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Yard Angst
These days, I’m worrying about the yard. First, the warm April weather fooled the summer flowers into blooming two weeks early even though May turned cold. Now, a week of heavy rain and predictions of more to come put the whole state under a flood watch. So I’m...
Mary Tyler Moore Show, Season Three
I’ve been hankering for a Mary Tyler Moore marathon since April of 2008 when my sister and I took Mom on her 80th birthday trip to Savannah, Georgia. The condo we rented was stocked with several DVD sets, including the first season of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Every...
Rhubarb Custard Pie
Call it what you like – rhubarb or pie plant. As I mentioned before, mine isn’t doing very well this year, but some people have lots of the tart, delicious late spring delicacy. My mother found this recipe in the Betty Crocker cookbook she received when she married in...
Man of Steel, Part 2
In my last blog entry about my man of steel - way back in November - had just been diagnosed with shingles, couldn’t get outside to jog because a terrible winter had just begun, and the hospital where he works insisted he get the flu shot, his first ever. Day after...
Chicken Mint: Schwan’s Ice Cream Flavor of the Month
Ever heard of chicken mint ice cream? I hadn’t either until last weekend when four-year-old Brennen, a cowboy in training, introduced Cindy and me to the delectable treat. The chicken mint discovery occurred after supper, which was after the four-wheeler stunt video,...
A Piece of Harding County
We’re back, my friend Cindy and me, from our mad dash out west. The days were a blur of activity from the minute we left Thursday afternoon until we arrived back shortly after midnight today. Other than the 22 hours spent sleeping and 20 more spent sleeping, we:...