| No shame in being a 'lazy cook' |
Cooking has never been my favorite thing to do. It is not that I detest it, like I do cleaning and ironing: I do actually enjoy it occasionally. I really like cooking for guests and crowds; it is the everyday monotonous routine that I find boring. Of course I like to eat, and it is difficult to eat well at home if I don't cook. And, eating out also gets tiresome.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
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| Tomatoes and the State Fair |
Tomatoes, tomatoes, so many tomatoes. Last week I tried making something different each day to use up more tomatoes, yet they kept on ripening. I ended the week with a big pot of spaghetti sauce simmering for a couple of hours on Friday and on Saturday making salsa out of some orange tomatoes and tomato sauce that had been Wednesday's project, I think.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
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| The call of the wild |
I was speaking in Lakeside, Ohio, when I met the couple from Dayton. Her name was Mary, she was undergoing chemo, and it had been hard on her. Mary had managed to maintain a great smile and a bubbly personality.
A small flock of Canada geese flew overhead as we visited.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
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| Reno from Lanesboro makes Reader debut |
This week we meet a local celebrity - at least he is to visitors of the Coffee Street Inn in Lanesboro where one of his owners, Kate, runs the pet-friendly inn.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
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| Rock - and rocks: Show respect and enjoy |
Music... and nature. A lot of you get that at least once each summer and maybe more if you're lucky. For some it's a cruise with the car top down and stereo cranked. For others, you can multiply the music many times as you're partying with a large group at a big, multi-day concert.
Monday, August 30, 2010
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| Cooler weather brings Maizy mishap; meet Stitch from SV |
What a nice week we had in the middle of last week! It was filled with lovely, breezy 70-degree weather that was slightly reminiscent of fall.
If you were like us, you threw open the windows, shut down the air conditioning and basked in the cool breeze - especially in the evening.
Monday, August 30, 2010
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| Remember the library before it is too late |
Last week when we were on our annual visit to my uncle in California, we joined the monthly breakfast gathering of the Porsche car owners' club to which he belongs. When we arrived, about five Porsches were already parked in the lot, and a couple more joined after that. All the owners were standing around, admiring each others' - and their own - Porsches, and of course "talking cars." We joined right in, adding my uncle's prized 1958 car to the mix.
Monday, August 30, 2010
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| A fair time give-away gives memory a hand |
I eat a corndog each year at a county fair. I eat only one and I look forward to its ingestion. I have more than one blueberry malt/shake. They delight me.
I avoid things like deep-fried peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and Krispy Kreme hamburgers - a doughnut/hamburger cross.
Monday, August 30, 2010
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| Driver is example that trust is a crucial, but fragile thing |
Unless you are totally alone on the road, driving depends on a great deal of trust. We have to trust that the other driver is going to follow the rules of the road. Driving to Rochester at the end of this week - the first time I was driving after surgery - many of us were put in a very dangerous situation. We could not trust one of the drivers in the midst of us.
Monday, August 23, 2010
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| Maizy adjusts to town life again; another feline friend debuts |
Another week bites the dust and here I am, back with another pet profile. It's been a while since I've updated you on Maizy May. For those readers that were curious, she is thriving - all fat and happy.
Monday, August 23, 2010
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