CANUCKS

Sometimes I think that the only reason we keep Canada around at all - instead of taking it over and selling it to Ted Nugent for a personal hunting ground - is because of people like Joey Kirchner. Canadian youth, there to remind us that Neil Young and Bryan Adams weren't the only success stories (I'm serious about Bryan Adams).

Tomorrow, I plan on making use of last year's frozen fruit cache - or what's left of it, anyway. Every summer, my mother and grandmother get together and spend a day pitting sour cherries, peeling peaches, and picking through blueberries so they can make nice, vacuum-sealed packs that are then put into the basement freezer to be taken out at various times during the coming year for pies and crumbles. There's only a bag of cherries left, which is good news for me, since they're my favorite fruit, and are a key part of my favorite muffins.

Something to look forward to.
Along with Fourth of July food photos, new jewelry techniques, Fashionweek menswear inspiration, tiny vials of tiny things, whiskey comparisons, exciting artwork, VHS tapes, and creative uses for Jack Daniels in cooking.

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