Come along with us! It’s been a LONG time since I’ve said those words. For several reasons. First of all, I’ve been totally sidelined in my blog posting since our home internet service and my new computer have BOTH been on the blink. I can’t believe how much I have come to rely on connecting […]
Meemaw To The Rescue…
It’s not often I can come to the rescue for any of our family members. God knows I’m not a great swimmer, and I can’t scale tall buildings in a single bound. Heck, I can barely walk to the corner without complaining about my creaky knees. But several weeks ago I got a frantic call […]
Fried Chicken For Christmas Dinner? Yes Please!!!
Who ever heard of serving fried chicken for Christmas dinner? Our son Nick likes to “think outside the box” when he plans their annual Christmas dinner for a crowd. One year he and wife Sarah had a lasagna cook-off. (They each made a big pan of their favorite lasagna. Then they collected votes from all […]
Eggs Benedict Casserole…With A Sausage “Twist”
Our Indy son Nick is a great cook, but when I arrive for a visit I like to give him a break in the kitchen. But as hard as I tried, one morning several days before Christmas he beat me to the kitchen and he served up a creation that will become a “go to” […]
Floating, Fishing, Food and FUN! We did it ALL…With Family!
FUN comes in many forms for our family, and our recent long weekend in Indy was filled with many kinds. And some of that fun even required WORMS! Our son and his family live in a wonderful neighborhood which includes their own neighborhood swimming pool as well as several beautiful ponds. Their kid-friendly home is […]
Baseball (and Sports In General) – Our Family’s Love Affair With Competition
Baseball (and competition in general) goes back generations in our family. And our recent trip to Indy got me thinking about the way sports can link one generation to the next. And the next. And now the NEXT! Peepaw and I both had relatives who played both college and even semi-pro sports, and I guess […]
Independence Day Memories Of Family And Food – 2014
It’s Independence Day 2017 and since we spent a low key day at home this year I decided to repost this gem from several years ago. But no matter WHAT year it is…we always take a moment on the 4th of July to remember all those who make our freedom possible. It’s a true sacrifice […]
When Life Gives You Cherries…Make Chocolate Cherry CUP Cakes!
Our recent trip to Indy was a “working” family visit so Peepaw wasted no time getting started. And a cherry dessert was sure to be the result of the fruits of his labors. The only question was…what kind of cherry dessert to make? I’m usually assisted by THREE girls in the Indy kitchen, but two […]
Like Dorothy Said…There’s NO Place Like HOME…
We love spending time in Indy, but after a few days of hugs and catching up with our family there we were ready for the last leg of our snowbird journey. After spending five months away from Iowa it was time to leave for home. Before we packed up for that final leg of our […]
Seymour, Indiana – Home Of John Mellencamp…Ain’t That America?
Singer John Mellencamp has never strayed far from his roots in Seymour, Indiana. And when a detour took us close to that small Indiana town I asked Peepaw to stop. We only had about another hour of driving before our arrival at our son’s home near Indianapolis, and we didn’t want to arrive at mealtime. […]