RETRO SALADS
It shows up at just about every funeral lunch in northern Minnesota. A big bowl of pink fluff, usually involving red Jello, Cool Whip, sour …
MRS. PIGGLE WIGGLE
Have you met her? She might be living in your neighborhood, that is if you can spot a little brown upside down house in a …
SEMANTIC CONTAMINATIONS
We’ve all heard them. We’ve all accepted them as norma“I’m honing in on my college choices”.“Let’s hone in on vacation plans”. “He honed in on …
TOY KEEPERS
Are you a toy keeper? I must confess that I am. What to do. We must downsize. We need to declutter. The nearest grandchildren are …
COTTAGE CHEESE NOSTALGIA
Remember the little TV birdie from the 1950’s? “I got six seconds to say…’Buy Kraft Cottage Cheese… you’ll love it love it… buy Kraft (BEEP) …
CHEESECAKE THERAPY
We are just now pulling out of a three week trip into the Valley of the Shadow, from an injury that resulted in a deeply …
HAIR OBSESSION
After blogging about my red hair and seeing the reactions, I began to realize how much of my life has been focused on my hair. …
RED HAIR QUANDARY
Here’s the problem. I was born a redhead, and that’s the main reason why my husband married me. He adores redheads. But somewhere along the …