Duke’s in Malibu


It’s not Waikiki, but it was good to be near the ocean, so I sent a toast to the Islands.

Goat Song, a delightful memoir stirring my pastoral urges


Goats are cute, add in a bit of attitude and that they are the source of chèvre, and they are wonderful. I had a milk goat once, my boys drank goats milk for a couple of years. Brad Kessler’s Goat Song: Seasonal Life, A Short History of Herding, and the Art of Cheese Making  triggered warm memories…