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Gary’s Skillet Supper
Remember Monday's sweet post about elevators, bathrooms, and the reconsecration of the church my parents, sibs, and I attended in the 1960s and beyond? Well, between my weekend away and editing page proofs for my latest writing project, the man of steel hasn't been...
Top 10 Reasons to Walk and Not Run
10. Since childhood, my sympathies have been with the tortoise and not the hare. And who won that race? 9. Running hurts. 8. Being naturally sensitive to the emotions of others, I wouldn't want to start running and be so exceptionally fast that I left everyone...
It’s All About the Elevator and Bathrooms
This weekend, I made an unexpected quick trip back to Le Mars, Iowa. A cousin emailed to say the church we attended as kids, which she and her family still attend, had completed the major addition and renovation they'd been working on for the past year. Though she...
Why Bonbons and Blog Posts Don’t Matter So Much
The past few weeks have been filled with a buzz of activity at our house. Hiram's siding the garage and reprising his Man of Steel role in preparation for Dam to Dam in a few weeks. My time's been divided between correcting proofs for The Caregiver's Notebook and...
Rhubarb-Strawberry Pie: An Encore Performance
Just like yesterday's post, this one is an encore performance. Why? Because I need to work on page proofs of The Caregiver's Notebook instead of testing new recipes and blogging about the results. And since the rhubarb in our little patch is almost ready to pick...and...
Top Ten Things My Parents Taught Me
Mother's Day was a very special time in my childhood home. Every year we celebrated Mom's extraordinary efforts to provide for our family. But when Mother's Day fell on May 11, as it did on the day of his birth in 1929, we celebrated Dad's birthday, too. Since his...