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Welcome Back, Prodigal Tweezers

Welcome Back, Prodigal Tweezers

2012 is ending with a bang at our house. Not because we've been invited to a rockin' New Year' Eve party. But because our long lost, prodigal tweezers have been found. Some of you may recall the sad fairy tale this grim mother wrote in May. The fairy tale that...

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Christmas Geranium

Christmas Geranium

The view outside the upstairs window is a study of white snow on brown-grey tree limbs. Sun gleams through the windowpane, but the glass feels like ice. Winter crowds too close around our house. Darkness falls too soon at night and leaves too late each morning. Still,...

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Dairy-Free Caramel Rolls

Dairy-Free Caramel Rolls

The Christmas baking frenzy was short-lived at our house. It lasted from after lunch until just before supper. Once the flour dust cleared, 12 dozen caramel rolls lay cooling on wire racks. Shortly thereafter, 10 dozen caramel rolls were wrapped in foil and waiting to...

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Back to You, Pat Sajak

Back to You, Pat Sajak

Thanks to Winter Storm Draco, the winter session of Camp Dorothy started a day late. Things finally got rolling Saturday afternoon, after Hiram brought Mom to our house. The first order of business was lunch, followed by baking caramel rolls for the neighbors. Dorothy...

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