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Off to My McFarthest Spot
In just a few hours, I'll be on my way to the McFarthest spot where Hiram and I lived for seven years. We moved there in 1978, two shiny new college graduates with our first grown up jobs. Seven years later, we returned to Iowa so our three-year-old son could be...
Cedar Plank Grilled Spicy Salmon
The desire to eat healthy, delicious meals received a definite boost with another new salmon recipe. This one required cedar planks, which sounds swanky, but was easy to find in Hiram's stash of guitar-making wood. And that was the hardest thing about preparing a dish...
Top 10 Website Faves for Research Geeks
You know those black and white speckled composition notebooks that show up in the seasonal aisles a month before school starts? The annual supply I picked up holds a sweet little surprise. A list of reference and resource websites is printed on the inside front cover....
A Dream and a Prayer
I dreamed of you last night, Three students who graced my teaching days. Last night, a decade after the last good-byes Of my final class of children faded away. Why now? My sleep-drugged brain wondered. Out of all the students Why these three? The first question I...
85th Birthday Card Shower a Stunning Success
Many, many thanks to everyone who sent Mom a card for her 85th birthday. The card shower was a stunning success with mail coming from all over the country and from every era of her adult life. For example... Many of her nieces and nephews (a large group as Mom's side...
Fresh Summer Salsa…Back by Popular Demand
Salsa season arrived in style last week when a heat wave hit. For gardeners, hot summer nights = ripe tomatoes aplenty. The equation held true for the gardeners at our local CSA. Thanks to their generous policy of allowing those who purchase CSA shares to take less...