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Fresh Peach Pie
I don’t often run the same recipe twice. But after I served fresh peach pie to the members of our writers’ group Tuesday night, they wanted to know how to make it. So, in honor of them (and because this is my favorite recipe) an exception must be made. For those of...
It Could Be Worse, I Could Be Teaching
It rained again last night. Not as hard as two nights ago, but even a little is too much when the ground is completely saturated. So we have more water in the basement this morning. And even though the city promptly repaired Monday’s washouts at the end of our...
Momentary Light Afflictions
As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many as He will bear their iniquities. Isaiah 53:11 The other day, I went for my morning walk at 5:30 AM in an attempt to beat the...
Monsoon Season in Iowa
Can anybody tell me when Iowa swapped out summer for monsoon season? Apparently we were so busy with weddings this spring and summer, the climate switcheroo news flash escaped us. The mass of vibrant green lawns, not a normal sight during an unusually hot August, made...
Chinese Water Torture Is Not for Me
Even though I’m really good at secret code words (ask Anne’s bridesmaids and Kailen’s bridegrooms about the dandy ones I invented during wedding week), and even though I’ve read all the Mrs. Pollifax books as part of my training to become a little old lady CIA agent,...
Basil Pesto
Iowa weather has been a bit odd this summer. Not so far as the temperatures go. They’ve been pretty normal for July and early August, which means hot and uncomfortably humid. But the unusual amount of rain dumped on our state this late in the summer has ratcheted the...