Tag Archives: food

Hi ho silver & let them eat caviar (Cowboy Caviar, that is!)

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Kathy

Dear friends,  I can’t help myself.  Barry and I stumbled upon this post from 2010 yesterday morning at 6:30 and totally cracked up.  (Well, he may have left for work, rolling his eyes!)  I insisted upon reading it aloud to … Continue reading →

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The crazy purple exploding mess…

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Kathy

I have a story to tell you.  (Do not raise those eyebrows to the sky.  I caught you!  Of course she’s going to tell a story.) Worst of all, I’m going to tell you a story without photos.  This is … Continue reading →

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Dust bunnies begone, gasping over curry soup & a wildlife announcement.

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Kathy

Last night I hosted Book Club at our house. (One only need do this once a year.  Our little club meets every other month and there are about ten women, max, so one need only clean dust bunnies every year, … Continue reading →

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When the most friendly guy in the Universe takes your garbage

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Kathy

Good still-dark morning, dear readers.  Our roads are slippery with slush and frozen ice.  I had to drive Barry into work as our second vehicle (which is the same as our first vehicle, a 2003 Buick Century, except with more … Continue reading →

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Click here for profuse gushing about Detox Week One

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Kathy

Today am finishing up Week One of the Whole Living Action detox program.  Well, actually, officially, the week ended yesterday.  But I had not finished sampling all the recipes in the magazine.  Pineapple and green juice still lurked in the … Continue reading →

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Ms. Heather and Mr. Tony come to supper

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Kathy

Last night Ms. Heather and her husband, Mr. Tony, came for supper.  They arrived in our snowy woods around 5:10 p.m. (Heather, as some of you may recall, is a blogging friend who lives down in the northern Lower Peninsula … Continue reading →

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Here we go, Detox, dear friend…

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Kathy

Dear Esteemed Friends, I am about to undergo a three-week long detox program.  Anyone want to join? OK, you mustn’t feel obliged. You can continue eating whatever feels wrong to your body, as I have sometimes for months and months upon end. … Continue reading →

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Cough, sneeze, watch movies, make Jambalaya

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Kathy

Here is what we do in 2013: Some of us cough, sneeze and blow our noses. We fill the wood room.  It’s cold outside, brisk, sharp, face-freezing cold.  We’re lucky to have a visiting daughter to help us fill our … Continue reading →

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“Come to dinner and bring your wife”

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Kathy

In about two hours we’ll be knocking on an unknown door saying, “Hello, here we are!  What’s for dinner?” An East Indian fellow will open the door and smile at us before inviting us in. We’ll meet his wife who … Continue reading →

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Shanghai and away!

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Kathy

Last week I sat down in our local coffee shop, Java by the Bay, chatting with a friend, Anni, while waiting for her daughter, Christina, and son-in-law, Alex, to arrive. I was especially excited to see Christina because she’s an up-and-coming blogger.  … Continue reading →

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