April Fool’s Day is almost here. Our cat, Tatty, will be 17 years old on April Fool’s Day. (That’s Tatty, soaking wet and enjoying his newest favorite activity.)
Besides celebrating Tatty’s birthday, we’ve always had fun pulling off the requisite hoaxes on April Fool’s Day.
Jeffrey just reminded me how he marked the holiday a […]
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I’m really looking forward to cooking dinner and having some of our family members over, this Sunday.
All evening, I was possessed with the idea of making something traditional. So I looked at a bunch of Web sites to see what traditional Easter dinner menus might work.
I saw countless photos of perfectly glazed hams, […]
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Most families who celebrate Easter have some sort of activity they participate involving eggs whether it is coloring them, hunting for them, putting them into baskets full of bright colored grass, or eating chocolates, cookies, or other treats in the shape of them.
I wanted to take a closer look at eggs because around this time […]
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Maybe it’s a bit early. It was kinda chilly today. Actually, it was flat-out cold. But there’s no doubt about it. Spring is almost here.
The trees are beginning to show tiny buds. The crocuses are starting to peek through the soil. Even the Hostas in the rock garden are pushing their pointy little heads […]
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We had some friends over for dinner on Friday night. We hadn’t seen one of the two couples in months. So I invited them for what was billed as a “casual dinner.” That also meant, “Come comfy. Jeans are just fine.”
I wanted dinner to be relaxed–no standing over the stove while guests were […]
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This is a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air. It was the hottest car around when Arnie and Fern first met. Both were seniors at Lafayette High School, in Brooklyn. They weren’t really friends. They just kinda knew each other.
Not long after graduation, Fern became a happy wife and loving mom to two wonderful sons. Arnie became […]
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