Category Archives: Everyday life

What’s new at the Frankel household

Fruit Tasting

Posted on 30. May 2009 by admin

On Saturday, June 6th, I’m attending a fruit tasting hosted by Dave Wilson Nursery in San Luis Obispo to obtain my “Master Fruit Taster Certificate”! I have wanted to be on their tasting panel for many years, but this is … Continue reading →

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Visiting Needham last week

Posted on 23. May 2009 by admin

Hi friends! I had a great time in Needham, visiting families that knew Jillian through her Kindergarten class, and visiting friends and neighbors I hadn’t seen in nearly 2 years since I moved from the Boston area. I also wanted … Continue reading →

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Baywatch Interrogation

Posted on 11. May 2009 by admin

What is the world coming to when political figures try to tell us that torture was okay because it was “legal”? I don’t care what you call it; it’s still wrong. What we need is a paradigm shift. When you … Continue reading →

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Life gets more complex; the “Jayhawks”; People are simple

Posted on 12. April 2009 by admin

Ever wonder why songs get better each time you hear them? It’s because they weave a pleasureable groove in your brain and that pattern starts to have a familiarity that feels “right” and there’s a knowledge of that feeling, and … Continue reading →

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Huge cauliflower!

Posted on 12. April 2009 by admin

Check out this cauliflower I harvested this morning! It weighed in at 8 pounds! It’s bigger than my head. That means I shouldn’t eat the whole thing in one sitting. Believe me, I won’t! This will make a lot of … Continue reading →

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Boca Raton, FL

Posted on 9. April 2009 by admin

We’ve been in Boca Raton, the “mouth of the mouse” to enjoy retired life: swimming, working out, and eating, lots of naps and relaxation. The most amazing thing is the weather: we’ve had a few beautiful, blue sky, sun shiny … Continue reading →

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Sifting through clay

Posted on 27. March 2009 by admin

Did I say I was going to “double dig” my garden? Strike that; I’m doing something even MORE time consuming: I’m sifting my soil through a screen over a wheelbarrow. That means, I’m taking one clump at a time, breaking … Continue reading →

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Drug Pusher

Posted on 25. March 2009 by admin

This morning, at the gym I saw a headline that ran “Killings up among Drug Dealers” or something of that sort. I tried to imagine why the killings have gone UP. As opposed to staying level, I guess. Which got … Continue reading →

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Jayhawks fan

Posted on 13. March 2009 by admin

I found out that Gary Louris and Mark Olson are playing at the Coronet on April 11th. I tried to buy tickets. I haven’t heard from the Coronet yet: they have a funky way of selling tickets. Basically, you leave … Continue reading →

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Article in the Peninsula News

Posted on 11. March 2009 by admin

Did you see me on the front cover of  the March 5th PV Peninsula News and the article entitled “An Apple for An Orange”? If not, you are like most people: it seems no one noticed, because I had very … Continue reading →

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