THE AARDVARK RAMBLES

THE APRON

My grandmothers wore aprons. My mother wore aprons. My mother in law considered them to be an integral part of kitchen wear. They adorned clotheslines …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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PHYLLIS

On an otherwise ordinary afternoon, we decided to look around for a smaller, newer, more fuel efficient car. And there she was, white and gleaming …

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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) …

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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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