Coconut Curry Chicken Bake
If you’ve followed along here for any length of time, you know that I truly love to cook. But being comfortable in the kitchen certainly didn’t come naturally to me. When I was little, I got in trouble...
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Whew! What a week. Since returning from our trip, it’s been all Christmas/all day. And right now, as I watch fat snowflakes swirling around outside, it’s hard to believe it’s over. Just like that. I’ll...
View ArticleChristmas at our house.
“Christmas at our house… warm memories…” They’re the first few words on Barbara Mandrell’s Christmas album, which we listened to on cassette tape (along with Ann Murray’s Christmas) every single...
View ArticleThe Fab Five Turn 40
In July of 1993, my family moved from California to Colorado. One evening, we were having a goodbye BBQ with my Dad’s side of the family. The next morning, a line of vehicles and moving trucks stopped...
View ArticleCamping food: How we eat on the road (and green chile enchilada soup).
Two years ago, I explained that I’ve got camping in my blood with these words: “I love camping. My parents went on a camping trip for their honeymoon. They toted us kids along on their adventures from...
View ArticleSunshine Daydreams
It’s that time of year already… the time when the snow and cold and monochromatic landscape has me feeling a bit stir-crazy. Every February, like clockwork, I start to daydream about spring. I might...
View ArticleGirl time.
The older I get, the more I value my friendships, particularly those that have stood the test of time. Is there anything better than laughing with an old friend about something that happened years ago,...
View ArticleChristmas 2016
I admit it. I unconsciously create expectations about any given situation and have a hard time switching gears when things go a different direction. John often says, “Let’s play it by ear…” and it...
View ArticleEaster Weekend 2017
I have such fun memories of Easter as a child. I remember getting dressed up for church and my dad singing the same powerful song to the congregation, year after year. I was so proud to be his little...
View ArticleA change (of address) for the new year!
Notice anything different about this site? I gave it a mini-makeover, a freshening-up for the New Year, which for us will be momentous! There are moments in your life when you realize something BIG is...
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