WHOSE YOUR DADDY – GENEALOGY 101

I spend days on end researching my family history.  My DH and I have also spent thousands of dollars over the last 30 years on this project.  We, by far, are not the experts in this field, but we do…

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MARIE’S MUSHROOM SOUP

2 lbs fresh mushrooms                                        2 TBSP  flour ½ stick butter                      …

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BEETS

My mother always was great cook. Of course, she is mostly German,so there are lots of great things to make!  We were never without some kind of Kuchen, coffee cake, or sweet in the house.  Pies – not so much,…

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A LITTLE BUNDLE OF JOY

I have had the privilege to be present either during or shortly thereafter at a number of births. Four of them were my own, several were friends and/or folks from the churches where we served and two were with young…

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ASKING FOR HELP

Somewhere along the line I have led people to believe that I never need their help.  I don’t need anyone’s help. I am self sufficient. I can do all things…. by and for myself. How did I do this?  …

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PAINT MIXING

My father was an alcoholic. Like his father before him. My mother is very prim and proper.  You might say that she was Emily Post’s poster child.  He was engaging, loud and never met a stranger.  She was polite and…

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WORRY ‘BOUT YOURSELF!

There is this fabulous video on YouTube about a little girl buckling herself into her car seat.  She struggles and struggles. When her dad, off camera, asks if he can he help her, she responds that he should “worry ‘bout…

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TRUTH TELLING

Birthdays.  They happen to all of us.  Usually every year.     Today is my day. 58 years ago, sometime in the middle of a Saturday night, after  the Lawrence Welk show, I joined my parents and a brother who…

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SEWING LIFE

Sewing… mowing grass…these are two things that I like to do for one reason.  Progress.  You can watch your progress. You can see something changing right in front of your eyes.     I began sewing when I was in…

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LET’S TRADE PHONES

  My view this morning! Please ignore my messy table – but don’t ignore the beauty of my flowers!  My DH grows zinnias every summer just for the picking.  He used to have a huge bed of them, but recent…

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