Thinking Outside of the Box

We had a run of bad luck last week. The front burner on our cook top quit working and then the refrigerator started making an awful noise. To be honest, I have hearing loss, so I couldn’t hear the noise in the refrigerator but it seemed to annoy everyone else,...

The Recipe Box

When the weather gets cold and I can’t walk outside, I get a little antsy. (Gene would tell you that this is a huge understatement and that there is family folklore about the trouble I get into when I’m bored and stuck inside!) So one of the activities that I often do...

No Recollection of That

I recently found out that I am going to be a Grandmother.  I cannot tell you how excited I was to hear the news.  If you had asked me several years ago what my reaction to this wonderful news would be, I would have told you that I would probably cry.  But I...