About a million years ago, shortly after I moved to Rochester, and long before I met Husband, I dated this guy. One weekend, when someone was visiting from out of town, the whole family congregated in Buffalo for Sunday dinner. The entire family had been, in essence, born and raised […]
When my mother-in-law, Jane, was a girl, her mother would make candied grapefruit peel every Christmas. I’ve heard, for years now, about how wonderful that was, and how much she loved it, and how you just can’t buy it anymore. I had never had any candied grapefruit, though I’ve heard […]
Last weekend, Husband and I went to a coffee-roasting demonstration. It was really very interesting. We learned about the two basic types of coffee beans (robusto have more caffeine, but arabica have better flavor). We watched as the raw beans went from army green to tan to deep, roasty brown, […]
I may have mentioned this before, but I tend to be something of an introvert. I’m not good at . . . people. Yeah, sure, put me in front of a screen, and I’ll type a long, newsy, humorous e-mail. Stick a phone in my hand, and on a good […]
We have a pair of cardinals in our yard; I’m pretty sure they’ve been with us for several years now. I love seeing them – Mr. Cardinal in his brilliant scarlet, and the quieter, rosy-hued Mrs. Cardinal, with the striking dark accents on her face. We’ve been feeding them, off […]
Doesn’t it seem like Father’s Day kind of gets the short end of the stick? I mean, just a month ago, on Mother’s Day, people were falling all over themselves to take Mom out for a nice brunch or a fancy dinner, or at the very least, to present her […]
Memorial Day weekend means two things these days, the more anticipated being the beginning of the summer season, with all the red-white-and-blue sales and the picnics and the opening of pools that go along with that. Of course, Memorial Day is also a day of observance, a day set aside […]
I am convinced this dog is trying to kill me. Have you heard of the remedial running program called “Couch to 5K”? Basically the idea is that, even though you’re fat and out of shape, you can start slowly and gradually work your way up, and in a couple of […]
Did you ever meet someone who sort of collects people? They can talk to anyone, and everyone’s their best friend. I’m not like that. I think of myself more as a social hypochondriac. I never know if I’m saying or doing the right thing, and I frequently second-guess myself. Sit […]
When we went to meet our Great Dane, Thor, he was in foster care; that is, he had “three hots and a cot” while awaiting his “forever home.” He’d integrated well with the resident pack – and one can only assume when you’re caring for SEVEN Great Danes, if the […]
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