When did your love of writing begin? Are certain people responsible? I’ve been thinking lately about how mine began. The presentation of Auntie Hazel’s flashy script and grandma’s heartfelt poems filtered down through dad (both links lead to Sass and Vinegar, a tribute to two creative sisters who loved wordplay). I figured my interest came from dad’s…
Do you remember visiting grandma’s house when you were little, and she always seemed to have something she’d made–maple walnut rolls, sour cream cookies, or apple cinnamon pie–fresh out of the oven? When you think of favorite childhood foods, are you tempted to think there was something grandma made that only she could make? In…
These were the sights and sounds today as we hiked Riverside Trail, one of our favorites. As you can see, it’s a very friendly trail. I hope you had a lovely weekend. Enjoy.
“If we couldn’t laugh we would all go insane.” Robert Frost One day recently my husband and I ran errands. Several stops later, after visiting mom, buying groceries, looking at furniture, we headed home. I walked in the door, took off my coat, looked down and saw a laundry sheet hanging out of the bottom…
Do you like egg salad? My version may be a little different than yours, but I can guarantee, this one is packed with flavor (and it is yowza healthy). Except for the Feta, everything you see in the photo up there typically comes from our garden. (The eggs came from a friend on this particular…
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” Maya Angelou Think about that. Has there been a time in your life when something catastrophic happened forcing you to make a major life decision, and you found yourself in a new situation with new people, yet, you revealed nothing? On advice of…
finding merle 