WISE WORDS FROM THE KITCHEN Buy Lactose Free Milk – MUCH longer use time before it expires Shred your own cheese – the results are well worth it. (Bagged cheese has anti-clumping agents in it.) To bake crispy bacon in the oven, place a sheet of aluminum foil on your broiler pan, then a sheet […]
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CHICKEN CREAM CHEESE TAQUITOS Ingredients 2 cups cooked chicken (canned chicken works fine) 1/2 block of cream cheese 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese (I prefer Extra Sharp Cheddar) 1/4 cup of salsa (however spicy you like it) 1 tsp of garlic powder, 1 tsp of cumin, Salt and Pepper to taste 10 small flour
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I mix up my own laundry and dishwasher soap – less expensive than buying, and easy to do. DISHWASHER DETERGENT* 1 cup Washing Soda* 1 cup Borax* 1/2 cup Dishwasher Salt (can use Kosher Salt)* 1/2 cup citric acid (optional)* Essential oil, if desiredAdd 1 – 2 Tablespoons to the dishwasher’s detergent dispenserMix and store
I. The Spark In 1991, I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. That fall, I began my Master of Arts program as a graduate assistant. I was creating a great deal of hands‑on artwork, always aware that I had yet to choose a thesis project. What follows is what led to the creation
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THE LONG HALLWAY. ….. THE MISSION Orientation unsettled me more than I expected. I sat in a small meeting room near the personnel office, surrounded by other summer workers, trying to absorb the stream of rules, warnings, and actual accounts of crises the staff delivered with practiced seriousness. Their words blurred together – do’s and
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3/11/2026 I am 78 and 3/4 years old, and I have a therapist. I visit with her remotely. I live in the Piedmont, and she lives in the mountains. We have a great relationship and have been working on many things, and progress is being made in areas that are of definite importance to me.
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THE LONG HALLWAY ….. UNEXPECTED LESSONS Once I began receiving paychecks, I stopped at the Commissary each afternoon to pick up small things for the men who had nothing to spend. Candy bars, plastic combs, and any inexpensive item I could afford proved to be small treasures on the ward. One day, Robert called out,
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First grade for me was at St Joseph’s Academy, where my mother and her sisters went to school, and my grandmother and her sisters and brothers attended as well. My memories there are of nuns, long, super-shiny halls, and walking single-file on the right side of the hallway. Everything was orderly, and there were lots
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In a time long ago and a place far away – that’s where my stories begin. Although I have lived in North Carolina since 1996, my first memories of home belong to 1399 W Losey St, Galesburg, Illinois. A stucco bungalow, story and a half, with two bedrooms, hardwood floors, and a basement. The back