Spring brings fresh asparagus and lots of love!

This past week has been a whirlwind of activity.  My 12-year-old granddaughter Maggie was with me for the week.  My daughter Molly (Maggie’s mother) traveled to be with us for a few days, arriving shortly before midnight on Tuesday.  Molly is active duty Air Force for...

Don’t be shy about asking for peanuts

Some people have never known a stranger.  They can talk to anyone at any time and not think anything of it.  Others possess more reticence, but overall don’t find it difficult to speak with people.  Then there are folks like me who must work to overcome a very shy...

Celebrate Green!

March brings with it a focus on the color green.  Green is not one of my favorite colors except in nature.  I think my dislike of it started when I was first married and we had hand-me-down green furniture, green carpet, green curtains, green this and green that until...

Potatoes, Anyone?

One of the first entries on a list of my favorite foods would be, “Potatoes!”  Baked, mashed, fried – the list could go on and on.  There aren’t very many ways that I won’t eat potatoes unless they are combined with some ingredient (like mushrooms) that I don’t care...