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To the Mommy in Seat 10E
While we waited to board our flight, You lowered your pregnant body to the floor, And play dolls with your daughter, Your attention fully focused on her. From the aisle seat across from you, I watched you Calm your little girl, so giddy with excitement about visiting...
Orange Jalapeno Shrimp with Broccoli
Okay, I admit to being skeptical about how today's recipe would taste when I first read its title. But when the article accompanying the recipe in USA Weekend Magazine said the recipe was for kids, I decided to put my big girl panties on and give it a try. This dish...
Top Ten Travel Observations to DC and Back
Last weekend, I attended the 2013 Accessibility Summit near Washington, DC. As always, traveling is a wonderful opportunity to people watch and be reminded of life outside my own circumstances. It also leads to a multitude of random travel observations, which you'll...
Pinky Friends
As a kid, I was pretty sure I was adopted since Mom and I didn't look much alike. Her hair was curly. Mine was straight. She had blue eyes. Mine were hazel. She was strong as Laura Ingalls Wilder's proverbial French pony. I was a a pathetic weakling. Her face was...
Last Spring, This Spring
Last spring and this spring couldn't be more different, as a mason jar full of rooted geranium slips shows. Last spring, I started rooting geraniums in March, which turned out to be too late for an early spring. This spring, I started rooting them in February, which...
Minestrone Soup
The calendar says mid-April, which means grilling season to me, but the weather outdoors says otherwise. Nothing can be done about the unusually cold temperatures this spring, so I'm trying to grin and bear it with a new soup recipe. Turns out, that was a good move...