A LETTER TO MY MOTHER ON HER 80TH BIRTHDAY
Dear Mom, Chopping a mountain of broccoli in the kitchen this afternoon, I slipped into, what I like to consider, a zen attitude. You see, it's a rainy day and there are groceries...
View ArticleIN THE KITCHEN....FRIED CHICKEN SUNDAY SUPPER
Should you find yourself seriously dieting, you might want to save this post to read some other time. It is not for the weak willed! I can attest to this disclaimer because I was once...
View ArticleWHEN MOTHER NATURE THROWS US CURVE BALLS...BLUE PUMPKINS
Last year, we found in our local farmers market, a most unusual grey-blue pumpkin. The young lad who sold it to us very proudly pronounced it to be a Curcubita Pepo, or I have come to...
View ArticleCOLLECTIONS OF THE SOUVENIR MIND
I once met a woman who told me that she never met a dish that she didn't like. What a way to turn a phrase, but I knew exactly what she was talking about. Some people are born with a...
View ArticleBEWARE THE FALLING PUMPKINS
Pretty green-blue pumpkins that popped up in our garden and yard this year. They also showed up in a not so expected spot... you can read about that in this first blog post that I wrote.As I mentioned...
View ArticleGOING TO THE DOG'S...A BOOK LAUNCH
Susan E. Davis, my very good friend, has published a book about how to take care of some very important beings in your life and mine...your pets. You can order the book on Barnes and Noble...
View ArticleTHE SEASON OF WONDER IS UPON US
Autumn...my favorite season began this weekend! Maybe growing up on Long Island was influential with this personal love affair I have been enjoying, but in my very humble opinion, this is...
View ArticleMAGICAL MONMOUTH STREET
The east coast was given a gift today from Mother Nature herself...Warmth!! The temperature hovered in the mid-sixties for the winter solstice and people were out in droves enjoying it....
View ArticleEMPTY NEST SYNDROME
On my walk this morning...looking for signs of Spring...I noticed all of these empty nests one block. The hornets nest amazes me the most, although, it is pretty unbelievable that these nests made it...
View ArticleADIOS PETER PAN...HELLO NEW BLOG
Some people never want to grow up and most of us certainly do not want to grow old (at least not after we have turned 21), but like most things in life, aging is what you make of it. Black...
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