Before and After
Last week, when I was in Texas for a retreat, I saw wonderful friends, had great meals, and gathered up the courage to see our old house. We lived there for 21 years and I love that land on the San Bernard river. We planted many perennials over the years, along with live oaks, palm […]
Baby, won’t you drive my car?
Dave, who will always be our baby, got his driver’s license yesterday! This morning was his first solo drive to school. He’s driving “his car,” a 2001 Honda Civic.
Dave makes crepes
And they were delicious. Dave made the batter the night before, using the recipe from Deborah Madison’s “Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone.” He also made two fillings – cherry and strawberry – with no recipe. That kid can cook!
Baby it’s cold outside!
When I looked out on the screened-in porch this morning, I thought the thermometer had broken. It hadn’t. This is where the wet weather creek runs into the pond. I took it last week, before the big snow. It was around 25 degrees. This is what a passive solar heater looks like. Yep, it’s the […]
The Christmas Eve Construction Project
Dave put together the gingerbread house with help from his aunts, Beverly and Ruth Ann. The younger kids decorated it – and ate a lot of the candy, too.
Roll over, roll over
I had a request for the Thanksgiving roll recipe, so here it is. I adapted the original recipe to use instant yeast, because that’s what I have on hand. (Instant yeast isn’t really instant. It just means that you mix the yeast with the flour instead of dissolving it in water first.) This makes 2 […]
Rufus, the hapless handyman
Last night, Dave played the part of Rufus the handyman in Murder’s in the Heir. His performance was spectacular.