Champagne Mousse or Ice Cream
In honor of hitting the 1,000 subscriber mark on Recipe Archaeology, Christine and I decided to make something tasty. I found this recipe in my Grandmother’s copy of Helen Corbitt Cooks for Company (pub. 1974). The book is organized by … Continued
Four Somethings in April
May is in full swing but in an effort to maintain some sort of writing schedule and accountability, I’m still thinking about April. Each month my friend Heather shares four somethings that she loved or learned and offers a space … Continued
On Camping and Unplugging
Last weekend was one of those very rare weekends when there weren’t any hard and fast commitments on the calendar for anyone in our family. Yes, there were things we could have done or participated in but there wasn’t anything … Continued
Five Minute Friday – Turn
Thank goodness for Five Minute Friday or I might never get any writing done. Sometimes I feel less than when all I get done on ye ol’ blog is just this short little post but I guess five minutes is … Continued
Five Minute Friday – Other
This week’s Five Minute Friday prompt is Other. A perfect meditation after having spent two solid weeks worrying over the state of affairs in our education system and the people who give their hearts and souls to it. Five minutes … Continued
Five Minute Friday – Release
I’m back at it with Five Minute Friday. I’ve missed the past few weeks due to busy schedules or the ago old “I’ll get to that in just a few minutes” and then a few minutes turn into never. Classic. … Continued
Look for Beauty and The Glorious Table
I’m contributing at The Glorious Table again this week. I wrote this post months ago but it seems very timely that it popped up this week when teachers across Oklahoma are making the very difficult decision to walk out of … Continued
Banana Upside Down Cake and the Oklahoma Teacher Walk Out
In case you haven’t heard, Oklahoma teachers have had enough with the conditions of their classrooms and their salaries and they have something to say about it. They are just about done with the tom-foolery of our state legislature and … Continued
Maundy Thursday at The Glorious Table
Holy Week has snuck up on me. It feels like it was Palm Sunday about two seconds ago but I just looked up and it’s Maundy Thursday. Apparently my crazy-busy schedule didn’t really care that I wanted this to be … Continued
Middle School Check Point
We are just over half way through our first middle school adventure. Everybody says middle school is the toughest of the school years and they aren’t lying. We recently attended spring parent/teacher conferences. Dear Husband and I came away with … Continued