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Top Ten Upsides to Dieting in July
10. It lowers grocery bills so there's more money to spend on air conditioning. 9. Anyone who gets weekly produce through a community supported agriculture (CSA) share has plenty of veggies to eat. 8. Those with dairy allergies that limit food choices when out...
Brave Mothers and Courageous Children
Last week, my heart grew heavier and heavier as the media reported more and more bad news. Downed airliners. Fighting in the Middle East. People in this country shouting at refugee children, holding ugly signs telling them to to home. I gave God an earful. I told him...
The Shadow Valley Guitar: Recycled
With a book deadline breathing down my neck, this summer has required some difficult choices. The hardest was the decision not to attend the July Family Camp at Shadow Valley in Idaho. Another, not nearly so difficult, was to cut back on blogging. Today's post...
Non-Dairy German Chocolate Cake Tweaking
July is birthday month for my daughter and me. We celebrated last weekend–a bit early for both of us, but it was when our family could gather together. I baked the latest dairy-free rendition of the traditional family birthday cake, German's Chocolate. I last baked...
Top Ten Things About Living in Iowa
10. Radio ads during sports broadcasts feature seed corn, soybean hybrid, fertilizers, and the like. 9. During the recession, Iowa's unemployment rate was 2–4% lower than the national rate. 8. Unbearable hot, humid summer days and nights are interrupted by...
Priorities, Jane, Priorities!
This mystery novel update contains some good news and some bad news. Let's start with the good news. This update comes only a little over a month after the last one. Since they previously came every two months, the pace has picked up considerably. Too bad the same...