Apples, anyone?

I can’t let October get away without featuring apple recipes.  I have collected them for years and have tried lots of them along the way.  Several years ago, a friend of mine called me the “apple lady” because she was fascinated with all the different things...
Fall Treats

Fall Treats

Fall is really beginning to show its colors after the frosty mornings of last week.  Summer green is evolving into the reds, golds, and oranges of autumn.  Speaking of last week, several days of mine were filled with caring for two of my grandsons, Liam (8)...

This Little Piggy

Children’s toys are so much more sophisticated now than they were when I was young.  They include many of the things my contemporaries and I had to produce with our imagination.  However, sometimes I think we were better off because we learned to be...
Strong to the Finish

Strong to the Finish

Remember the cartoon character Popeye?  The one who was “strong to the finish” because he ate his spinach?  October must have been his favorite time of year, as it has been designated as National Spinach-Lovers’ Month.  I learned to eat many different...
Boys and cookies

Boys and cookies

This past weekend was something I had been anticipating.  The plan was for it to be filled with time with my grandchildren.  Things started out well; my son Jonathan brought his son Elijah (4) on Friday morning.  After Jonathan left, Elijah and I went through a book...