Gardening along the creek...

The Golden Years... makes me think of old lucky married couples. If you are about 44 or older, this might give you a jolt: The BeeGees are c...

One of my all-time favorite vocalists is Ella Fitzgerald , and today I read that Verve has just released 4 CD's of newly rediscovered re...

I finally realized what I missed the most about a big Thanksgiving Dinner this year, besides the camaraderie. It's the Waldorf Salad! Fo...

Last year I ordered a small organic Heritage Turkey (locally from my Farmer's Market) to cook for Thanksgiving dinner. I must say it was...

While I was thinking about my father when writing about Veteran's Day recently, I remembered bits of the few times he was home on leave ...

Up to now, I have avoided following the fracas... it's all double-speak anyhow. Has to be, when the public words of our congressmen and ...

For a fairly bright woman, I can be pretty dumb sometimes By 8 pm last night, I was back to having fever and chills, remembering that's ...

• There are now over 200 breeds of chickens. • There is no nutritional difference between a brown egg and a white egg. Hens with white feat...

Yep, gold is in the news again with record prices. What isn't so apparent is the changes that affect gold in production. Back about 1950...

No, I'm not wandering... just my mind! Actually I would love to have enough gas to wander around these hills for the day, but that's...

I hate funerals and I am so glad this one is over. It rained, of course. It rained when we buried my dad; it rained when we buried my step-f...

Photo: Creative Commons License by Elessar Today is the day we set aside to honor the men and women who have fought for our freedom. Why tho...

I have had quite a bit of time lately to just ponder, and one persistent thought has to do with the genealogy I've been doing. In tracki...

My friend Buster lost his son yesterday. For 6 weeks, Brent put up as much fight as he could, but in the end his body was just too broken. F...

Photo is by Mikelight, Creative Commons License I wrote here about how smart is the "Smart Choice" label about a month ago. Now i...

Thanks everyone for your concern, and the birthday wishes! We have found the source of my infection: bacteria on a sheet of paneling I had s...

Not that I actually get any 'sick leave' since I'm retired and not employed, but the fact remains that I am sick. Very sick. Fo...

Photo by pocarles 'Nuff Said...

The German government has reported that their troops and their government people will get a special H1N1 vaccine, while the general populace...

This has been blowing in the wind for a while, but finally on Sunday Bloomberg reported that Capmark Financial Group (who used to be GMAC ...