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Pumpkin Bread – Yum!
I’m from a baking family - since they mean the same thing, it’s easier to say, “Taste this” than “I love you” - so Thanksgiving week is one of our family’s favorites. Actually, I got some early practice saying “I love you” with food after we entertained the younger...
Waiting for the Fog to Lift
November is not Iowa’s best month. Maybe that’s why our small state has never been a destination location in late fall, except for the fourth Thursday of the month when people come back in droves for an indoor frenzy of food and football. Considering Iowa’s landscape...
The Christmas List Conundrum
With Christmas creeping ever closer, it’s time for Christmas lists, but I’m having a hard time starting mine. I could say life’s too busy, which it has been. Or I could plead ignorance, saying I don’t know what I want, which isn’t true. Or I could say my tastes are...
First, the Bad Book News
If you are one of the groupies who’ve been following the unexpected positive progress of the mystery novel set Ginger Work and I collaborated on, you need to sit down. I have some disappointing news. In a recent email from a very kind editor, we were informed that...
Spinach Salad
In Monday’s post, I briefly mentioned the Saturday night supper Hiram and I hosted for Anne, her boyfriend, and five of her cousins. On the family tree, they’re second cousins, but those particular branches grew up side-by-side, and they’re closer than sardines in a...
Simple, Sweet Pleasures
After several weeks of travel and book promotion, I enjoyed a weekend at home. Not a lazy weekend, though. This one was jam-packed with so many simple sweet pleasures, I’m still on an emotional high. Here’s a brief rundown: A weekend visit with Anne and her boyfriend....