Every Father's Day I think of my only favorite Wayne Newton Song- Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast. And there were a few slow walking Daddies around this weekend, for sure. But for what they lack in speed, they more than made up for in strength. My gratitude is soaring out the window tonight, as …
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Sometimes, worry can totally consumes the Crow. She doesn't get out of the house much these days, and with all the rain she can't even sit on her deck and soak up some sun. That just amplifies her stress levels. Today she was worried about a change in my Dad's meds. I had all the info, but …
Continue reading Sometimes You Hurt the One You Love – Or You Just Make Them a Bit Snippy
Wow, it's been too too long. Happy week after Easter everyone. As I gear up and put the last edits on 'A Girl From the Hill, I wanted to send a message out to anyone who is still tuning in - I haven't forgotten you, so please don't forget me!The book is in its final stages and will …
I know this is a little late for Valentine’s Day, but it is a love story nonetheless.My father, the Old Man, has been taken out of his home by stretcher twice and my mother, the Crow, has been taken out once in the last three weeks. Thankfully they will be fine, but both have a …
Continue reading In Honor of Valentines and My Parents, a Love Story
I originally wanted to use this picture of my mother graduating junior high school as the cover for the book A Girl from the Hill. But technically it's too small to use - if expanded it will lose its focus and become blurry. I may use a group shot from my mother's class pic with …
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http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/struffoli-recipe/index.html My mother didn't have the recipe written down for this one, so I've attached Giada's here. I trust her, and her method seems closest to my mother and Grandma Jennie Testa's. My mother told me to just use Wande dough for this but there are so many specific steps that I wanted to make sure that I …
http://thecookingchook.wordpress.com/2012/11/24/one-is-never-enough-lindt-ball-muffins/comment-page-1/#comment-382 Doesn't this sound absolutely wonderful?! I love chocolate, and the muffin aspect helps one feel that these aren't just pure decadence- though we know better. I would love to try this for Christmas breakfast with coffee...unless someone wants to make them for me! Related articles Moist Chiquita Banana Red Velvet Cupcakes Recipe (chiquitabananas.com) Recipe-Tripple …
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