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Featherbeds
I’ve been gone this week, unable to whip up any tasty treats to feature as the recipe post. So here’s another of my fave’s from Shadow Valley Family Camp. You’re probably thinking, “She says recipe from Family Camp is her fave,” and you’re right. Every recipe is my...
The Irresistible Henry House
Without the suggestion from a book club buddy, The Irresistible Henry House probably wouldn’t have found a spot on my personal book list. But now I’m grateful to have read it. Lisa Grunwald’s book isn’t great literature. But, it is an intriguing novel about a...
September Is Only Six Months Away – Recycled
One look at this post from February 12, 2011, and I knew it had to be this week’s recycled post. Why? Because last week the editor at Discovery House Publishers said Different Dream Parenting will be released on October 1. And what did I do upon hearing the news? I...
Will the Yahoo Responsible for This Please Stand Up
This blog post is directed to the yahoo who buried the pig head carved from a coconut in my doll collection. Yes, it’s pathetic that I finally noticed if over a month after you “won” it in the white elephant gift exchange New Year’s weekend. In my own defense, the...
Doing What I Can Do
So far, the week has produced bushels and bushels of bad news. The following items top my gloomy Gus list. Gas went over $3.00 a gallon. The peaceful Egyptian protests went nasty. Food prices will soon rise. Not as many new jobs were created as expected. The folks in...
Pastitsio – A Greek Pasta Dish
Does anybody know how to pronounce the name of this Greek pasta dish? The recipe was in the Cook Smart column Pam Anderson writes for the USA Weekend newspaper magazine. (www.usaweekend.com - January 21-23 edition) Though I can’t pronounce it correctly, my husband and...