• Making A Memory

    After Thanksgiving, you would think that food would be the last thing on my mind and honestly, I always think that I’ll never be hungry again when I roll away from the table. But our bodies do not rest on past feasts. They need fuel going forward.  December triggers a different set of cravings from…

  • Let’s Get Our Spooky On!

    It’s October, so it is time to get our spooky on!  I like to go gently into the scary night. No horror or too much scary for this girl. I think The Burbs is about as scary as I can handle, though I do watch the occasional ghost story with my sister.  And we both…

  • Happiest Fourth of July Today!

    I want to wish all of my US readers a most happy Fourth of July!  I’ll be celebrating with family when you are reading this.  The Fourth is a big deal here in Cody. Cody has the Western “things,” but they amp them up for the Fourth.  Being back in Wyoming always sends me thoughts…

  • Happy New Year!!!

  • Resolution-Free Zone

    I am not a fan of New Year’s Resolutions. There is some quirk in my personality that if I resolve to do something, my brain immediately starts looking for an out.  So I have to sneak up my brain to make changes to how I do things. See how I did that? My brain is…

  • Happy Holidays!

  • Let the Feasting Begin!

    We did not have a lot of money when I was a kid, but somehow my parents managed to deliver a holiday feast and some treats for in-between meals. And a great holiday. Our typical Christmas Eve was to bounce up and down for most of the day begging to open just ONE gift. Just…

  • Favorite Holiday Music?

    I’m a sucker for holiday music. Okay, I love music—mostly retro music—haha. But my playlist turns from old time rock n’roll to Christmas songs this time of year.  I love the classic hymns like “Silent Night,” and “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, particularly if someone comes a’caroling to sing them. There’s nothing quite like a…

  • What Are Your Favorite Holiday Movies?

    When I was a little girl, our holiday movie and TV show watching started Thanksgiving week. There was Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Miracle on 34Th Street, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (original version), A Christmas Carol (seemed like there was a new version almost every year!), Charlie Brown Christmas…

  • I Love Food!

    It is Thanksgiving in the US this week. I gave a lot of thanks in my blog post on the first, so I thought I’d use this Monday to talk food.  Because I love food.  I joke that the only thing that truly haunts me is the food that got away—the food that is gone…