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Thai Chicken Soup
Fall has arrived which means my soup cravings have begun. To be specific, cravings for Thai chicken soup with a coconut milk base. Though the last Thai soup posted on this blog was good, I was feeling adventurous enough to try something new. I found what I was looking...
Top Ten Reasons to Visit North Carolina in September
During a recent Joni & Friends Conference in beautiful Charlotte, North Carolina–where even the backdrop for a book table is gorgeous–I came up a whole bunch of reasons to make a return visit. Here are 10 of them. 10. White rocking chairs are placed in front of...
A Woman of Aluminum Gone Wild Weekend
For the first time since who knows when, I spent several days at home. Alone. All by myself. No Man of Steel, who went to Minnesota for a long weekend motorcycling with his brother-in-law and doing Papoo stuff with the grandkids. No speaking engagements, because the...
An IRS Agent for a Fantastic Friday
This Fantastic Friday pays tribute to my father's cousins Garnett Morris and Jeanie Painter. This post was written shortly after Garnett died in September of 2009. This past July Jeanie, Dad's last living cousin, passed away. Too late, I once again wish I'd made...
Mom’s Apple Dumplings
A couple weeks ago, a friend gave us oodles of apples from an apple tree that blew over in the wind. After they were delivered, the Man of Steel helped me freeze a whole bunch of applesauce, 3 apple pies, and 2 dozen apple dumplings. You'll find the recipe for apple...
Top Ten Things to Take to a Speaking Engagement
Fall is conference season, a busy time of year for speakers and workshop presenters. This list will help me–and other speakers–be ready for every possible speaking contingency. 10. Laptop. If you are a wimp, make it a MacBook Air. 9. Mac users, be sure to pack the...