My Mom made Ice Box Cookies* her own, special cookies that all of us kids remember. My Dad liked them too... I remember Dad taking me to Saginaw to see the eye doctor. I was about 7 and that was a longish trip at the time, about an hour. Mom packed Ice Box Cookies in a coffee tin for us to … [Read more...]
Grazing My Way Through Kalamazoo: Visiting Family Guest Post by Deidra
My daughter Deidra surprised me with this blog post. It's all about family. ************************************************************************************************** Summer is an interesting time. We seem to have more time for some things while others fall by the wayside. Visiting my … [Read more...]
Does Anyone Else Detest Computers?
I work with the darn thing all day; it is closer than the coffee pot or my pillow but I have a like/hate relationship with my laptop. When it works I like it just fine but when it doesn't... Well, let's just say it makes the week pretty awful. Last Tuesday afternoon my poor laptop stopped up. … [Read more...]
A Weekend for a Wedding – Families and Joy
My nephew married his long-time sweetheart this weekend. Zach met Anna at a church-sponsored building trip in Appalachia when they were in high school. Anna graduated this spring and they married. It was a happy wedding, full of joyful people. The bride and groom smiled all through the Mass, all … [Read more...]