by Sara Ray | Nov 20, 2019 | Cooks' Corner
Sandwiched between all the hoopla of Halloween and the Christmas hubbub is the holiday we call Thanksgiving. In years gone by, this day seemed to have a lot more meaning than it does currently. Halloween was less of a production, and Christmas lights didn’t show up...
by Sara Ray | Nov 13, 2019 | Cooks' Corner
Someone forgot to tell the weatherman that November is an autumn month. The forecast for the next several days sounds more like winter. By the time this column comes out in the newspaper, we will know if we have descended to the predicted lows, which could be...
by Sara Ray | Nov 6, 2019 | Cooks' Corner
Here we are in November. The time has changed, dropping back an hour. It does get dark an hour earlier, but I like the fact that the sun comes up sooner in the morning. I guess there are pros and cons to the whole time change business; if it were up...
by Sara Ray | Oct 30, 2019 | Cooks' Corner
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...
by Sara Ray | Oct 23, 2019 | Cooks' Corner
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)...
by Sara Ray | Oct 17, 2019 | Cooks' Corner
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...
