I didn't know my birth father but I adored my step-father.   He was my rock, my friend.  He loved me and I loved him.  Friends of my family told me that he married my mother so that he could be my father (and be a father to my older brother).   I… Read full post »

Citrus salad:   sliced avocado with grapefruit sections.

Peel and remove the skin from each grapefruit segment - arrange on a plate with alternate wedges of avacado. Top, according to your taste buds, with either a dab of sour cream, mayo or yogurt cheese.  Sprinkle with pistachios or slive… Read full post »

Soup is so versatile, healthy & easy to make.  Mine turns out a bit differently each time I make it depending on what vegetables are in season and how much chopping I want to do.   My old stand-by is chicken vegetable.  I hesitate to even post it here as it is… Read full post »

My parents were not rich when I was a kid.   We were not hungry but certain things were deemed to be unnecessary.  They rarely bought clothes for me - I babysat and earned money to buy material and then sewed my own.  Naturally they were not as spiffy as the store-bought… Read full post »

Twenty-seven years ago today as I was leaving for work, I brushed against my husband's foot which was sticking out of the bed covers.    He was on vacation - I still had to work a couple of days before my time off began.  I didn't kiss him good-bye as I… Read full post »

 I lived for several years in a community of artists.  There were artists of all sorts - painting, woodwork, writing, glass, sculptures, etc.   From time to time a friend would invite me to a gathering where people would create art together.  One such event was to learn how t… Read full post »

I was delighted to read today that Kayla Martell,  who is bald,  has won the Miss Delaware title.  She even competed without a wig several times. She won while wearing a blonde wig though.  

I'm not a fan of beauty contests but I like that Ms Martell had the… Read full post »

 I don't remember the exact situation which caused me to utter the words but I'll never forget the response from my mom.  I know it had something to do with a friend's parental upset.  I had told her that I was so glad that my mom was my real mom and… Read full post »

When I was a young girl, my dream was to get married, have children and to be a happy housewife and mother.  I did get married.  Our  first child was stillborn but five years later we had a child.  She turned out to be an only child.  There went my dreams… Read full post »