The swans are back!!!! And OH did it ever make my heart smile to see them again! Their elegance and beauty is truly something to behold! And I’ve been heartbroken for spring for way too long! Last year at this time, it was in the 70’s and 80’s. I’m thankful today that the snow …
One of the worst sounds you can ever possibly hear….the tornado sirens going off. I was only 19 years old and married, dirt poor, waitressing 2 jobs, and living in a trailer in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. It wasn’t in a trailer park, though. It was one of just 3 trailers and 2 cottages in a beautiful …
It seems every country has their “comfort food” dishes! Simple, easy recipes that usually have been handed down from generation to generation. Comforting food that was prepared on a shoestring budget, and most likely, cooked in a tiny kitchen to feed large families. Everyone ate together at a large, farm-style table, and if …
I really hate to admit this, especially being from the central midwest, but, gosh I hated cole slaw when I was a kid! I mean, it was just plain and simply, pure torture. Not just a “dislike”, but painful to my tastebuds! I think the main reason must have been that the ones I had …