LAURIE ROCKENBECK
My personal and random blog
Emperor of All Maladies–review
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee My rating: 4 of 5 stars After I got used to the narrator's voice and intonation (think Nixon-like growl)I found this to be a good listen. The only problem with listening to a book like this is that I had to step back...
Father’s Day…oh, boy.
I had a very different father than my brothers did. I lucked out being the youngest and having my dad at home all my life, whereas the boys had a single mom for a number of years. It wasn't fair, but life isn't. When I was about seven, I announced,"I want to be a...
Vegan(ish) Chocolate Mousse
The other night, we hosted our (9th?) annual dessert and charades party to benefit Three Cedars Waldorf School. The photo shows the majority of the dishes,but the mousse is not really visible in this picture. I served individual portions in small glasses with...
Poem In Your Pocket Day
Today is Poem in Your Pocket Day. Hmmm...as I write this post, I realize I am not wearing clothing with pockets. I might have to fix that, or short of doing laundry, use my bra as a substitute. Heck, I think I'll post a poem here and carry it on my iphone as a...
Uhm…Is this really a road?
I'm sitting alone in the dining room of a quaint Vermont B&B at a table with a coffee next to my ipad. Emma is asleep upstairs in our yellow and flower wallpapered room. Actually, I hope she's up and getting dressed because the smells emenating from the kitchen...
A Quick Dinner
When I started dinner tonight, I walked into the kitchen trying to think through what I had in the fridge and the cupboard to make. The thunderous rainstorm was enough to deter me from driving to the store or taking people out to dinner. I had an idea of a quick soup...
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