Too bad that most of my reading these days has been online. I'm reading current events, Facebook entries, email, and I'm researching photography techniques and how to run a successful Etsy shop.

Too bad that most of my writing has been writing Facebook entries, email, descriptions of my jewelry, and lists of ideas for future projects.

Now that the ( Read more... )

Help! We’re being overrun by cucumbers!


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Did I hear you say that you hate eggplant, zucchini, and mushrooms? Hmmm. Where have I heard that before?

While my sons were growing up, I learned to be creative with veggies, like adding zucchini in with my homemade tomato sauce and then pureeing the sauce so that no one, except me, would know it was in there. My sons’ taste buds have grown up a ( Read more... )

On Wednesday, DH bought raspberries. I thought it was a great idea. Raspberries are in season in our neck of the woods. We both love berries and they supposed to be good for you.


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Don't turn up your nose!
Swiss Chard is good for you.

In fact, according to my online research, it is one of the world's healthiest foods!
Rich in vitamins K, A, and C, it also has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits.
Here are four links to detailed nutritional information.

Nutrition and You    Live Strong    The World's Healthiest Foods    Self ( Read more... )

Cooking. The never ending chore.

Looking to make life a little easier, instead of cooking dinner, we might get "take out", or is it "bring in"?

A rotisserie chicken is always a favorite "bring in" meal. DH brings one home from his occasional trips to Costco in Mt. Laurel. Add a baked potato (microwave) and a salad and we have a quick dinner with ( Read more... )

Wow. Hot outside. TGFAC. Seriously.

I was outside for only a few minutes early this morning. Already a sweat box. I decided that it would be healthier to spend the day in the air conditioning.
But then a few hours later I was checking out my wilted garden through the bay window in the kitchen and noticed a few bare branches on one of my tomato ( Read more... )

June 14th - Last day of school. For good.
July 1st - Officially retired. Even better.
Life is changing. For the best...

...as soon as I get over the first hurdle.
Here I sit, recovering from a bout with Lyme's disease that showed it's ugly colors the day school ended. What a way to begin the summer and, for that matter, retirement.

Not only did that ( Read more... )

Tuesday. It’s the last full day of school for the year. Whew! It’s been a long and arduous one for me. I’ll be happy for the summer break to finally arrive on Friday so that I can kick back a bit and start tackling the house chores that I’ve neglected for the past ten months. I can read and begin to whittle down that mountain of books in my to-be- ( Read more... )

Graduation:
Alec received his BS degree from Ithaca College on May 20. It was a nice ceremony with great weather and most of the speeches were good. The Commencement Speaker was Amy Kule who graduated from Ithaca College in 1987 and is now the executive producer of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Not only was her speech entertaining and ( Read more... )