Brrrrr. That was the temperature in the North Carolina mountains last weekend. We had been checking the weather forecast every day before we left so we were prepared. Kinda. We brought all the requisite cold weather gear. Bruce even insisted I go buy some rainboots — thankfully, I [...]
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C-O-L-D
Posted in Family, camping on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Ham Loaf Chronicles
Posted in Family, food on March 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My Uncle Gene, my father’s youngest brother and the last of the siblings, recently passed away at the age of 87. He went gently into that good night at a hospice with his family near him . My cousin, Susan, his youngest daughter, contacted several cousins who passed on the information to other [...]
Oh Cookie!
Posted in Christmas, Family, food on December 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I vacillated for over two weeks about baking Christmas cookies this year. On one hand, they are part of the tradition here; on the other, none of us needs the extra calories. So, yesterday I broke down and stirred up a double batch of Kathy’s Semi-Famous Cream Cheese Cookies. It is actually [...]
A Strange Malady
Posted in Family, health on December 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is from Jim’s blog, JamesSlusher.com, written in October, about his children: three year old, Jonathan, and his sister, six year old Emily.
Jonathan has been slow to talk. We haven’t determined yet what is causing his speech delays, but his hearing has been tested a number of times and it’s just fine. So in the [...]
Thanks for Stuffing Me
Posted in Family on November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Who can not love a holiday that requires people to sit and eat? We have had our family dinner today and everyone got to eat their fill, chat with the others and watch a little football. The kids couldn’t have their tractor ride — it was raining, but Andrew sure remembered it from [...]
Gone to the Dogs
Posted in Family, pets on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We dog sat over the weekend with Koga, David and Darlene’s Carolina dog. Carolina dogs are hounds, long legged with long upright ears. He is twice as tall as our short little Ginger. I was struck by the similarity to having humans visit to having animals visit. We had [...]
“Once a Catholic . . .”
Posted in Catholicsm, Family on September 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Once a Catholic, always a Catholic” I used to say. How very true. After 50 years, I’ve returned to the Church. I was raised Catholic from the age of 6 to 12, baptized and made my First Communion. All the things I loved about the Church are still there. [...]
More Bang for the Buck
Posted in Family, life, television on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you haven’t watched “The Big Bang Theory” on Monday nights on CBS, please do. It’s on early — 8 PM EDT. It starts its new season this coming Monday. For those of us who especially love and appreciate the beloved nerds in our lives, this program celebrates geekdom (or is it geekhood, [...]
Oh, Happy Day!
Posted in Family, food, home, life on August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The day of the Hubble reunion dawned bright and cool. A beautiful day, unlike the sweltering, humid days of the two past years we have attended. I believe the reunion has been going on annually on the second Sunday of August since the 1930s. My first recollection dates back to the 1950s. [...]
Happy Bones
Posted in Family, life on August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bruce and I recently returned from the Hubble Family Reunion in southern Illinois. This was our third annual trek. It gets more fun each year.
We had amazing weather for August. When I checked weather.com and found out the weather was predicted to be in the low 80s, I thought they had made [...]
