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Daybook

Giving thanks for - the breath in my lungs, waking up this morning, heat, coffee, family, technology - even with all its flaws, candles, friends, pro…

Mushroom Mozzarella Baked Chicken

Ingredients 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 pound)  (I often use boneless, skinless thighs) 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons butter, …

Writers' Manifesto(s)

Such a sigh of relief. The Hope Writers Manifesto sitting right in front of me on my writing desk reminds me, “We are still real writers even if we n…

Grandma Pat's Famous Sugar Cookies

1 cup sugar 1 cup powdered sugar 1 cup margarine or butter 1 cup oil 2 egg, well beaten 2 tsp vanilla 1 tsp cream of tartar 1 tsp baking soda 5 ¼ cup all pur…

What's for dinner?

Some wonderful person gifted me with this awesome menu board for my birthday last month. :-) To say that I love it is an understatement. To those who …

Daybook

Giving thanks for - all the good things I am reading and listening to in the aftermath of a very divisive election. I am encouraged by the women who …

Time to harvest the basil

So this just happened. The weather man said to gather anything left of the garden because it’s forecast to freeze tonight and not get a whole lot war…

What is the new thing?

I’ve been procrastinating writing this piece. I’m a little hesitant about how to approach the concept of hospitality in the middle of a pandemic. Tha…

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