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…
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…
The Princess and the Artist
I think Ella (the princess) will give her Papa fits when she is 15 or 16… and Lily (the artist) will have led the way! We travelled for holidays this year. Thanksgiving was spent in Florida with David and family. The girls shared their many interests with us:…
Cajun-Style Chicken Gumbo
Great for a cool weather meal, but light enough for summer! I use dark meat chicken to keep my spouse happy, but if I wasn’t feeding him I would use white meat chicken. Enjoy! Cajun-Style Chicken Gumbo Print Recipe Prep Time 20 minutes mins Cook Time 25 minutes…