It was the anniversary of when my mother-in-law came to live with us. When reminded of the fact, she said, “Do you feel as good about it as I do?” To which, of course, the answer was, “Yes.” And since happy celebrations call for a cake, and my mother-in-law likes any cake as long as …
At the beginning of the Iraq war Floyd Lee, a retired Marine Corp and Army cook, took charge of the Pegasus mess hall near the Baghdad Airport. And although the mess hall served up the regular 21-day army menu, receiving the same shipments of food as the other mess halls, soldiers were known to skip …
I had a same age, family acquaintance when I was growing up who always wore her worn out jeans and T-shirts. Her closet was stuffed full with clothes and in complete disarray. It turns out the clothes weren’t to her liking. While in her slovenly attire, this teenager would talk about all the dreams she …
Lessons from Second Grade It had been a long day in the second grade classroom of the underprivileged school where I had been the substitute teacher that day. As we were in a scramble to bring the day to a close, the familiar “ding-ding-ding” came across the loudspeaker followed by the voice of the principal. …
The quilt top completed, I was off to the store to pick out a fabric for its back. Almost immediately I found the perfect print… lush lime-colored leaves, fuchsia flowers, rosy rosettes and beautiful butterflies against a charming blue backdrop. Approaching the cutting counter, I spread out the quilt top to determine how much yardage …
Have you heard the saying, “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.”? That’s true. Have you ever considered that life is also like a cake? When my siblings and I were younger, we used to gather around on New Year’s Day and watch Mom bake her famous …
