Well, there is coffee and then there is COFFEE. I am quite attached to my coffee, but I must acknowledge that I keep my coffee on the light side. Hardcore COFFEE drinkers would probably not even recognize what I drink as the byproduct of a coffee bean. Hence, those coffees that put hair on your [...]
Author: Ms. C
A mother’s work is never done…
Let’s talk gamesmanship. I like Scrabble. In particular I like playing old school Scrabble – you know complete with the board, trays, and little wood tiles. I know there are electronic versions, but it just isn’t the same. I want to stare intently at the tiles and board while everyone else in the game says [...]
Is your thyroid making you fat?
I received an email that asked, “Is your thyroid making you fat?” Well of course it is! Don’t fool yourself into believing that it is the Little Debbie Cakes and the deep-fried foods – oh, no it’s that pesky thyroid upsetting the apple cart – or conversely, turning me into a pear. About seven years [...]
You are in the will…
I will keep it brief today. I am up late as I once again ate my own cooking which has left me feeling a little iffy (that or I am pregnant…hmmm). Some day I may just learn to cook meals that do not inflict harm on me or others…I still have plenty of time to [...]
Are you humbly grateful of grumbly hateful?
Cory overlooking the beach from the beach house at sunset - March 2009 Are you humbly grateful of grumbly hateful? The other day I was reading Prairie Woman’s blog (www.areavoices.com/prairiewomn/) and she used a Bonnie Tyler song from the eighties – “Holding Out for a Hero" – to emphasize the struggles of others in society. [...]
Define “old”…
Age is relative. I can remember at various ages in my life relating to others as being so much older. When Cheyenne was nine she talked about a twelve year old she knows as if she were a seasoned woman of the world. On the other end, she referred to the kindergarten and first grade [...]
Check please!
I need a reality check – to go please. Can it be true that jumpsuits are back in? I saw an article that said exactly that and I thought that surely I had suffered a complete break with reality. How can it be that the clothing item of prison convicts and auto mechanics is back [...]
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