Happy Birthday to my first born son..although he is 18 today. Here is a more recent photo of Jake, from Christmas.
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Still on my break…recovering from surgery
On April 23rd I had a bicep tenodesis to fix my left shoulder. I am able to type a little so I am not able to write and update too much. I am doing physical therapy and exercises daily. I can’t lift my arm so cooking is out! I am at the mercy of my … Continue reading »
Family
I’ve been writing this post in my head for almost one month. I just can’t wait any longer to get these thoughts down. One of the goals I had when I began this blog was to connect with family members I had never met, particularly any one in Italy who I am related to. I … Continue reading »
2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 24,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 9 sold-out performances for that many … Continue reading »
Pasta, how I love thee.
I know I’ve been quiet lately and for that I do apologize. I’ve been a bit busy teaching my guys at home, getting ready for our co-op classes where I’m teaching geography at 2 levels and now getting used to a new schedule since Phil, my husband, has a new job. He just started so … Continue reading »
Making Mom Brunch class
Today I taught the above named class at Cool Bean Cafe’. I had a small group of mini-chefs but a very well-behaved group. The kids also knew their way around the kitchen and some were rather young. All of them could crack eggs without getting shells in the bowl, they can measure, whisk, pour and … Continue reading »
Polish Pottery from Peacock Pottery Giveaway
Photo credit: Peacock Pottery I can’t tell you have excited I am for this giveaway. Leah, the generous owner of Peacock Pottery contacted my a few months back and asked if I wanted to host a giveaway featuring Polish pottery and she would supply the pottery from Peacock Pottery. I jumped at the chance to … Continue reading »
Our Valley Cooks Food Expo Pt. 3
From the moment my friend Nancy called and asked me if I wanted to volunteer for the Our Valley Cooks food expo I knew I was in for a treat. Like I said yesterday, I didn’t know my real role or function until days before the event and I was fine not knowing any details … Continue reading »
Blogging Hiatus
My beautiful and busy grandbabies are here visiting so I’ll be on break for a few days. Here is a sweet photo for your enjoyment until I post again after they leave. Oh what has their attention? They are all looking outside at my dog using the “potty”.
Comfort food for the sick
My youngest son is sick, he came down with a cold today. For the past 5 years he would always get sick in the first week or two of school. But not this year. This year we are homeschooling so we were just waiting for him to get sick by some other means. And it … Continue reading »
