July, 2011
Gourmet for the Grill
My husband, Bernie, and I plan to check out some Civil War historic sites this year and do a little camping. We’ll haul our own rations and I’ll make packet meals wrapped in aluminum foil. You [...]
Sharper by the Season
Over the next two months your child could lose two months of educational acumen. Happy thought, isn’t it? Summer stretches before you with fun things to do, and now I’ve made you worry your kids are [...]
Emergency! Um … I think
It’s a bad sign when the emergency room doctor greets you with, “It’s nice to see you again.” Emphasis on “again.” Yes, we’re regulars at the emergency department. Fortunately, my children do not have an chronic [...]
Oh the places you go, if you’ll persevere
Perseverance. That’s what my friend Linda Drummond has. I have known her ten-plus years and I know this has been one of the critical components in her success. (Mary Wood Littleton tells the story of Linda [...]
It’s the Berries!
We did not have blueberry bushes when I was growing up outside of Auburn. When I moved home after twenty-five years away, I had to have blueberries. I planted four blueberry bushes and did everything wrong, [...]
A Flare for the Seventies
The Seventies — though I wasn’t even a thought at the time — were awesome. Far out, even. Political scandals, Bohemian Rhapsody, game-changing journalism, and bell bottoms — nearly every bit of the decade rocked. Since [...]
Have you heard the one about basil?
Remember, if you swallow gum, it will sit in your stomach for seven years. Have a sore throat? Breath on a frog and you’ll feel better right away. Who came up with this stuff? It’s easy [...]
The Taming of the Brain
Linda Drummond’s handwriting was changing. Her normal loops and flourishes were shrinking into a cramped scrawl that was work to put on the page. It was 2001. She was thirty-nine years old with two daughters, six [...]
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The Upper Crust
Great pecan