Robert K Stephen (CSW)

RKS 2024 Wine: No Indigenous Greek Grapes Here

Unfortunately, in Ontario we receive only a small amount of Greek red wine and that which has flowed our way on the retail shelves of our state liquor monopoly fails to impress much of it Xinomavro if not aged sufficiently can be unpleasantly tannic. I was piqued when I saw this Dyo Elies from theContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: No Indigenous Greek Grapes Here”

Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 20July1970: Pag Island, Yugoslavia: The Terrible Food in Yugoslavia

We are all packed and ready to leave for the other end of Pag where will spend a few days before going to Rab and then after to Krk. Look at the map. We are on the coast of Yugoslavia nearing Italy. Had a long letter yesterday from Fritz and he has all kinds ofContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 20July1970: Pag Island, Yugoslavia: The Terrible Food in Yugoslavia”

Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog: Anwar Speaks From The Land Beyond: Allah’s Hint About Reggie! Chapter Eighteen

My name is Anwar. I was Reggie’s master after the demise of his previous one. I was given Reggie when he was still a puppy. The wife of a good friend of mine gave Reggie to me. Her husband was a journalist with an Egyptian television network based in Cairo. He hosted a political commentaryContinue reading “Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog: Anwar Speaks From The Land Beyond: Allah’s Hint About Reggie! Chapter Eighteen”

RKS 2024 Wine: The Great Ontario Merlot Redemption Meets Dale Carnegie

Merlot as a single varietal wine has a bleak future in Ontario. But blend it with Ontario wunderkid Cabernet Franc and lackluster Cabernet Sauvignon and you can consistently have a great Ontario Meritage in both Niagara and Lake Erie North Shore. Sometimes the sum can outshine some of the parts. For example, the Queen BeeContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: The Great Ontario Merlot Redemption Meets Dale Carnegie”

Reggie The Egyptian Rescue Dog: The Final Cut: Karim Tells us About Himself: Chapter Seventeen

My name is Karim and I think I am about three years old. I was born in Egypt like Reggie. I am part Schnauzer and weigh the same as Reggie which is about 18 pounds. All that delicious chicken kibble and of course the chunks of cheese that “accidentally fall” on the floor have plumpedContinue reading “Reggie The Egyptian Rescue Dog: The Final Cut: Karim Tells us About Himself: Chapter Seventeen”

Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog: The Final Cut: Dillie the Westie Speaks About Karim and Reggie: Together We are the Rat Pack! Chapter 16

My name on my registration papers with the Canadian Kennel Club is Dylan Saunders. But I have at least a dozen nicknames such as Snookums, Poopie, Dillie, Dillykins, Lambchops, Pumpkin and Sweetie are just a few but most often it is Dillie and that suits me fine. I am older than Reggie and Karim. IContinue reading “Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog: The Final Cut: Dillie the Westie Speaks About Karim and Reggie: Together We are the Rat Pack! Chapter 16”

Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 9July1971: Hvar Island, Yugoslavia: A STARK NAKED MAN SMOKING A PIPE!

I was up at 6 this morning. I went to the market to buy, cucumbers, peaches, bread and sliced meat for breakfast. ROB GOT UP, ATE AND WENT BACK TO BED. It is 10 now and very bright and sunny and becoming a hot day. I am sitting outside on the patio with the lastContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 9July1971: Hvar Island, Yugoslavia: A STARK NAKED MAN SMOKING A PIPE!”

Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 25June1971: Korcula Island, Yugoslavia

Dear Barbara and Andrew: Barb, as far as I know we will le leaving from Frankfurt to get to New York and we will be seeing Fritz in either Munich or West Berlin but I will definitely know when I get to Hvar because we are waiting to hear from Heidi. Korcula is beautiful, oldContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 25June1971: Korcula Island, Yugoslavia”

Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 3March1970: Hallgarten, Germany: Stuck In Frankfurt!

Dear Barbara: I will give this to woman boarding an Overseas National Airways flight to New York. On Sunday there was a flight on ONA to Chile then back to New York. I did not try for it. There is one tomorrow but it is sold out with a crew of 7 trying to getContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 3March1970: Hallgarten, Germany: Stuck In Frankfurt!”

Reggie The Egyptian Rescue Dog: The Final Cut: Reggie’s First Christmas: Chapter Fifteen

Should a dog that prays to Allah believing in his vast powers be celebrating Christmas? I am uncertain but my heart dictates if we all accept some divine presence there is no reason a Muslim dog could not celebrate Christmas. Both Jesus and Allah helped people so why not celebrate their lives but again IContinue reading “Reggie The Egyptian Rescue Dog: The Final Cut: Reggie’s First Christmas: Chapter Fifteen”