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Rhubarb-Strawberry Pie: An Encore Performance
Just like yesterday's post, this one is an encore performance. Why? Because I need to work on page proofs of The Caregiver's Notebook instead of testing new recipes and blogging about the results. And since the rhubarb in our little patch is almost ready to pick...and...
Top Ten Things My Parents Taught Me
Mother's Day was a very special time in my childhood home. Every year we celebrated Mom's extraordinary efforts to provide for our family. But when Mother's Day fell on May 11, as it did on the day of his birth in 1929, we celebrated Dad's birthday, too. Since his...
All the Thyme in the World
Our herb garden has been planted! Not an easy feat on a weekend sprinkled with rain showers to dodge and graduation parties to attend. Add to that a mystery that needed to be solved before the planting to begin, and the accomplishment seems almost miraculous. The...
My Brush with Greatness
In the interest of full disclosure, you should know that my brush with greatness was more like an editorial luck of the draw. I was just one of many workshop presenters at last weekend's Together We Can Conference hosted by Ask Resources and Disability Iowa. Senator...
Chocolate Chip Cookies Made with DYI Butter Substitute
Today's post is a follow up on last week's recipe which featured a DYI butter substitute. (As my daughter mentioned in the comment section last week, she found the recipe at The Provident Homemaker.) In last week's post ended with a picture of the mixture poured into...
Mother’s Day Wish List Top Ten
Mother's Day is almost here, so I'm being pro-active on behalf of my family. Instead of letting them fret and stew about what to get Mommy Dearest on the big day, they can check this wish list for a suitable gift. I know, my thoughtfulness is a marvel to endure...