“Jack..stop making funny faces at all the people in passing vehicles to see how many people you can get to smile. This is Chicago!”
“Scott…too bad. Motown music doesn’t have annoying electric guitar..it is still music. When you are a parent you can pick the music you think your kids will hate just to annoy them as well.
“No Amy..they are not doing a re-enactment or playing dress-up. We are officially in Ohio.
I have been traveling lately. I have loved visiting school kids, talking about writing, and encouraging wide eyed youngsters to stay curious and use their imaginations. What I have enjoyed the most is sharing stories with people I have met and those I have stayed with, not just random stories, but their stories. I loved…
In the process of collecting the scattered colonies, Reynolds was stung nearly 100 times. “It was a hot summer day,” he said. “The suit was sticking to me and the stingers were coming through the cotton fabric. I started to swell up and had some difficulty breathing so now I keep an EPI pen handy.”…
The other day my mother in law asked me, “Do you read anything just for pleasure?” I have stacks of newspapers and magazines. Piles of books and volumes of research material. I read all the time, but when she asked me that simple question I felt like someone who had just received a mild concussion…
I love a great bargain, especially when fresh produce is involved. So when I could pick up fresh pears for 50 cents a pound, I did what any halfway normal person who loves cooking, canning, and baking does – OR not- I bought a whole box. Yep. Thirty-five pounds of pears, just waiting to be…
When Janet Mahlberg ran into Lori Lawson a few years ago, it was more than just a surprise. It was a life changing experience. “It had been over 22 years since I had seen her,” said Mahlberg, adding the last time she had seen her classmate, Lawson was pushing a 6-month-old baby in a stroller….
Savor -to enjoy with appreciation; dwell on with delight. Amy and I have been ramping up our culinary prowess and learning new recipes. I had never thought to add nutmeg to a cheese filling, or fresh ginger to chicken and yet that is what we have been doing. The kitchen smells wonderful and even the…