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Top 10 Indications You’re Becoming Your Grandparent
Hiram and I became grandparents in October. (Uh-huh, that explains the shout of joy you heard on that warm and lovely autumn day.) SInce then, I've become increasingly aware of my growing behavioral, if not physical, resemblance to my grandmother, Josephine Hess....
Tissue-ology
As a former elementary school teacher and survivor of a respiratory virus that's still holding the man of steel hostage, today I'm officially launching a personal research study into a new branch of science. Tissue-ology My interest in this area of research was first...
Impatient People…Like Me
This past Wednesday was not a good day. First, I was supposed to meet a friend for coffee in the morning and because I'd written the time down wrong, got there a half hour late. Being an impatient person, I hate to keep others waiting. But that wasn't the worst of it....
Soup’s On!
Between a long, busy weekend and the tail end of a cold, there was no time to test recipes. Instead, in honor of soup weather, here are links to several favorite soup and stew recipes. Enjoy! French Stew: This was my daughter's favorite when she was growing up. Cream...
Super Bowl 47 Top Ten Observations
Another Super Bowl has come and gone, but it left these top ten lingering impressions in its wake: 10. My, my, my, those players have to be sore this week. 9. The more a TV show (like Parenthood, Downtown Abbey, or West Wing) draws me in emotionally, the more likely...
This Blog Interrupted by the 2012-13 Cold & Flu Season
Regularly scheduled programming will resume as soon the writer quits coughing, finds a new box of tissues, and recovers from taking a dizzy tumble in the kitchen. photo credit: www.freedigitalphotos.net