Grandsons, Crisco, and Ginger
My twelve-year-old grandson and I made cookies. He is quite a good cook, already, with a specialty of baked pretzels. Yum. The recipe we...
Tulip Bulbs and Cinnamon Toast
I’m so excited the tulip bulbs I “forced” after their “winter rest” in the refrigerator, are blooming! It looks like all four bulbs are...
The Good Things Jar
Did you empty your Good Things in 2021 jar? I found forty-seven slips of paper, almost one Good Thing a week! Not bad for a pandemic...
Ideas I Have Copied
This is a fun time of year to share gift ideas. None of these are original to me. I have found most of them on the amazing Internet or...
Grits and Salmon as Ambassadors
Exploring grocery stores is a perk of living in a new city. I really enjoy one store―it is almost within walking distance, if I don’t buy...
If Humpty-Dumpty Could Talk
It was a smashing beginning to the morning, as an egg slipped from my fingers and died a yolky death on the kitchen floor. A...
I’ll Always Remember
It’s been a lonely COVID-19 year, hasn’t it? Now that I am fully vaccinated, living in a new state, I am more than ready to begin some...
From Fish Fries to Biscuits and Gravy
I’ve only been in North Carolina for two weeks, and I am astounded to find it is true…we really are more alike than we are different. Who...
Do I Dare Open the 2020 "Good Things" Jar?
12/31/2020-I opened my jar, to see what good things had happened this year, despite it having been a very difficult year for many, with...
Finding Laughs in a Pandemic
If you’re like me, there hasn’t been a lot to laugh about since March. My self-quarantine began March 14th, and is still going strong,...
