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Petticoat Envy for this Fantastic Friday
Tomorrow afternoon, many of the people I love will be dancing together at a family wedding. Thinking about what to wear for the celebration made me think of the petticoats we used to wear to weddings in the 1960s. Which is why this Fantastic Friday I'm engaging in one...
Low Sugar, Non-Dairy Rhubarb Crisp
Rhubarb season is here and the crop is bountiful. After picking and freezing three bags full, just enough remained to make a small rhubarb crisp. With the Man of Steel watching his sugar intake, I decided to see how much sugar could be cut from the recipe in my 1977...
Top 10 Reasons Blog Posts Have Been Hit and Miss
Just in case you're wondering why Gravel Road blog posts have been hit and miss lately, today's top ten list explains why...starting from the event farthest in the past to the one farthest in the future. 10. Going to the Access Summit near Washington, DC. 9. ...
Some Days 87 Looks Really Good
When I walked into Mom's room last Wednesday, she was sitting in her favorite chair reading a book and munching on Russell Stover's chocolates. "Did my little brother give you those for Mother's Day?" I asked. "Yes," she replied and, with a twinkle in her 87-year-old...
Muffin Mysteries for a Fantastic Friday
In the four years since this post first appeared on Down the Gravel Road, memory issues at the Philo house have only gotten worse. So much worse that this Fantastic Friday's muffin mystery is one I don't even remember. Which is why it's worth solving a second time....
What My Mamma Taught Me for this Fantastic Friday
What could be better on the Fantastic Friday before Mother's Day than a look back at this post from 2013. These 7 lessons taught to me by Dorothea Lorraine Hess Stratton are ones that have made a huge difference in the way I live. Thanks, Mom! My mom raised 3 kids and...