Apple cidering
It has been a grand apple year here in Nebraska, at least in our neck of the woods. I tell you, if I didn’t have anything else to do (and…
Read moreOur Ponca West Weekend: & 10 handy tips for your own family camp-out
It has been nearly ten years now since my sibs and I planned our first Ponca weekend camp-out. Our mother was turning 70; we wanted to surprise her with something…
Read moreAll shopping should be this fun
Every spring at the proper time–that time being during the sweet and early halcyon days of the season, when at last it’s warm enough to be outside without 22 layers…
Read moreMaking Pfeffernusse cookies with the ‘rents
Good husband Bryan and I were talking about the potentially depressing topic of Being Adults the other day, in the context of Christmas and Christmas vacation. I was observing that…
Read more10 Things I Took Away from Thanksgiving Dinner
A few things I learned from hosting our Thanksgiving dinner last week: 1. We need a bigger buffet table. My mom trash-picked our buffet table, a wonderful bit of furniture,…
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