My daughter and son-in-law are in the business of illusion. They routinely disguise big empty box like rooms in order to make a little girl’s dreams of a ‘someday’ wedding day come true. On Friday morning a room will be … Continue reading →
Below is a cut and paste (with full permission) Facebook note written by a talented young woman who is one of my favorite co-workers. You’re going to love her writing… Appropriate Response !?! by Jane McNamara Being a parent connects … Continue reading →
Looking for something to post today, I found this on BlogThings. You Are a Creative Cook Your cooking is unusual, inspired, and definitely one of a kind. People love your unique style, but you’ve had your share of kitchen flops. … Continue reading →
The other night we took our 4-year old grandsons to the community center for their weekly basketball game. One of them is less than enthusastic about basketball. But he is working hard on his fainting goat routine.
Continue reading →Checking my calendar for authors with March birthdays, yielded interesting names. But the one that really grabbed my attention was Budd Schulberg, March 27th, 1914. I’ve seen “On The Waterfront”, of course. And I’m really not interested in reading screen … Continue reading →
The same book I spoke of yesterday has a very interesting entry in the wine chapter. It is drawn from Mackenzie’s 5,000 Reciepts, 1829. Here it is: CHEAP AND WHOLESOME CLARET: Take a quart of fine draft Devonshire cider, and … Continue reading →
I have this really cool book called “Early American Beverages”, by John Hull Brown. It is filled with interesting little tidbits about various drink concoctions. Some of them sound quite strange and so very out of touch with today’s information. … Continue reading →
Since everyone else in the February Bloggers has done this, I guess I’ll have to! The things I’ve done are marked with an asterick. *Started your own blog *Slept under the stars *Played in a band (trumpet) Visited Hawaii *Watched … Continue reading →
This is one of our favorite wintertime pastas because it doesn’t require any fresh produce. 12 oz – Fresh salmon cut into 1” cubes 14oz can – quartered artichoke hearts, rinsed very well and drained Juice of 2 medium lemons … Continue reading →
When we babysit our grandsons, we try hard to keep them away from television and computers. I looked down from my office to the family room below and when I saw this scene, I just had to grab a shot.
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