Photo Credit: Kai Stachowiak, via Pixabay Last night, after we ate dinner, I gathered together the ingredients for a hearty stew and plugged in the crock pot. (My unending thanks to whoever invented this lovely appliance.) In just a few minutes, the whole house smelled so yummy. We left the stroganoff percolating as we…
Crossroad I’m in the valley of discontent Where my passion brews, and my heart is rent. The way stretches dark and long As I march on wearily to an unknown song. I pray for a clearing, a cliff or a peak As relentlessly onward a haven I seek. Where is it leading? Where will I…
Photo Credit: Kai Stachowiak, via Pixabay I love a good bowl of chili. The combination of beans, ground beef, tomatoes, and spice sits well in my stomach and comforts my spirit. This is a “go to” dish for me that I throw together “easy peasy.” I don’t really have a defined recipe. I just…
Photo Credit: Sanam Maharjan, via Pixabay I understand the need for passwords. I really do. It’s just that I have a terrible memory, and sometimes I don’t have a pen handy to jot the secret code down for future reference. This is only a problem when the website has password requirements. If I have…
Photo Credit: Kriss Szkurlatowski, via Free Images This week, I am back on track. No more take out pizza. I will eat lettuce and veggies and chicken. Yes, I will. After putting together an impressive salad bowl for dinner, I reached into the fridge looking for my favorite salad dressing. I pulled out all…
Photo Credit: Hans Braxmeier, via Pixabay A few months after our wedding, we were chatting about the adjustment of sleeping with a person who is your total opposite in temperament. The conversation took place after dinner at the home of our friends and fellow newlyweds, Curtis and Monica. My Bruce falls asleep the minute…