Not only does barbeque mean different things in different parts of the country, barbeque sauce means different things. In some areas, sauce could be a yellowish color – mostly mustard-based. Some are mostly oil-based. I prefer, as do most of my children, a tomato-based barbeque sauce. Below is my standby, which I will adapt as… Continue reading Barbeque Sauce
I realize I work from home. We had a period – way too long a period – of time where business calls were coming into my house at all hours of the day and night. I was getting desensitized to the phone ringing at odd hours. Well, the other day, I finally figured out how… Continue reading Early Morning Phone Calls
Patina – by definition – is a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value. I have always loved those “fake” patinas that artists create. I was so excited when I saw that learning to create a patina look was one… Continue reading Patina
My mother loves roses so this piece I dedicate to her. She talks to me like understand. She ought to know I can’t even keep a cactus alive. Plants and I are mortal enemies and since I am still kicking, my guess is I have killed the plants. I am not totally sure I am done… Continue reading A Rose By Any Other Name
I know it will seem late to a lot of you but the graduation season has started here and that means congratulatory cards for many. I have been known, since my oldest graduated from high school five years ago, as the one who makes all the cards. I have gotten lazy, lost instructions for various… Continue reading Graduation Art Weekend
I remember reading, many times over my lifetime, all those events that cause stress in one’s life. I am wondering where the first six months of 2008 would fall in my life. I have had some weight loss. I started walking/running last year and have, since Labor Day Weekend of 2007, lost approximately 30 pounds.… Continue reading Stress
Back when I graduated from high school in 1979, you had no choice about who was taking your senior picture for the school’s yearbook. Shortly after that, a photographer in the small upstate New York city of Norwich sued on behalf of students and their families for choice. Because of that, New York State allows… Continue reading Senior Pictures
We always start Memorial Day with the local parade. My youngest’s Boy Scout troop, and his Cub Scout troop before that, marches. Below is a gallery of photos from the day.
This Strawberry Tart would be a big hit on Semi-Homemade on the Food Network. I do not remember where I first read how to make it but I believe it was in an article in a women’s magazine that was doing items on margaritas. Strawberry Tart INGREDIENTS 1 store bought tart 1 pint ripe strawberries, washed and… Continue reading Strawberry Tart
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