Not Exactly Alliteration, But Close

That is the subtitle. Here's the actual title: School, Chicago, Surgery and Other Stuff. See? Almost poetic, but Sicago just doesn't sound right. First, school. Today the teens started their Senior and Sophomore years. It was my daughter's last first...

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Waiting for Irene

I'm in Chicago teaching at a conference. Irene the hurricane is on her way to my and many other hometowns. I was supposed to fly home on Sunday. I should have called earlier to change my flight. Now I've been on hold with the airline for 45 minutes....

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Today I'm Thinking About...

Far away friends and how hearts can stay in touch even when busy mom brains have trouble finding time to do so. Last Sunday I got another golden hour with  Ashlee (now from Texas) and it was wonderful to spend time with a dear kindred spirit and...

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A Sunday

I woke at 5:30 today. My brain just turned on and we were off to the races for the day. I went downstairs to check on today's crock-pot barbecue that had been in its phase-one cooking stage all night and decided to put in more pork. Then I broke a glass...

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Book Review: Katish

Katish, Our Russian Cook by Wanda Frolov Genre: Non-fiction, memoir You Might Like This Book If: You're a foodie (this is a collection of essays that were originally published in Gourmet Magazine in the 40's), you like stories of immigrants to the...

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Book Review: Blood, Bones and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton

Title/Author: Blood, Bones and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef, by Gabrielle Hamilton Genre: Memoir? She's just my age, so it's too soon in her life to be an autobiography, right? Will you like it? You might like this book if you're...

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Family, Found

I'm feeling fortunate. My son found a wife who is not only perfect all by herself, but then as an abundant, amazing blessing, she comes with a family that we just adore. A lot. All of them. (Hopefully we won't scare them because we like them so much.) Anyway, This...

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