With the October Memoir Challenge, Dewey’s Read-a-Thon, and the more usual things that go on my blog, it’s been a full week. Here are the memoir entries of the last week, in order: Age 8: The Boxcar Children — October Memoir … Continue reading →
This is my fourteenth post, for age 14, of the October Memoir and Backstory Challenge hosted by Jane Anne McLachlan. My previous posts: Baby Speed Eater, Two Tales, Curls, Most Magical Christmas, Kindergarten, Places, Mental Health in 1969, The Boxcar Children, The Little House Books, Too Thin, Four Square, Curls: Take Two, and Scouting. … Continue reading →
My hometown of Louisiana, Missouri rests alongside the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Hannibal. In many ways, it’s more like the Hannibal that Mark Twain knew than Hannibal, which has grown considerably, is now. I visited Louisiana yesterday, for … Continue reading →
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Kirkwood, Missouri. We have a fine event today — the Human Rights Commission is sponsoring a symposium on bullying. I’ll be there for several hours to participate and … Continue reading →
Edited October 21, 2013. I’m linking this post to the recipe blog hop hosted by the new group, The Women of Midlife, because it’s one of the most popular recipes on my blog and perfect for this time of year … Continue reading →
Wondrous Words Wednesday is hosted by Bermudaonion’s Weblog. Kathy says: “Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading.” My word this week is from Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear. … Continue reading →
I’ve been participating in the October Memoir and Backstory Challenge hosted by Jane Anne McLachlan. The idea is to write a post per day in October that covers that day’s age. Here’s what I have so far: Ages 0 – 1: Baby Speed … Continue reading →
I’ve mentioned in several comments recently that I love to bake applesauce bread in my bread machine this time of year. So I thought it was time that I post a recipe. First, of course, you need applesauce. I make … Continue reading →
Today’s word is disafforest. It’s going to take some background to explain that one. I’m reading The Story of England by Christopher Hibbert. The forest laws were part of the feudal system that William the Conqueror imposed, extending the boundaries … Continue reading →
We spent a good chunk of the weekend in beautiful Kirksville, Missouri visiting Rick’s nephew and his fiancée — toured the campus of Truman University, enjoyed the local eateries, and enjoyed amazing conversation. My Saturday posts went up just before … Continue reading →