Out of Ambit
Archive for September, 2006
Apple Tart part 2
A word of explanation before we go on. This is not an apple pie as such (the techniques are a lot different though the flavorings are similar). This is a home version of apfelwähe, which is a subset of the larger set of wähen or tarts in general. (I’m using the Swiss name, which is [...]
Apple tart
It’s about to start happening — that most gloriously seasonal of desserts. The tree in the paddock is so loaded down with Bramleys, the branches are bending halfway to the ground. Gotta do something about that while other work is going on. The tart dough comes first. The basic recipe is Swiss: they do the [...]
I do love California: it’s … quirky
I lived there for a total of seven years or so, and miss the place often. Just don’t ask me to be rational about the reasons. Here’s one: Palm Springs Police have yet to catch up with a cross dressing man who robbed a Union Bank branch on Sunrise. It happened just before noon yesterday inside [...]
Peter’s search for details on a “mystery fez”
I’m going to be posting this over at MetaFilter as well, but I thought I’d put this up here first. The hat in this picture is an oddity. It belongs to Peter’s cousin Larry, who collects militaria and has some seriously interesting and unusual pieces; but neither he nor P. can work out what country [...]
For our US-based readers… some “Star Wars” silliness
Our major satellite TV provider, Sky, will shortly be showing all six Star Wars films at once on Sky Movies. As part of the promotional campaign for this, they’ve constructed some amusing little thirty-second spots, a couple of which are styled like their own ads and use Sky voice talent and onscreen presenters. (The “VI” [...]
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30+ years in print, 50+ novels, assorted TV and movie work, the NYT Bestseller List a few times, blah blah blah. Also: the Young Wizards series, 1983-2010 and beyond.
That said, sometimes I want to talk about anything but writing. This is one place where that happens.
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