The new pillows I bought yesterday work great! So much so that I slept in way later than usual… maybe due to residual fatigue from Thanksgiving? I also stayed up late watching Lady Snowblood (available on HBO Max), a Japanese film from 1973 that was apparently the inspiration for the Kill Bill movies. It came to my attention after reading some analysis about the influences for the recent...

Yesterday, after much anticipation, the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin announced the easing of COVID-19 restrictions starting December 1st: Most places will be allowed to re-open up this next week, but with some social distancing “restrictive/protective measures”  — including retail shops, restaurants, museums, gyms, barbers/hairdressers and churches. New mask guidelines...

This is my belated Happy Thanksgiving blog post! I missed posting something yesterday, as I was busy cooking for a large part of the day. I wanted to do a proper dinner but tried not to be too ambitious — just a 4 lbs. turkey breast on bone, which turned out perfect! And pecan pie is a must… I made crust from scratch the day before and used the dark corn syrup I had found at the...