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Several years ago I attempted to make a picture perfect Fall food- Butter Nut Squash. Now, for some, this may not be a big deal. But, if you have grown up on peas, corn and carrots- tackling something from the cover of a Martha Stewart magazine can be overwhelming. It looked amazing. I pulled the…

As soon as I walked toward the pop-up tent at the edge of the Lowe’s parking lot I could smell them. Peaches. Farm fresh and tree sweetened. “Do you have any jam peaches?” I asked the older gentleman who had introduced himself as Grover McMurry. “These look like perfect peaches for a pie, but what…

This is a letter that Amy wrote to her brother, Scott, who is away at Army Boot Camp. When she read it to me, I told her we had to post it. For years, Scott and Amy have been threatening to write a book about living with me as pay back for being the subject…

It felt so good to sleep in and start the day with a big breakfast, which was a great thing since spent the rest of the day learning about mummies, animals and other cultures at the Field Museum then as a special treat we took a bus to meet up with Aunt Corrine at the…

It wasn’t beginning to look like Christmas at the Seither House. I had seen pictures posted on Facebook of decorated trees and lights glowing from greenery draped banisters,but the Christmas totes of our decorations were still in a small shed. Every time our kids mentioned getting a tree, I felt my inner Grinch start to…