My mother is selling her bed. It’s an adjustable bed with a massage setting. Since her husband passed away the huge expanse of mattress is too much for one (...)
Waking up early in Beatty, Nevada, we ate a light breakfast, slapped on some sunscreen, filled the cooler with ice and bottled water and headed out the door. (...)
Last weekend was a busy one. Not much time to put my feet up and enjoy the Sunday paper. Saturday night Rick and I took ourselves out to dinner, something we (...)
Heirloom tomato salad with buttermilk blue cheese dressing and bagel croutons
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While consuming my bowl of cereal topped with sliced banana this morning I read an article on the health benefits of milk. After all the hype to drink the (...)
Before I closed my eyes last night I turned on the TV. Marley and Me was on. I grabbed a box of tissues. This wasn’t my first viewing. Sure enough by the end (...)
Slow cooker harira lamb chickpea and coriander soup
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According to the news the milleniums, (those of us 18-34) as a group are more likely to call in sick when they are not then the generations preceding them. (...)
The house smells like cookies, and outside the rain is steadily falling. It isn’t often that I slow down enough lately to really appreciate the sensation of (...)
Three days at the coast last week turned out to be just what the doctor ordered for Rick and I. “Vacation” has not been written on our calendar for six years. (...)
Decadent cheesy bread recipe for fun and entertaining
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Are we becoming too politically correct? Is there a point where it goes beyond reason, leaving us perpetually walking on eggshells and confused as to the what (...)
Our plans to attend Rick’s daughter’s wedding went just about as expected for my life. We had to rent him a suit because his went out of style about ten years (...)
Haven’t been either cooking or writing for the past week. I’ve been on the road collecting my mother and her roommate for a stay with us in the tall trees. (...)
Home again, home again, jiggety jig. What a long week. So busy. When I visit my mother aside from throwing in a little shopping we spend a good deal of time (...)
Prices continue to rise. People are searching for ways to cut costs to keep their heads above the water line. I clip coupons and scan the paper for sales in an (...)
Dancing with the Stars, I have to admit, is one of my guilty pleasures. Somewhere deep in the depths of me there’s a dancer struggling to emerge. On many (...)
