Some blogs are easy to write and some have to be pulled out of you. This one is being pulled because with every word I write, I’m still in disbelief that Uncle Richard is gone. He passed away in the early hours of November 22nd. Although I knew it was coming because he’d been ill for several months, I held out hope he might make it through the…
Sorry I’m a little behind in posting the winner, it’s been a rough week, but more on that next blog post. The winner is…not me, or Anderson, who made it in for Thanksgiving. We were skunked by a seven-year-old, who won this year’s Annual Cutthroat Tunno Pumpkin Pie Competition. He even fluted the crust! It was my great-nephew Alessandro, who took the kids trophy last year. He got…
I’m finally getting around to doing all the traveling normal people do when they’re young, now that I’m in my 60s…and I’m loving it. I finally got to Washington D.C. and left with a serious appreciation for our country and the sacrifices of those who helped build it and those who fought and died to keep it free. I went with Carolyn, who can arrange a tour of…
A crisp breeze and golden, twirling leaves signal the end of summer here in Pennsylvania which thrills me. A person can legally only take so many clothes off in sweltering heat and humidity, but you can always put more on once it cools off. So fall is time for my favorite attire, turtlenecks and corduroy jackets. Most autumn days find me tromping through the woods, amazed at the…
Remember a post or two ago when I was whining about the Dove mini fiasco? About how I went maniacally through an entire box only to find one single mini that was chocolate inside? You, no doubt, also recall that, pushed to the point of no return, with a lot of time on my hands, and an appalling minimum of shame, I called customer service. The young man…
Who knew that one little change can take an ordinary vegetable like cauliflower from tasty to killer good? Apparently, my daughter did. She learns this stuff from other people’s food blogs and then tells me. The woman she currently likes is Carla Lalli Music and I can see why, she’s a great cook. At least I know my daughter got started on this food journey because of me,…
My mom’s handsome hero, Bob Barker passed away over the weekend. Someone posted that he lived as close to 100 without going over, which is dark, Price is Right humor. I think Mr. Barker would have probably chuckled at that. Thank you to all my friends who said they were thinking of me and my mom. I know I’ve posted, “Da Holy Hour,” many times now, but in…
Today, I sanded and painted like a madwoman. I have been doing this for months now because I moved into a condo that needed some work. I’ve painted five hardwood doors, first sanding them thoroughly, then putting four coats of paint on each side. That meant I also had to sand and paint each door frame. I just finished painting my living room and have now painted every…
People can be so picky. They love you and your zucchini bread one day, the next, they want to kill you because your recipe left zucchini bread drippings all over their oven. So, clearly I will not be getting the James Beard award for excellence, but it’s not my fault. My mom was one of those seat-of-your-pants cooks. She just slapped stuff together and it tasted great, pretty…
Is it me, or does it seem like everyone is going on fabulous vacations except me? They are? I knew it! I cannot go this year because I am in the throes of painting every square inch of this condo, (including doors-yuck) like the maniac that I clearly am. Note to self, Next time, hire a painter! But I’m passing valuable information on to any of you lucky…