A flush of winter has blown (perhaps better said ‘is blowing’) through home country in southwest Montana late this week and perhaps even into the weekend. Talking with friends and neighbors back home it’s hard to ignore the long sighs that precede and follow any discussion of the weather, even when we agree that building […]
Friday Feast
A friend back home in Bozeman is hosting a little shindig this weekend and is planning a Greek inspired meze menu – flavorful ‘small dishes’ served simply and without pretense. That ‘sit around the table with great finger-food and abundant adult beverages’ approach to gatherings so deeply ingrained in Mediterranean culture seems to fit most […]
We’ve been accused on more than one occasion of being knuckle dragging, drooling carnivores when it comes to the Friday Feast. Part of that criticism rings true; we’d no doubt choose the side that argued ‘man could live by meat alone’ even if, deep in our hearts, we knew well that tasty proteins ain’t everything. […]
Got off a thought provoking call yesterday afternoon with Sinjin in Colorado (enjoyed it dude) and turned to ponder and stare out the window at the falling rain. The rain still falling here in the Puget Sound lowlands. We’d been talking (mostly) about the engagement of younger folks with the greater world of fly fishing, […]
It’s amazing how a single glance at an old photograph can bring back a flood of memories. A friend recently fired over some scans of old snapshots taken during our Salt Lake years in and around what I called ‘the boat shop’, which in the cold light of day was just a shoddily constructed one-car […]
Even though I know beyond the shadow of a doubt that envy is indeed a mortal sin, there are times when I’m deeply envious of my friends in the South. [Cue sound of yet another rainy day in the Puget Sound lowlands.] As confessed in months prior, while we’ve poked and prodded at folks living […]
Despite being a fairly well-heeled geezer, friend Ed is one of the most frugal people I know. Some might call him tight-fisted. I’ve even called him a cheap bastard on more than one occasion (well deserved every time). Of course his frugality has served him quite well in life and business; despite having ‘made it’ […]
She Who Must Be Obeyed and I expected to find great seafood out here around the Sound and by all means we haven’t been disappointed. What we didn’t expect to find (after all we’re just a couple of redneck mountain folks from Montana) was an array of extraordinarily good Thai and Korean food. Even though […]
Sometimes the little curveballs that life throws your way really do work out in your favor. She Who Must Be Obeyed and I had to make a run to Bozeman this weekend on short notice for a business issue. The trip almost didn’t come off due to an early visit to our household by the […]
It’s been a tad chilly around the neighborhood lately. FireGirl Jess said Pinedale recently dipped to -31 with a windchill of -59; Joe Moore of Big Sky Anglers in West Yellowstone snapped a pic of a -46 morning and admitted he was thinking about summer too. Here in the South Sound we’ve even seen temps […]
A friend, let’s just call him SS, emailed me a few months ago to announce the finalization of his divorce and his subsequent celebratory trip to Isla Blanca on the Yucatan. Offering no other commentary on the divorce here (they both fish and occasionally read here) other than best wishes to all involved, it’s worth […]
Somewhat surprising to all we’ve had a few days of dense morning fog followed by sunshine here in the Puget Sound lowlands. Brisk morning temps around 30 degrees have the natives dressing as if they’re headed to Antarctica. The afternoon sun has us thinking about grilling. (As I write there are fajitas marinating today alongside […]
I suppose we all have those foods that we simply can’t walk away from. One of mine is a really good chowder. There must be something familial about being a chowder-head as evidenced by Jess’ recent visit over the holiday; we ended up out for a big bowl of piping hot clam chowder at our […]
The holiday food (and for most of us that means eating) season is soon to reach its gluttonous peak as the final week of the year barrels down upon us. We here at team Chi Wulff hope you have special times planned with friends and family upcoming; we also trust you have some holiday season […]
