#100HappyDays: Clinking frapps
I noticed the couple come in–the gentleman dutifully shepherding the woman and her walker into line and then to a seat nearby. …
#100HappyDays: The reluctant birthday boy
Wednesday’s happy included this moment from our Wednesday night hangar party where everyone serenaded the reluctant birthday boy, Ray-Dad. I’m grateful for …
#100HappyDays: Gypsy chickens and birthday celebrations
Last Sunday, we celebrated my father-in-law, Ray-Dad’s, birthday at a charming nursery/restaurant in Loomis called the Flower Farm. Aside from family cheer …
#100HappyDays: Real smiles
My niece Adelynn is cornering the market on cuteness! I’m pretty well floored by how fast babies learn. Having not grown up …
#100HappyDays: Baby’s first Easter
Baby Duckie and Grand-Marm. Having never been around babies consistently, I am boggled, yes, BOGGLED by how fast my little niece Adelynn …
The quest for Grandma’s ham and bean soup: A for-now recipe
Not-quite-Grandma’s ham and bean soup with kale and extra veggies. Roast beef. Campbell’s chicken noodle soup. “Yellow meals” of box mac-n-cheese, hot …
Thursday 13: It wouldn’t be Christmas without a banana bunker
A Christmas-scape, the newest addition to my holiday decor. Last year, yours truly got crafty and hot glued all of those medium-sized …
Thirdsgiving and other things
Something I learned today: Zumba is incredibly difficult when you have gravy coursing through your veins. Like me, this week. We just …
The phone call that changed my entire life
The ringing phone pierced pre-dawn silence. Dripping from a fast shower, I ran to pick up the kitchen receiver before the call …
A journaling fool
Can I tell you how grateful I am that blogging didn’t exist during my childhood? As a kid who read Holocaust memoirs …