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Shrimp Tacos
It's takes a village to feed a high maintenance eater like me. So I'm thankful my village is populated with people like my big sister who keep their eyes open for delicious dairy-free recipes. She's the villager who sent an email with this recipe for shrimp tacos. The...
Top Ten Effects of Digging a Trench Around the Basement
An old house, even one that's been kept in excellent repair, is a series of fix it projects. The summer project at this old house involves correcting some basement drainage issues. Step one in the project was to dig a trench to expose the basement walls around most of...
See Jane Wait
Poor Jane. Poor patient Jane. The protagonist of my South Dakota mystery novel has suffered a setback. She was turned down by editors in the nice, cozy publishing houses I had hoped would give her a good home. Now, there's no need to worry. Jane is not dead or...
The Demise of a Barbie Zipline on this Fantastic Friday
Hard as it may be to believe, our staid yard used to be home to a zipline that provided ours of entertainment for our daughter and her friends. This Fantastic Friday post shows how a tree, a clothes hanger, a toy, and two creative little girls can make memories to...
Lemon-Blueberry Zucchini Bread
For the past week, our refrigerator has been playing host to a pint of blueberries, a large zucchini, and some lemons that need to be used. So when a recipe for blueberry zucchini cake with lemon buttercream frosting appeared in my Facebook news feed, it caught my...
Top 10 Down to Earth Moments Since Arriving Home
10. Grocery shopping. 9. And hot on the heels of #10...cooking. Every. Single. Day. 8. No one follows me down the street yelling "La-dee, hey, La-dee, want to buy a purse? A rug? A scarf? Natural Viagra tea?" like they did at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. 7. Meals...