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Plenty Rich ‘N Thick Hot Chocolate
Well, it took until February 15 to reach the last of the new recipes used during our family Christmas celebration. It may take longer than that to lose the weight gained from sampling all those new dishes. But let's not go there. Today's recipe came about by accident....
Our Grown Up Son
A couple weekends ago, we visited our grown up son and his grown up wife at their grown up house in Wisconsin. They showed us the sights in the area, including a visit to his new workplace. More than once during the weekend he said, "I have a grown up job," with...
Blog Envy
I have a bad case of blog envy this morning. It started when my husband borrowed my camera to take guitar-making pictures to post on his website. Pictures like this and this and this and this to engage the world in the construction of the guitar he's making. Pretty...
Where Were You When John Glenn Orbited the Earth?
February 20, 2012 - this coming Monday - is President's Day. It is also the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's space orbit of earth. For those of us who were alive on that momentous occasion the question is this: Where were you when John Glenn orbited the globe? Do you...
Leslie’s Blueberry Lemon Scones
Believe it or not, there are still two more recipes to share from our Christmas celebration, one of which is lemon-blueberry scones. As this post shows, both the younger and more mature (I'm not ready to say older yet) generations of our family takes cooking and...
Valentine’s Day Likes & Dislikes
Five Things to Like About Valentine's Day, 2012 The slow increase in daylight since December 21 becomes obvious on Valentine's Day. My afternoon will not be spent supervising a roomful of students on major sugar highs. Our monthly writers' critique group meets...