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Do you remember your very first real friend?  I do.  Her name is Kaye Louise Kooyers Centers.  We met the summer of 1952, when we were only five years old.  My family had just moved to the old farm house my parents had purchased.  Her mother came and welcomed us to the area.  She was […]

I haven’t posted a recipe for quite some time. It has been rather warm and even though my oven is well insulated, it does tend to heat up the kitchen when the outside temperature is in the 90’s. Today, I decided to try something new and below is the recipe I used. INGREDIENTS ¾ cup

June 3rd of this year is a day I will never forget.  It was the day we received a phone call from our daughter-in-law telling us that our seemingly healthy 44-year-old son had suffered an Ischemic stroke.  No parent wants to hear that a child of theirs, no matter what the age, is ill.  The

I was born on December 25, 1946, fifteen months after the end of World War II.  My parents already had three other children, all born before the war.  From my very first memory, family was always number one for both of my parents. My father had decided to try a different occupation, as working in

For the past five weeks, I have been posting the prologue and the first four chapters of my novel, Justice For Lindsey. When I began, I said that I would post the first ten chapters. However, the feedback has been phenomenal. Because of it, I pressed forward to get it edited. I am happy to

The following week, business was strong. Carron was so busy planning the fall promotions for the store that she had not given any thought to the recent break-in.  However, all of that changed with a single phone call she received from a Sergeant Ferguson.  It came at ten a.m. on Friday morning.  Carron would never

I began this wellness journey close to two years ago. At my age, I decided it was better late than never. Two and a half months ago, we returned from our wintering in Florida. Four days later, our governor proclaimed a stay put order. Two weeks ago, I weighed myself for the first time in

I started making my own greeting cards about fifteen years ago.  That was when I received my first handmade card from a friend.  I began by making my own Christmas cards.  That has expanded into making all the birthday, anniversary and special occasion cards that I send out to family and friends.  I see my