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Monthly Archives: December 2021

Who gets the room?

According to Conde Nast Travel Magazine, the #1 hotel in the world for 2021 was La Mamounia in Marrakech, Morocco. Since the early 1900’s “everyone” has stayed there, from FDR to Churchill to movie stars. Many times, a hotel becomes famous for the persons who stayed there. I doubt that I’ll ever stay at La Mamounia.  A few…

Big Coke Salty

Green beans…my favorite vegetables. Always have been. Southern style; not the northern way where the beans are lightly cooked and still crunch like celery. Growing up I had green beans at least three nights per week. I still remember the cases of large cans of green beans that my grandparents stored in our basement. Fresh green beans are good…