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Minor Aches and Pains

Good Morning. I miss the postcards that people used to pick up at a drugstore and send to their friends and relatives who were not,...

Table Warming

Good Morning. It has been ridiculously frigid with sub-zero temps over the past week and I am tired of it. Therefore the menu today will...

And No Soaps Either

Good Morning. I watch a fair amount of television. This is because I live alone with a dog and can't do a lot of stuff I used to do...

Whee

Good Morning. My cousin who lives in Mystic, Connecticut - and yes, there really is a Mystic Pizza - responded to yesterday's post about...

How To Cook and Eat a Lobster

Good Morning. My husband and I decided early on that we weren't the type to go roaming around on New Year's Eve. We didn't like parties...

Higher Notes

Good morning. Last Sunday I settled into my well-worn wing chair to watch the annual Christmas concert at Gustavus Adolphus College. The...

Tradition

Good Morning. When my kids were growing up we always did the big meal on Christmas Eve. It was a multi-course affair requiring a couple...

Fa La La La La Land

Good Morning. I am pleased to report that my quaint little cottage is decked out for the season and the only missing pieces are the...

Help Is On The Way

Good Morning. I admit that I thought Roy Moore would win the special election in Alabama this past Tuesday. According to the interviews...

Rule Britannia

Good Morning. I like the Brits. They are our closest allies but probably think we've gotten a bit dotty in the past year. The Brits have...

Hope

Good Morning. Tomorrow the citizens of Alabama will choose a United States Senator. The special election is the result of Jeff Sessions...

Update

Good afternoon. I am suspending my blog for awhile. I need to regroup. Best regards, Elisabeth

I Am Old and I Need Toile

Good Morning. I used to get a lot of decorating magazines. I was started on a path toward being interested in home decor by a fabulous...

Moo

Good Morning. I'm going off the grid today, at least for me. I'm doing a vegetarian menu - no meat, no fish, but not vegan, because I...

Holiday Cheer

Good Morning. I am working on my annual Christmas newsletter that I send to friends and family. I get several in return and here's the...

Safe and Sound

Good Morning. I live on a very eclectic street, smack dab in the middle of a city pushing 200,000 people. The street is the main drag...

Not Your Average TV Dinner

Good Morning. It is well known in my family that I have a cocktail while I watch Wheel of Fortune. I get my dinner going on the stove or...

Why Again Why

Good Morning. A lot of material related to the Kennedy assassination was released last week with some files withheld until they get...

#MeToo

Good Morning. I figure if Claire McCaskill and Gretchen Carlson can talk about sexual assault and discrimination, I can too. Some people...

The Good Chill

Good Morning. Here's a menu for a small dinner party for four people who like flannel shirts, turtlenecks, and sweaters. I'm putting this...

Post Script

Good Morning. Last Friday I posted a quiz. I was attempting to illustrate the difference between what should be the mindset of regular,...

Back to Basics

Good Morning. Herewith a snap quiz after another troubling week: 1. If my child were bullied at school I would: a. Go to the principal...

My Kind of Apps

Good morning. The air is crisp, the leaves are blowing around on their way to a mess that needs to be raked by someone other than myself,...

Woof

Good Morning. I find it incomprehensible that it is so difficult to get laws passed at either the state or local level to deal with...

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