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Once Again, There’s No Place Like Home!
What can happen in one short week? A country bumpkin can drive through Chicago both ways without mishap and with correct change for the toll booth. A bargain shopper can buy steal-of-a-deal new snow boots at an outlet store. Old friends can spend a day together and...
An Open Letter to the President and Members of Congress
Dear President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Reid and Minority Leader McConnell, House Majority Leader Boehner and Minority Leader Pelosi, My name is Jolene Philo, and I taught elementary school for twenty-five years. I'm writing because your behavior over the past...
No Recipe Today ‘Cause the Kitchen’s on Fire
Which of the following is the real reason there's no recipe today: a.) This blogger gave up cooking for Lent...four months early. b.) This blogger chose to watch Mad Men on Netflix last weekend rather than download the cornbread photo and schedule the recipe post...
10 Fun Things about Michigan in October
10. My bestie and I went shoe shopping at an outlet store where I scored a new pair of inexpensive winter boots. Now I'm praying they will languish in the closet for years. 9. My bestie and I found butter-flavor infused olive oil at a specialty store. It tastes...
Besties
Today, I can't wait to spend the day with a high school bestie. How do I know she's a bestie? Because we, and two other girls, met on the first day of ninth grade. When I looked like the girl in the picture above. Even so, the four of us remained friends. Not just...
Camp Dorothy Oktoberfest Underway
The Oktoberfest version of Camp Dorothy is underway. Hopefully, the autumn weather means these two hot babes won't sweat quite as much as they did in August. Besides, with so many onsite activities on the docket, we won't need to go out on the town. So what activities...