I am tempting fate. Fate might win. Oh well. Nothing ventured – nothing gained, etc. Last year I entered three items in the Preserved Foods Competition at the Los Angeles County Fair: Fig jam with honey and walnuts; Grape jam; and Rhubarb-pineapple Ice Cream topping. I’ve been making some type of fig jam since I … More Jams, Marmalades, and County Fairs.
When did I start paying attention to wine labels, looking at the name of the winery and not the type of wine? A few years ago maybe. There seemed to be so many new labels and types of wine. Some names were traditional, some goofy, but what finally got my gears going was the appellation … More Read Any Good Wine Labels Lately?
Just a few months ago had someone asked me whether I was often anxious I would have said NO. Had I been asked whether I suffered from anxiety I would have said NO. If someone had suggested that I seemed anxious I would have laughed it off or talked about some project or fundraiser I … More Anxious? Not me!
Guest Blog today, which I found in my daily highlights from National Catholic Register. It isn’t religious, but rather the type of daily life story that can teach us a good life lesson. Mom’s will understand, and so will everyone else. Enjoy But It’s Not My Job! by Simcha Fisher Some lessons are just too … More But It’s Not My Job!
I Always Think Of You is not about ordinary memories. This isn’t about that special song that you and your date danced to a dozen times at the Senior Prom, nor is it about that special nick-nack that your Great Aunt gave you. I Always Think Of You is about the unusual reminders. It is … More I ALWAYS THINK OF YOU – Vol. 1
It was the first word in the first reader I remember in elementary school. Four letters; one syllable. Look. Simple enough. A word you easily remembered without needing to understand the phonics to come and sound it out. Little did I suspect that “look” would be so useful. Here’s how it made a difference’ a … More LOOK
My friend Sandra and I meet for breakfast or lunch, or sometimes afternoon coffee, every 3 to 4 weeks. We talk about family, Moms (her mom is 90, mine is 102), clubs we belong to, fundraising, community, whatever comes to mind. We keep it fun and casual. Sometimes I am late, sometimes she is late. It … More Let’s Meet For Breakfast
Each year, in Nashville, TN, there is an event called Country Radio Seminar (CRS) designed for country radio stations, pulling together programs and material for Program Directors, Disc Jockeys and Publicity/Advertising specialists. There are sponsors, advertisers, special events, giveaways and lots of networking. Back home listeners wait for their favorite DJs to return from CRS … More Country Radio Seminar 2015 – 2 Gals Turned Loose In Nashville
I love Costco. Love the merchandise, love the prices, love the quality, and even the long lines are not all too awful because you usually see plenty of checkers and packers and helpers working hard to move things along. My hubby loves Costco for different reasons: free food samples; the ability to buy things in … More COSTCO!
File this under “things that were just more simple when I was younger.” Take faucets and toilets, for example. Faucets came out of the wall – straight out. You turned the spigot and you had water. No filling up a cistern bucket by bucket from a well. No community water source and hauling buckets of … More Fun With Faucets and Toilets
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