Wretched Creature

I found out today that my cousin died. Last February. He was just a couple years older than I am, and he died of emphysema. We didn't find out until now because his mother, the poor lady, lost her husband just a month before my cousin's death, and I imagine she just didn't have it in her to track us all down and let us know.

I hadn't seen my cousin in decades; in fact, I believe the last time I saw him I was still a teenager. Unlike most of the rest of us, he never could shake the...

I bought some capers today. I didn't even know WTF capers were, but I saw Rick Bayliss use some on a cooking show, so I decided to buy them. My husband thinks I'm nuts. I bought a whole chicken, too, so I think I'll put the capers and some garlic and some lemon and maybe some rosemary or thyme inside the chicken and see what happens. We're going to start keeping chickens next year, so I guess I'd better learn how to do something with them besides train them to play tiny pianos.

I...