Friday’s Beautiful Shrimp

Do you love to play around with recipes? I sure do. I found this recipe a while back and tucked it away for a sultry day. We had just returned from our time at Pine Crest Lake. The valley’s 100+ day-time high made everyone wilt.

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A Day of Mixed Emotions

Four years ago today our daughter passed from this life. It was a blessing in many ways. She struggled with addiction. God said enough, My child – it’s time to rest.

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Best Milk Chocolate Frosting Ever!

Years gone by we had a birthday tradition for Hubby’s Birthday Cake. His favorite cake is a Marble Cake with Chocolat Frosting. This year’s celebration was a bit different. So there was no cake.

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A Different Take on Filet Mignon

Today is National Filet Mignon Day. Typically when we think Filet Mignon, we think fancy steak house where the Mignon is served with a perfectly executed Béarnaise Sauce or a Road House type steak joint with a Mignon wrapped in bacon.

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Middle Child and Garage Sales

Would you believe the one in the middle isn’t the middle child. Nope, that would be the sister to the left. The one to the right is the youngest of this group. And the one in the middle is the first born.

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In the American Spirit of 1945

Welcome to the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Times and the National Celebration of the Spirit of 45. What a time to have been alive! Back then, no one felt the need to apologize for loving America.

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Connecticut Day and Being Lazy

First, let me say I don’t mean to imply that the good folks of Connecticut are lazy in anyway. It’s just that today is both Connecticut Day and Lazy Day. One really has nothing to do with the other.

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The Magic of Words

Do you love books? I do. I love learning. Even fiction can weave a few lessons by allowing us to walk in someone else’s shoes if only in our imagination. Today is National Book Lovers Day. Unfortunately, we cannot eat the books we love.

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Sweet Dreams Under the Stars

If you were to ask me, there is no better night’s sleep than a night spent under the stars. Although, at my age, I’d want a soft bed to sleep in under those stars.

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Lighthouse Day with Portuguese Flavor

Today is National Lighthouse Day. Now in the past we’ve talked about those guiding beacons on American soil. But lighthouses are not limited to American know-how. They’ve been around since before there was an America.

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The Feast of the Transfiguration

This is one of those beautiful stories that brings Old and New Testements together in a profound way. If you look close enough, you might even find a bit of humor there.

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A Taste of Old World Sweetness

Long before there was a Kiddo to join us, Hubby and I loved to go to the Renaissance Pleasure Faire that was held each October in the hills across the bay from San Francisco. I was too young to attend the very first Pleasure Faire held in Marin’s China Camp State Park in 1967.

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Celebrating American Family Day

Today is the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Times. There’s nothing ordinary about today and nothing typical about my American Family.

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Georgia On My Mind

Today is National Georgia Day. Instead of singing the praises of the great state of Georgia, I thought it might be fun to learn about a particular place. So I picked a city I was unfamiliar with, and did a little exploring.

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Bringing Back A Favorite

Today is National Ice Cream Sandwich Day. Who doesn’t like an ice cream sandwich? I thought, let’s make one ourselves.

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