Friday, March 9, 2012

SUGAR TIME

THE MILESES SUGAR SHACK HAS BEEN GOING FULL STEAM.
(APPROX 40 GALLONS OF SAP=1 GALLON OF MAPLE SYRUP)



Wednesday, March 7, 2012

SPRING APPROACHES-OOH-RAH

WITH THINGS WARMING UP SOONER THAN EXPECTED IT MAY BE THEY PERFECT TIME TO START WORKING OFF THOSE BIG WINTER MEALS AND BOOZE BINGES. I FOUND THIS BOOK JUST IN TIME. PUBLISHED IN 1968, WITH A PREFACE BY ROBERT F. KENNEDY.



Tuesday, March 6, 2012

FERRARI'S 50TH

FERRARI 250 GTO CELEBRATE'S 50 YEARS
AT THIS MONTH'S AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURSE D'ELEGANCE AUTO SHOW IN FLORIDA, 12 OF THESE BEAUTIES WILL BE ON DISPLAY MARCH 9-11.
V12/300HP
ORIGINAL COST-1960'S:$18,000
CURRENT COST:UP TO 30 MILLION




Monday, March 5, 2012

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE

HI-STANDARD WAS MADE IN HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT STARTING IN THE 1930'S. IT WAS A POPULAR .22 IN THE SEAR'S CATALOGUE, AS WELL AS A FAVORITE WITH MILITARY AND OLYMPIC MARKSMEN. THIS FEILD KING IS FROM THE 1950'S.

WORDS TO LIVE BY.
  (NOTE FOUND IN MY DAD'S THINGS)



Saturday, March 3, 2012

SURF & TURF-BOYS'NIGHT

WITH ONLY THE DOG AS COMPANY-IT SEEMED LIKE THE PERFECT EXCUSE FOR A LITTLE CULINARY DECADENCE.




Friday, March 2, 2012

FARM SHOP

FARM SHOP IN THE BRENTWOOD COUNTRY MART HAS OPENED THEIR ARTISAN MARKET-FILLED WITH GREAT STUFF FROM CALI. THE SELECTION INCLUDES THE OBVIOUS (WINES AND CHEESES) TO THE UNEXPECTED (ICE CREAM AND BEANS). THE IMPRESSIVE INTERIORS WERE DONE BY MY FRIENDS AT COMMUNE. (ALSO BEHIND THE HEATH STORE IN LA AND ACE HOTEL AND SWIM CLUB) WE HAD DRINKS AND BAR SNACKS FROM THE CHEESE COUNTER. (THE SMOKED PISTACHIOS FROM SANTA BARBARA ARE EPIC) I CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK FOR DINNER.