Pic Today 2/29/12

HANDS BEHIND THE WHEEL

Skilled hands bring

lambs wool to yarn.

Shear and comb,

then dye in shades

your color's choice.

The caring touch and feel

of a spinner's wheel,

pedaling beauty by the

ball and skein.

Pic Today 2/28/12

TUNE UP

YOUR PASTA

Here's an old world pasta maker

that you can strum like a guitar.

An Italian chitarra was in style in the 1800's

and a clever way to make home-made pasta.

You can still buy these "pasta guitars"

with their tunable wire strings,

and an effective way of pushing sheets of pasta

into delicious strands of fettucini or spaghetti.

"Pasta harps" are great family fun

in the kitchen.

Pic Today 2/27/12

ROGUE UNDERGROUND

GOES CANADIAN

This month's Rogue Underground Dining Society

event was titled "Homage",

featuring the flavors and cuisine

of Montreal, and it's French influence.

Rogue mystery chefs prepared 8 courses

of authentic French dishes

from favorite Montreal restaurants . . .

even shipping in unique ingredients from Canada.

22 lucky guests were treated to an evening

of tempting dishes and accompanying beverages.

Bon Appétit!

Pic Today 2/26/12

A GENTLEMAN'S

WINE CELLAR

(Be still my heart!)

A properly stocked, temperature controlled,

custom milled wine cellar.

A well thought out collection,

with a concentration of rare, collectable bottles.

Bordeaux, Burgundy, Piedmont, Tuscany,

Napa, Sonoma, Champagne, special bottlings,

grand crus, first growths, the best vintages.

Magnums, double magnums.

Oh my!

A liquid fortune.

(Who's got a corkscrew?)

Pic Today 2/25/12

SCENES FROM

A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY

Details from a well decorated room,

on a late afternoon visit.

Pic Today 2/24/12

LANDMARK TREE

REINCARNATED

Imagine the sorrow

of losing a 100-year-old tree

that marked the front yard of your home.

What a wonderful decision

to preserve its place in the neighborhood,

transforming its massive trunk

into a work of art . . .

hand carved and reincarnated

into a legendary griffin.

After all,

griffins are known through the ages

for guarding treasures, kingdoms

and priceless treasures . . .

like this home on Rock Hill Road

in the "historic walk" section

of Webster Groves, Missouri.