First came the sense of relief. He is really gone. Really, truly, no kidding. Gone. Then came that realization — much like how you feel after a particularly ugly divorce — that the center of your rage, the reason for… Read More ›
Food
INSTANT POT: GREAT EQUIPMENT (I THINK) WITH INCOMPREHENSIBLE INSTRUCTIONS
After the death of my slow cooker, I decided to go big. I ordered an Instant Pot Slow Cooker. Not a pressure cooker. A slow cooker. I have issues with pressure cookers. A legacy of my mother is the certaintly… Read More ›
THE SLOW COOKER THAT WOULDN’T COOK
I only bought the slow cooker about a year ago. It was larger than the other one I had, which is small. Some meals needed more room than the three-quart unit. I didn’t use the bigger one very often until… Read More ›
SHARE YOUR WORLD ON 12-22-2020
Questions, questions, questions – World Sharing as Christmas nears What is your favorite type of cookie (they’re called biscuits in Europe I believe)? Plain sugar cookies. Very crisp, covered with crystalized sugar. It’s hard to find them. I think I’ll… Read More ›
THREE-QUARTERS = 75%
I was out of lunch meat, so Garry went to the deli. It was Monday and the deli was out of everything except (sigh) turkey breast. Not my favorite, but I’m betting today is a delivery day. Garry asked the… Read More ›
LEARNING NEW SKILLS AS THE QUARANTINE GOES ON AND ON AND ON
Owen was home for the day and decided it was a good day to learn to bake bread. I have a lot of old cookbooks from as early as 1899 (it is a reprint of the book that eventually became… Read More ›
DARK RED ALL OVER THE PLACE – CEE’S FUN FOTO CHALLENGE
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Dark Red Dark red. My favorite color for sweaters and often, dresses. My favorite automobile paint color. Just a great color. But do I have any pictures that are the right color?
SHARING MY WORRIES ON THE NIGHT BEFORE THE ELECTION
SHARE YOUR WORLD AND WORRIES 11-3-2020 In bright Democratic blue, I’m a very nervous blogger tonight. I love elections. Always have since I watched the first one on TV when Kennedy was elected. I was up all night until finally,… Read More ›
THE COVID PSYCHE – By ELLIN CURLEY
Covid 19 has changed me, or at least the Covid lifestyle has changed me, on a deep level. First let me explain that I am in the high risk population for Covid. I’m over 70, I have only one kidney… Read More ›
DUKE SAYS “I’M NOT A DOG!”
This week, Duke rejected a meal — which all the people in the house had happily eaten the previous day — because it had potatoes in it. Duke, who claims he is not a dog, does not like potatoes. Any… Read More ›
AND THEN THE WIND BLEW AND THE LIGHTS WENT DARK
I had a nice set of posts planned for this evening until the wind came up and the lights went out. We got a lot of wind which, apparently brought down some trees and although it is usually dark here… Read More ›
SHARE MY WORLD AS OCTOBER MOVES ALONG
Share Your World 10-5-2020 How can it be the tenth month of the year? What happened? Oh, right. Everything happened. This was the year that was in every sense of the world. Whatever became of “National Brotherhood Week?” It was a… Read More ›
