Chocolate with Almonds
- Bio
- I'm an expat living in Old Europe, a longtime Salon reader (subscriber until I realized Camille Paglia was never going to go away...), an academic and a mother of boys.
To ease my transition into the blogging world, I'm borrowing the face of a woman I greatly admire.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Meeting my father for the last
time
June 05, 2009 04:47AM - Prolegomena
May 30, 2009 08:46AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “It was hard enough
losing my father when I was in
my 30's; I
can't imagine how
th…”
June 24, 2009 01:38AM - “A precious moment,
beautifully
captured.
(And, as a
mother of boys, I'm a
sucker…”
June 24, 2009 01:23AM - “Amazing how you can turn
a post about reading a
cookbook into
a hilarious and
com…”
June 23, 2009 03:14PM - “This post gave me a
serious case of the giggles. I
didn't
know men wore
lingerie…”
June 23, 2009 02:42PM - “Agreed!
How did
being famous for being famous
ever become such a
big
deal?”
June 23, 2009 02:29PM
Chocolate with Almonds's Links
My father died of cancer when I was in my mid 30's. Though the pain of his absence has become less acute, I still miss him deeply: his dry wit and brilliant intellect, his great interest in history, literature and theater, his passion for liberal causes, and his love for his… Read full post »
MAY 30, 2009 12:20PM
Prolegomena
It took only one hit for me to become addicted.
One hot and lazy day last summer, I clicked on the OpenSalon link on the Big Salon homepage and discovered a beautiful new world of fascinating writing. At first I tried to be reasonable and limit the time I spent… Read full post »
Norwonk
Is That It
Steve Blevins
Susan Mitchell
Bob Eckstein
Roger Fallihee
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