Just a warning – before reading this column, be aware that it has some fowl language. The word “chicken” is often associated with cowardice. It has caused many a person to act in ways they would not ordinarily behave. After all, who wants to be called a chicken? The dread of being associated with poultry seems to make people lose their common sense. Take my sister, Cindy, for instance. Besides being known as a tomboy, she was never one to…..
This coming Sunday is Mother’s Day – that time of year when we celebrate special women in our lives. Not all of them are a biological parent. I could name several ladies that served as mother-figures to me during various seasons of my existence. I owe each one a huge amount of gratitude. I have been thinking a lot about my mom lately. My lawn has been purple with violets; while many consider them weeds, to me they are a…..
I do not know why March was chosen as National Sauce Month; however, after reading the definition of the word “saucy,” I have an idea. According to www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary, “saucy” means: 1. served with or having the consistency of sauce 2 a: impertinently bold and impudent b: amusingly forward and flippant: irrepressible Going with the second definition, March this year has definitely been saucy. The weather has been on a roller coaster ride; warm one day and freezing the next. When I drove to church…..
What is black and white and red all over and comes in the middle of February? It isn’t a sunburned penguin, nor is it an embarrassed skunk. It’s also not a zebra running through a strawberry patch. Give up? It’s my annual column with recipes for Valentine’s Day. (Black-on-white print in the newspaper that is read all over…) Sometimes it is hard to write about themes that recur year after year. This is the thirteenth time I need to come…..