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Leslie’s Cheddar Muffins
For the next few weeks, Wednesday's recipe posts will feature foods our family enjoyed during our Christmas celebration over New Year's. Today's recipe comes from my niece, Leslie. She's halfway through her first year of teaching English at a large Iowa high school,...
The Dark Side of Decluttering
I'm a woman on a mission. Every free Saturday this fall and winter - which only amounts to about three, maybe four - have been and will continue to be dedicated to decluttering. My motivation? The possibility of a move in the next two or three years. Possibility is...
Cruel Ledger; Cruel Alzheimer’s
Until last week, I had no idea an SE Ledger could be cruel. I didn't even know the letters SE stamped in the bottom right corner of Mom's old ledger meant "Single Entry" until last week. Not until it was time to purchase a new ledger to replace her old one. When she...
Anne Socks, Part 2
Anne Socks. When the original post on this topic went up on March 17, 2009 I wasn't trying to start a series. I mean, think about it. Would anyone other than footwear manufacturers be interested in sock serialization? Not usually. Therefore, the title of today's post...
Holiday Tapioca Fruit Salad
Today's recipe comes from my mother's mother, Josephine Newell Hess. She made huge batches of this tapioca fruit salad when her 8 children, their spouses, and her 39 grandchildren gathered for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Once she was unable to host the gatherings, the...
Top Ten Holiday Events
Sigh. The kids left Monday morning, and ever since the house has been quiet. Too quiet in my opinion, even with the washer, the dryer, the dishwasher and the radio going. Nobody wanted the celebration to end, and the good-byes were hard. To keep the good times in mind...