough bacon to alarm the Finance Section, while Rocket appeared unusually willing to assist Holly’s visiting Ciocia Ala with anything requiring close supervision. Today the pork is mostly memory, […]

Don’t get me wrong- I appreciate Holly’s Aunt Aly being here to share some of the creation time! I am using her visit to catch up on the Michigan Senate race with that wild-man for the Dailies and the Dance-offs while I get some longer shelf-life items put away for the Fall weekends. Aly’s real […]

THE BALLOT IS HERE Early voting in Virginia begins tomorrow. We took a poll and have decided to go in person over to the North County Governmental Center over in Reston around this time next week when they have got things organized and we can present photo identification and be done with our part in […]

This is a man to follow. He is clearly a man on the move. President Donald Trump nominated Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) for the role of U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia on Sept. 14, in a bid to fill a post that has been vacant since the start of his second term. Hunt’s nomination was […]

Lovely morning on this side of the River through our town. The good news is that some of the construction work on the other side is complete, notably the helicopter pad that has had so much attention before the scheduled visit of China’s President on the 24th. That event is another of the gatherings that […]

Holly had the immediate problem. It was afternoon change-of-attention time, which meant the Day Staff had not quite disappeared, the Watch was beginning to turn over, and Kit had discovered that an internship conducted anywhere near the Galley came with certain nutritional and potential resume advantages. Deirdre looked at the available protein, vegetables and people. […]

Hi! Miles here. That’s me on the left above, attempting to keep some order in the mid-week carnival as we bring this long, strange and strangely magical summer toward its formal conclusion. Wednesday arrived with plenty to worry about. You may have hear that there is an election coming. Foreign influence operations remain something the […]

We briefly considered a football theme to the opening of this lovely mid-September morning. The air is bright and alive, and the Michigan Teams did well enough yesterday with wins over Oklahoma and Eastern to close out the second week and get settled down for what they will do to one another in a month […]

Holly and Vic Get the EMMY, Potato and Sausage Thing Straight This is one of those Hollywood Award presentations and meal preps that look complicated but aren’t. Holly has the skillet; Vic has been assigned to the counter, which means chopping, measuring and staying out of the way when things start to sizzle. For 10–12 […]