Girls really need to have fun. And I’m talking about Moms having fun, too! So a few weeks ago I invited some of my Mom-friends and their daughters over...
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One thing I love about gardening (okay, I’ll let you in on a picture of “the guys” working in our yard a few weeks ago, expanding some of our...
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My friends were coming for dinner last week, so to the booze cabinet I went — for napkins to set the table, that is. I bought this cabinet a...
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When we hosted a small Super Bowl Party this last Sunday, I couldn’t wait to serve my Chicken Chili (I quadrupled the recipe in my book – pg. 171),...
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It was a long holiday weekend and the card came in the mail. A beautiful card, simply signed, “Virginia.” She wrote a note that began: Dear Friends. Dear friends?...
Read More As Simple as a Leftover Piece of Cake …
Awhile back we had friends stop by to deliver something to us (it was actually a delicious cake!), right at dinner time, right as I was pulling this lasagna...
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