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Geranium Whispers on a Fantastic Friday
This Friday's post from July of 2009 was selected for two reasons. First, it shows how much life has changed in the last 7 years. Second, I love this picture. Rarely does this geranium plant produce such a perfect bloom and even more rarely are the blossoms so...
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...