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Missing Socks
Someone recently posited that every missing sock is being replaced by an extra Tupperware lid ... I’m still thinking elves are responsible.
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Football Isn’t Life
Anyone who knows me knows that I love football. I love football in general and the New England Patriots in particular. The 2012 schedule of games is taped to the side of a small bureau that faces the recliner in which I sit to watch the games, all the better to keep track of exact dates, times, and stations where…
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Lucy and Ethel
“I felt like I was playing Ethel to my mother’s Lucy again last night,” my daughter Barbara announced to the assembled group. We had just returned from a week of family camping. “The girls” (my two daughters and my niece Kelly) had slept over, and my sisters Joan and Bev had joined us for breakfast when Barb began recounting the…
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Blueberry Cheesecake (No Bake)
This blueberry cheesecake is easy to make and requires no baking. It’s a bit on the pricey side what with all the ladyfingers, heavy cream and cream cheese, but it’s well worth the expense and is great for special occasions.
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“Lick It!” (1991)
I had recently commented on the fact that the reality of motherhood is a far cry for the idealized version that most of us tend to carry around in our heads before real life intrudes and teaches us differently. It seems that the other side of the coin…how our children see us as parents and their perceptions of their own…
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Dynamites (Recipe)
Dynamites are a delicacy found only in a very small area in and around northern Rhode Island. They get their name from the fact that they are traditionally hot…as in spicy…although they can also be made very mild. They’re kind of like Sloppy Joes because of the meat sauce in a bun thing, but otherwise they are dramatically different, made…
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Blueberry Bread Pudding
Another blueberry dessert that is to die for is one of my own inventions, Blueberry Bread Pudding. It’s on the same order as the Blueberry Cobbler, but with a delicious bread pudding topping instead of cottage pudding. I hope you’ll try it and let me know how yours comes out. Check out my other posts celebrating blueberry season: Blueberry Season…
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The Clock Comes Home
The clock had sat on the mantle in my mother’s living room since shortly after my grandmother’s death in 1964, and although she had initially said she had never really cared for it, its very pretty, ornate styling fit in well with the rest of her décor. Truth of the matter is, she only took the clock for my sake.…
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Blueberry Cobbler
Cobblers are a quick and easy dessert consisting of a layer of fruit filling baked under a cakey topping.
