TREASURED VOICES RETURNS TO WWFM

After an absence of two years, Treasured Voices will return to WWFM tomorrow afternoon, January 24th, directly after the broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera. It's a monthly feature, and that's simply because it's quite a lot of work, and I don't believe that I could manage one each week. Tomorrow's subject is Italian baritone Ettore Bastianini, who passed away when he was only 44 years old. And what a voice. A nice feature at WWFM is that if you miss the broadcast, you can go to the website, http://www.wwfm.org/

and listen to a webcast. The subject of February's Treasured Voices is American mezzo-soprano Frederica Von Stade. The date is February 28th.
You can check the upcoming schedule by going to
http://www.treasuredvoices.org

A MAGNIFICENT MEAL

One of our favorite restaurants is the Frenchtown Inn, in Frenchtown, New Jersey. We were there a few nights ago, and as usual, we were delighted with their exquisite food. There is a beautiful photograph on their website, which is

http://www.frenchtowninn.com

The photo is of my favorite salad, and I hope this does it justice. It is a salad of delicious lettuces dressed in a flavorful vinaigette with warmed goat cheese, roasted garlic, luscious bacon pieces, and two apple beignettes. It is an inspired creation. The rest of the meal was equally as thrilling.

FROM MYSTERIOUS PODS TO EXOTIC FLOWERS

This time of year, we celebrate our anniversary a lot, and the other day, my husband brought home some fascinating flowers. They were called Three Pod Lillies, and they resembled something from outer space. They had very long stems and and each stem had three eerie looking hefty greenish pods. Each day they changed, and the pods grew fatter. After about a week, they started to open, and soon, there they were--gorgeous, voluminous lillies. What a treat. Thanks, Ken.