Whew - we had a big family dinner here this afternoon/evening.  People started arriving around 2:30, left about 7:45.  Everyone brought some food item to share, and it was all really good stuff.  I was the hostess, so I didn’t get as much time to visit as everyone else, and I spent a lot of [...]

Last weekend my hubby went grocery shopping with me and asked me to buy some pork chops.  He promised he’d cook them on the grill.  I haven’t had much good luck myself cooking porch chops, so I agreed.  I figured that way if they came out lousy it wouldn’t be my fault!  Well, he cooked [...]

One of my favorite indulgences in life is chocolate!  I try to always treat myself to at least one or two pieces of chocolate every evening after supper.  Chocolate Gifts are always appreciated for my birthday, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Anyday! 
Gertrude Hawk Chocolates is an online retailer of fine gourmet chocolates, chocolate gift baskets, and fund raising [...]

This afternoon’s bus run took longer than usual; there were two delays at the railroad crossings that I have to go over.  As a result I was about twenty minutes later getting home than usual.  It was unfortunate because even though I told my hubby that I’d call him as I was leaving the bus [...]

Tea is one of my favorite beverages.  I love to drink a cup of tea in the morning when I first get up.  My youngest son also enjoys tea when he first gets up.  I learned to love tea when I was a little girl.  My parents drank tea in the morning, the basic black [...]