Dec 16
It’s the height of the holiday season, the biggest party time of the year, and I’ll make book that if you entertain, and remember your costs last year, you’re going to have sticker shock this time. Read more
As usual, at this season there’s a lot of discussion and advice about what to take to a host or hostess and if making something yourself is or isn’t acceptable. My own answer to that is that a homemade gift is acceptable as long as it’s appropriate for the occasion, the recipient and in its presentation. Read more
I hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving! Now, I bet some of you are eyeing the leftovers and wondering what to do. This is the most difficult of the holidays in that respect. Read more
Each year the fall seems to speed faster into the holidays, and this one sets a record. I was looking at my supermarket flyers this week and realized it was time to start filing my Christmas grocery list. Read more
I never watched much day-time T.V. until I had a house guest who was addicted to it, particularly the talk shows. By the time she left, I had a deep respect for several of the programs and the professionalism of their staffs which allowed them to turn on a dime as news unfolded. Read more
I send Christmas gifts to people who live at a distance, and though I like the personal touch of wrapping presents myself, I trust the guys in the catalogue business more to ship things guaranteed to arrive in one piece. Read more
There were the recent publicized discussions about rinsing chicken, and then came a salmonella outbreak traced to a poultry processor in California. As a result, there’s a lot of fear about buying, cooking, even eating chicken. Rumors are flying and I’d like to help clear the air, and add a couple of really good chicken recipes, guaranteed for safety, to get you all back in the groove. Read more
With fall here and school open, for many there’s not only an adjustment to the day time schedule, but to the evening, and often the night time ones as well. More importance is given to extra-curricular activities, and now with reduced P.E. in many districts there’s a concerted effort to fit sports programs into after school hours, weekends and even evenings. Read more
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