Elegant Newt

Equinox at last, perhaps we will get Spring some time soon?

Beware the Ides of March to all who usurp the powers of government against the will of the people.

Happy π Day to those who like pie 🥧

I went to the Apple Store and took a look at the new products. I did not buy anything! The Neo’s screen looked too dim for my taste and the mechanical touchpad, although nice, seemed just a bit clicky after years of using haptic feedback versions.

Kale, sautéed onions, mushrooms, and ground beef 🍕Blizzard of ‘26 Edition

A small pizza on a cooling rack, sitting on top of a black induction stove top.

Happy Friday the 13th to those who celebrate.

Melting the sugar cone

Flames rising from a metal bowl with a sugar cone on a wire rack on top, a hand holding a ladle on the right pouring liquid on the cone, a dark window in the background reflecting a small electric candle.

Wassail ready to serve

Blue flames on the surface of a metal bowl of punch, lines of punch glasses on either side, a dark window in the background reflecting a small electric candle.

Pan roasted potato and fresh arugula 🍕

Close up view of a small pizza covered in arugula sitting on a pale blue plate set on a light brown tablecloth.

Sweet Italian sausage, spinach, and onion 🍕

A small pizza on a light blue plate on a brown paisley tablecloth, next to a wooden salad bowl, a bottle of wine, and knife and fork.

Ground beef, roasted bell peppers and onions 🍕

Close up view of a small pizza on a light blue plate, sitting on a purple and pink table cloth.

View of a small field of purple wildflowers next to a gray barn wall on the right, a line of small trees in the background, and a cloudy sky above.

Close up view of a large pale yellow rose, with dark green leaves in the background.

Cancelled my subscription to Disney+/Hulu and left a note on the feedback page explaining why.

Happy (?) iOS 26 Day to those who celebrate.

Kale and sausage 🍕

A small pizza on a cooling rack sitting on a black stove top.

Chard, sautéed garlic, and mushrooms 🍕

Small pizza on a cooling rack sitting on a black stove top.

View of an orange sunset over calm water, the sun just above the horizon, a pale blue sky with wispy white clouds above, a dark stony beach below.

Sautéed onions, green pepper, and shiitake mushrooms 🍕

Small pizza on a cooling rack, sitting on a table with a dark tablecloth.

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Plain cheese 🍕

Small pizza on a cooling rack, sitting on a wooden table top.

No Kings in America

Sausage, sausage and onions, onions, plain, sausage, sausage and onions 🍕

Close up overhead view of a small pizza on a cooling rack sitting on a black glass stove top.

I probably won’t get to watch the first Murderbot episode until Sunday, no spoilers please! Yes. I have read all the books, why do you ask?

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Last week’s Easter Tour in Boston.