This year, I attended my first Veterans Day service. I feel embarrassed to admit that, but it's true. My dad was a veteran, but he didn't talk much about his experience. He said once that it was one of the best times of his life. (He never saw combat.) He was a military policeman at... Continue Reading →
My mom and I like to travel together, so I planned to take her somewhere for her birthday earlier this year. Wanting to find a unique place to stay that wasn't too far from Rochester, I came upon Belhurst Castle, which is on one of the Finger Lakes. We stayed in a separate building that... Continue Reading →
I invited fellow blogger Abby Mumford to write a guest post. Check out her blog "My Mumblings"! The short version is that recently I became the recipient of my grandmother’s wedding china. That’s not a new thing, you say, that’s old! But, dear reader, it’s my first time owning proper dishware! Everything else that’s resided... Continue Reading →
Every year, I like to try a new art form, such as glass blowing, ring making, mosaic tiling, Turkish water marbling....there are so many art classes to be taken! This year, I picked up a brochure from The Eliot School in a lobby and read through it. I decided to try a one-session matchbox art... Continue Reading →
I decided to make another of Grandma Peg's recipes for the birthday list. When Mom and Dad married, Grandma Peg gave Mom a small book of handwritten recipes of some of Dad's favorite foods—one of which was glorified rice. When I read about the origins of the dessert, I was kind of at a loss,... Continue Reading →
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