Red Knots at Stratford Point

Earlier last evening we found these juvenile Red Knots on the beach at Stratford Point along with Black-bellied Plovers, Semipalmated Sandpi...

Following signs to recover gold in the water.

This past weekend I ran across an area in the water that held a lot of green encrusted coins.  Anytime you start recovering "Greenies...

spooky halloween dinner party update

A couple of years ago, my husband and I hosted an elegant but Spooky Halloween Party for our friends.  We had each place setting set with a...

sweet potato creme brulee

This is an elegant alternative to pumpkin pie! Sweet Potato Creme Brulee 8 servings Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes, baked, peeled, ...

Good news trumps bad news

Bad news seems more prone to get the headlines, whereas there's lots of good news that goes largely unnoticed. Some examples: The bad ne...

Psychic Migrations

This is premiering tonight in Newport Beach and will be henceforth out in the world and so worth the effort to see. RT is a scholar and a ge...

Post FOMC charts and comments

Going into the FOMC meeting, the market was priced to a 30% chance that the Fed would begin "liftoff." In the aftermath of the Fed...