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“But I Asked Santa For…
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb passes on an article on raising children by Thomas Phelan.
Squaring Away the Holiday
A summer buffet would not be considered a true hoedown without dancing. Just what is a “hoedown”? Webster dictionary says, “hoedown (ho’doun’) noun 1. a lively, rollicking dance, often a square dance 2. music for this 3. a party at which hoedowns are danced Etymology: prob. of black orig.” * I don’t suppose there will
Breezes and Berries
California strawberries taste great when you haven’t had a fresh strawberry for a whole year. This spring, I purchased one token carton of shipped-in strawberries — just enough to whet my family’s appetite for the real thing. Dad had been hungry for shortcake at the first sign of the shipped berries in the stores, which
Slightly Elevated
My brother Tom broke his leg. When I visited the hospital the day he had surgery to repair the nasty fractures, I checked in at the visitors’ desk and found he’d been moved from the room I settled him in the night before. His surgery was scheduled for 4 p.m. and I arrived around 3,
Seven steps to soothing your stress
Don’t take anti-anxiety medication or a sleeping pill to ‘chill out’, there are alternative methods of managing and relieving stress:
A Mystery, a Myth and More
Looking for this week’s recipes, I ran across Geraldine Duncann’s beautiful Web site thequestingfeast.com. Described as “a Web site for and about food and drink and the people who enjoy them”, several of her offerings stand out as special, March appropriate dishes connected with St. Patrick’s Day, Ireland and the bit of folklore that goes
Pet and Petability
“He’s riled!” I cautioned Kathie. She goaded our cat with her forearm. He lunged, wrapped his front legs around her arm and grabbed her wrist in his mouth. I was certain his teeth would draw blood, but she swore that in all their play times he never broke skin. I voiced that he needed a
Election Day Cake, a Piece of Americana
On the occasions when voting booths have been hauled out across this great land, one seasoned political entity has risen to the occasion, wrote Bonnie Benwick*, Washington Post staff writer, a few years back. A heavyweight! she teased, Dense, though. She was referring to Election Day Cake, sometimes called Hartford Election Cake. It bears some
The Buzz of Bees
The honey month of September provides a chance to celebrate the honeybee. Seventeen states have adopted the honeybee as their official state insect. Why does it hold top honors as the most popular among the 50 states? Keep in mind that one out of every three bites of food we consume has been made possible
A Skunk by Any Other Name … Would Still Smell
My supervisor and coworker, Carol, spoke of an overwhelming skunk stink that pervaded her neighborhood the other night. It lingered for hours around her home. I came up short for a column and decided to update one from several years back when a picture of a man nose to nose with a skunk caught my
