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Mixed Fruit Non-Dairy Smoothie
In the past couple months, I've spent a significant portion of my days in waiting rooms. Age has taught me that rather than being frustrated by the hours wasted, it's better to read the magazines I never have time to read otherwise. Sometimes the new mindset has...
Top Ten Reasons We Know She’s Our Girl
We're enjoying our visit with our sweet daughter and son-in-law. Though they were far, far away for a year our time together is proof that their year out east didn't diminish the family traits that show she's our girl. Here are the top ten ways I know she's still the...
Stepping Up to the Plate
The number of people stepping up to the mealtime plate at our house doubled last Wednesday with the arrival of our daughter and son-in-law. Their two week visit is hardly enough time to catch up on their year in Ohio, more than eleven hours away. And, it might not be...
It’ll Come Back
A hanging flower pot, overflowing with a geranium and vinca vine, blushes pink whenever visitors arrive at our kitchen door. The plants are vigorous and lovely, a stunning display of color and creation. But the vinca vine was not always so healthy. Both the geranium...
Cucumber-Onion Salad
This summer, the weather's been hot, hot, hot and dry, dry, dry. But that hasn't affected the number of cucumbers and onions finding their way into our CSA share each week. So I've been using my favorite cucumber salad, passed down from Grandma to Mom to me and my...
Top Ten Reasons to Celebrate our 35th Anniversary
Yesterday, Hiram and I celebrated our 35th anniversary with a second post-op visit to the surgeon's office and then lunch out afterwards. Maybe that doesn't sound like much by today's mega-party standards, but we enjoyed our celebration thoroughly. Here are the top...