Dude, you keeping those?

Calm down Doug, they're basil seeds.  I thought I might strip them

from the stalks on my basil plant outside the back door and see

if they sprout next April.  They still smell pungent and who knows?

Yeah yeah, I know.  Some things never change, thank goodness.

Simple and Good

Grilled boneless pork chops, roasted Yukon Gold potatoes,

Brussels sprouts with butter, and cured olives and oven-dried

tomatoes.  Almost every forkful has all the elements of  the

spread laid out before me.  It's no wonder I'm always the last

to get up from the table.