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Simpson College Chorus Flash Mob
My state is populated in large part by hard-working, low-emoting, never-wear-your-heart-on-your-sleeve stock. Not a people given to big scenes and making themselves stand out in a crowd. So when my cousin, who also lives in this state, shared this link on FaceBook, I...
Quick Vegetarian Pot Pie
Today’s recipe comes from the Nov. 4 - 6 issue of USA Weekend, a newspaper magazine. I’d been looking for a new vegetarian recipe to serve when the kids come home for Christmas, and this one looked promising. When I served it for supper last week, it did not get the...
Middlemarch by George Eliot
Would the librarian who pulled the audio version boxed set of George Elliot’s Middlemarch out of the stacks and displayed it on the end cap please stand up? I’d like to thank you for opening my eyes, or should I say ears, to a delightful two weeks of listening. My...
Top Ten Tips for Moving Day
Hiram and I are back from helping our son and his wife, our new daughter, move from Minnesota to Wisconsin. The weekend was a sequel to our August trip when we helped our daughter and her husband, our new son, move from Iowa to Ohio. Through the twin adventures, we...
Get Smooshed
We’ve been in our new church building for a year, and many new families are attending. It’s easy for people to get lost in the crowd when that happens, so our church (like many others) encourages newcomers to join a small church group. This month’s column for the...
Cheeseburger Chowder
I can’t believe today’s recipe hasn’t been posted here before. In fact, In fact when my daughter called and asked how to make cheeseburger chowder, I told her to look on the website. “I already did,” she said. “It’s not there.” “Let me check,” I said. “It’s not...