Dec
15
“At Christmas, play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year.” –Thomas Tusser, English writer (1524-1580) Since the Christmas movie “Elf” was first released in 2003, I have watched it over and over and never tire of it. One of the things that make it so endearing is the way the main …
Nov
24
“Bread is the king of the table, and all else is merely the court that surrounds the king. The countries are the soup, the meat, the vegetables, the salad, but bread is king.” – Louis Bromfield, American novelist, 1896–1956. Thanksgiving Day is here, and dinner smells wonderful, yes it does, but nothing, absolutely nothing, has …
Nov
10
“Me want cookie!” – Cookie Monster Yes, Cookie Monster, me want a cookie, too, a Girl Scout cookie, that is. Girl Scout cookie time used to be in March when I was a Girl Scout. Now it’s already Girl Scout cookie time, and it’s only November. Not only has cookie-selling time changed, but how cookies …
