November 25, 2021

Most of this year’s Turkey Day spread: bourbon molasses ham, King’s Hawaiian rolls, cheater gravy, decadent mashed potatoes involving vegan yogurt & butter, cranberry jelly, Maryland style crab cakes, a remoulade of sorts, miso butter mushrooms, a doctored stuffing & maple walnut green beans

November 24, 2021

Hopefully they still *taste* good – a pumpkin pie recipe from 17-something (recipe from Townsends) and a pecan pie circa 1914 (recipe from Tasting History)

November 23, 2021

Casual surprise art exhibit while out grocery shopping

November 22, 2021

Prepping

November 21, 2021

Live DJs and race commentary on the big screens from the Fan Zone (run well by the W Hotel). This was a nice value-add, not only the atmosphere of the Zone but the big screen happenings.

November 20, 2021

The Motorway entrance at night from the comfort of the shuttle bus that ferried us from the parking lot to the grandstand and back. Shuttles were also available to get to the Metro, which was a necessity – Ubers weren’t happening, and while parking was controlled seemingly well, it was still a mess.

November 19, 2021

Qatar’s first F1 weekend. This year, Qatar won the bid to host the F1 – the bid was won, a quick month-ish scramble was had to make the Losail Speedway (previously a Moto Grand Prix & general track sports venue) ready for the big cars.

November 18, 2021

A busy month for sporting

November 17, 2021

Hi, Ma – checked out some classic cars owned by local car club members; an interesting mix of Japanese, American & European luxury – heavy on US and Japanese representation.

November 16, 2021

Winter happenings on the Marina