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Gravel Road’s Anty Em’s Truck Stop Now Open
Ant season has arrived, and quicker than I can put on sun screen and leave for the pool, the ants are marching in and setting up housekeeping. Not just in the kitchen, but in the laundry room and the bathroom, too. The day before I left for a writing conference last...
Fantastic Friday’s Window Washing Reminder
This week's Fantastic Friday post doubles as a PSO...for myself. All June I've conveniently forgotten that window washing time has arrived. So I'm thinking maybe if a voice from the past speaks via social media, that will give me the gumption to do what needs to be...
Homemade Apple Pie
Imagine my surprised when I discovered no recipe for apple pie had yet been added to the Gravel Road website. This omission was, to put it lightly, not right. So then and there, I took steps to rectify the situation by baking an apple pie, taking photos of the...
Top Ten Things About Going to a Writers’ Conference
The bags are packed and I'm ready to head out for the Cedar Falls Christian Writers' Conference tomorrow. Here are 10 top ten reasons to attend a writing conference, in Cedar Falls, Iowa or anywhere else one is held. 10. They're a great opportunity to celebrate the...
This Fantastic Friday, I’m Becoming My Grandma Hess
Tomorrow the Man of Steel and I are taking Mom to a family reunion where many cousins will gather to catch up on each other's lives and to reminisce about our parents and grandparents. As we talk, the realization will come upon many of us, myself included, that we are...
Red Thai Soup with Ginger Meatballs
June isn't usually considered soup weather. But I'd been wanting to try this recipe for Red Thai Soup with Ginger Meatballs ever since a friend posed it on Facebook. The ingredient list included fresh parsley, basil, and cilantro, all of which are ready for harvesting...