Finish that expression. Sardines, of course! Yesterday, I was watching Dr. Oz, who was touting a book that looks mighty interesting to me called the 4 Hour Body. How could you not be interested in a book that promises Rapid Fat-Loss? Holy Moly, I just called up the Amazon link, and it also apparently promises …

The last month or so has been hard. Really hard. I caught a bug the day after Christmas, a really evil bug, that caused me to lose my voice from 3 weeks of coughing day and night, and sapped me of all energy, physical and  emotional. During that time, I also allowed myself to become …

However. I didn’t want to let TOO long go by without wishing you a Happy New Year , even though this, the longest-lived virus in the history of mankind, has really kicked my tail, and left me feeling like the holiday has gone to the dogs. I hope you will forgive me for my absence, …

The Dad on “A Christmas Story” Ain’t the Only Major Award Winner! No Ugly One Yet. Isn’t that a great name: No Ugly One Yet? As in, “All my kids are beautiful: haven’t had an ugly one yet”? Well, my friend Leslie, from the Sonlight Forums, who goes by the user name of No Ugly …

Pictures courtesy Boonie Baby.  It snowed in the Boonies yesterday. It snowed with a ferocity and intensity that we, heretofore, had not yet experienced in these somewhat remote parts. Of course, it snowed across much of the continent yesterday. (Although, ironically enough, I talked to a friend who lives in what is traditionally one of …

My friend Sharon was asking a group of folks for a good cookie swap recipe the other day, so I credit the inception of this post to her. :-D. She also asked me if there were any good companies around willing to make a gift delivery, to which, I recommended her a few. I’ve made …

My dear husband took these shots, of the Disabled American Veterans Honor Guard performing the Flag Folding and Presentation ceremony at my Uncle’s funeral. My uncle served during World War II, at the Panama Canal. The Flag Folding and Presentation Ceremony, as well as the 21 Gun Salute, was beautiful, and deeply moving. I cannot …

The Best Christmas Music Ever Free? Free??? Did you say a contest, AND a giveaway??? Yup. It’s the holidays, after all, and with or without the mistletoe, I’m in a holiday mood. If you remember, a few weeks ago I did a post about the Best Christmas Music Ever. (Yeah, OK, it’s my husband’s music, …

Pumpkin pie is typically dense, and heavy, but in this post, I’m going to teach you how to make the lightest, fluffiest pumpkin pie, ever. When I was a kid, I didn’t even ~like~ pumpkin pie. Till I made this one for my husband, on the first Thanksgiving that I hosted, all by myself. He …

This easy, southern, homemade, Old-Fashioned Pecan Pie Recipe is just like my mom, the best pie maker I ever knew, used to make. She taught me a secret ingredient, and I’ll share it with you! I love pie. I especially love Old-Fashioned Pecan Pie.  Have you SEEN how many pie recipes I have on this blog??? …

Aunt Juanita’s funeral was yesterday. There is, of course, absolutely no way for any description I could write to do this fine woman justice. But I would like to share with you an anecdotal snapshot or two from my aunt’s life. If you read my last blog post, then you know that my uncle A.J. …

I attended the funeral yesterday of a most wonderful man. He was a gentle man, and a gentleman in the true sense of the word: kind, hard-working, a devoted husband, and a loving father. It was the funeral of my Uncle A.J.. He was 89 years old when he passed from this life on the …

Since it’s Thanksgiving tomorrow, and I have a huge day of prep work in front of me today, my thoughts go to cooking, and to thankfulness, and one of the things I’m most thankful for is my adorable daughter has asked twice to help me today with the cooking preparations for tomorrow. Well, I gotta …

First off: a brief update. I didn’t win the blog contest. 🙁 But I DID want to take a moment to THANK YOU, all of you, who voted for me and expressed your support of my little dream. It was a wonderful experience in that it encouraged me to write more, and it encouraged me …

This turkey recipe is a hybrid of a couple of recipes I collected at epicurious.com. They have a world of good turkey advice over there, so if you need some ideas or advice, I’d really encourage you to go over there and take a look for yourself. They’re not paying me a dime to say …