When our daughter Angelica was small, I took her with me to pick up our babysitter. As I approached the house, I noticed that her dog, usually penned in the backyard, was lying on the front porch. At first glance, the dog looked benign. But to my alarm he sprang to his feet and attacked [...]
While flying from Europe back to the US, I found myself sitting next to a little girl who never stopped talking from the moment she sat down. She told me the history of her family and all about her puppy, who was in the hold of the plane. She pointed excitedly to everything around us, [...]
Our house in Boise , Idaho , backs up to a park with a walking track. You can see most of the path from our kitchen window, and because of that I’ve learned to recognize people by their walk. There’s a lawyer from down the street who’s always in a hurry, an elderly man who [...]
In a big pan or wok sauté 5 cloves of diced garlic and 2 sliced onions, then add ¼ kilo pork sliced into small pieces, ¼ kilo chicken liver and gizzard sliced into small pieces. Add 1 cup of chicken stock and a pinch of salt and simmer for 15 minutes or until pork and [...]
Puerto Galera Bay is considered to be one of the world’s best bays by a Paris-based world club. Because of its natural beauty, diverse marine life, rich history and economic contributions, an award was given to the bay. It is a sanctuary of coral species and mangrove species and nine of the world’s sea grass [...]