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3 Summertime Favorite Recipes
I'm on the road this week. I thought about testing and posting road kill recipes, but thought you might prefer a few recycled favorite summer favorites instead. Here are three of our faves that get frequently get pinned by Pinterest fans, too. 1. Non-Dairy Basil...
Top Ten Reasons I Love Summer
10. Summer feels like a series of weeks when playing hookey from school is perfectly okay. 9. Walking by the city swimming pool in the morning and smelling the chlorine. 8. Road trips. 7. Leaving coats and jackets in the closet for weeks on end. 6. Watermelon....
Here’s Lookin’ at You, Dads
So glad this man was my dad. So glad this man is our kids' dad. Feeling doubly blessed to have had Harlan Stratton and to have Hiram Philo, in my life. Two of the best dads ever.
Our Personal Stairway to Heaven
News flash! The Philo School of Home Repair is proud to announce that the hall and stairway remodeling project which began in April of 2012 is finished. Done. Complete. Looking good. Ready for use. A wonder to behold. To be sure, the effort began with an initial spate...
Spicy Tomato-Basil Shrimp Kabobs
This week the skies cleared, and the weather served up conditions fit for outdoor grilling. I took advantage of summer's arrival by trying out a new recipe that came in the Summer 2013 edition of Hy-Vee Season's Magazine. For those of you not from Iowa, Hy-Vee is a...
Top Ten Reflections on a Quick Trip to Long Beach
George of George's Greek Cafe Photo Source Last Tuesday I flew to Long Beach to conduct a workshop at the National Foster and Adoptive Care Conference. This Tuesday, my mind is finally free of jet lag mush and able to come up with these ten reflections. 10. Skinny...