Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese frosting
For years my brother and I competed for the honor of “Best Carrot Cake.” Eventually I gave in and told him “You win! You make the Thanksgiving carrot cake from now to eternity.” He tried to get me to take on that task after a few years, but I declined. I must say, I…
Sunset from The Pier Old Orchard Beach
Sunday evening we wandered down to the Pier area for Pier Fries, Lisa’s Pizza, and a drink at the bar at the end of the Pier. I am still amazed at the pictures I can get with my cell phone (Samsung Galaxy).
Banana Pudding to die for
Whenever there is a potluck or a picnic, my name always ends up with the “dessert” assignment, and this Banana Pudding is always demanded. I’ve done it many ways: instant pudding mix with sugar, or the sugar-free version; skim milk, whole milk or 2%; regular Eagle…
Martha: Missed Career as a Radio Actress
A couple of weeks back, our local OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learner Institute) held the annual end of the year “Picnic” and General Meeting. A lovely Picnic, held indoors with AC and no ants or other wildlife. The menu included bar-b-que, potato salad and…
Super Moon
It’s rather frustrating to have a lens that only zooms to 135mm –on a night when we have this marvelous moon. But, I got a somewhat decent shot anyway:
EAMC Celebrate Life 5K
Stefanie and I teamed up with Cindy this morning for the EAMC Celebrate Life! 5K. My best time! (not bad since we were treating it like a training run). For Christmas John got me a Garmin Forerunner 210. That’s a neat watch with a Garmin GPS that tracks distance…