Our daughter and her husband are having a baby! We’ve known for several weeks and have been wanting to share … More
Month: November 2015
Puffy Meringue Cookies
It’s traditionally now the start of the Christmas season, which in my household, always includes baking cookies. And usually a … More
Before It Was Black Friday
I really don’t remember when everyone started calling the day after Thanksgiving Black Friday. I should, because I began my … More
Remembrances from Thanksgiving
This year I find myself having a hard time getting into the holiday spirit. Maybe it’s because of the stress … More
An Empty Chair
For nine years there has been an empty chair at our holiday table. Although the actual chairs that are pulled … More
Be Thankful
Thanksgiving Day is just a few days away. A day that families traditionally get together to enjoy a huge meal … More
Our Family’s Traditional Cranberry Sauce
It’s not really cranberry sauce, but my mother always called it that. Looking back through all the variations of it … More
What Are You Doing for Thanksgiving?
That’s a question we get asked every year, especially since the death of my mother several years ago. My husband’s … More
Grandmom’s Oyster Dressing
One of the traditions at our family Thanksgiving dinners, and Christmas as well, is actually a dish that not everyone … More
Where Are Your Tears?
My mother had a difficult time crying. She told me years ago that she’d cried so much when my father died … More
Memories Lighting My Mind
But what if the memories suddenly start fading….or if the light doesn’t always come on any more? Most of us, … More
To the Man on the Sidewalk
I did not write this. I do not take credit for it in any way. I wish I had, but … More