My grandmas

You asked for more photos - I found these two, of li'l me with each of my grandmas. These ladies are the inspiration for my other blog (you knew I had another one, didn't you?), My Grandmas' Recipes. I started it with the hope of preserving the best nuggets from Grandma Sara's recipe box, but …

Preserving memories

DO YOU HAVE PHOTOS you've been carrying around for years and years because they're just... special?  I have boxes full of unorganized pictures, but for some reason, there are a few that keep floating to the top of the stack.  They're all ones of me when I was but a wee tot. I ran 'em …

Of cats and clam chowder

I MADE CLAM CHOWDER FOR DINNER TONIGHT. That's not remarkable in and of itself, but one part of the process brought me sadness. You see, our cat, Chuckie, used to meow like a lunatic whenever he heard us use the can opener. Never mind that the last time he was fed from a can that …