Book Review: Starlight on Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs
Susan Wiggs was blessed with great parents: Nick and Lou Klist. Starlight on Willow Lake is dedicated to them, and the book is infused with their unconditional love and wisdom on […]
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Book Review: Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?
Bad day? Bad week? Bad month? Bad summer? Bad life? Laughter truly is the best medicine, and I prescribe Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat? by the dynamite mother-daughter duo […]
“Breaking the Silence” on TLC on 8/30 at 10 PM
TLC seems to have recalled that it is The Learning Channel rather than a repository for reality crap. To pay penance for the Duggar debacle, TLC will air “Breaking the […]
Bravo: Private Violence and Bully Receive Emmy Nominations
Reporters have a hard time articulating the words “domestic violence” or “intimate terrorism.” They prefer “troubled relationship” or “messy divorce.” If a stranger beats the crap out of us, they […]
Book Review: To Kill a Mockingbird
I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks. – Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird was written and edited after Harper Lee wrote Go Set a Watchman. […]
Book Review: Go Set a Watchman
Nelle Harper Lee was born noticing the content of a person’s character rather than the color of their skin. It wasn’t a welcome attitude in her small hometown in rural […]
Recipe: Cranberry-Blackberry Christmas Tart
Have you ever tasted something that made you swoon with delight? Janie Hibler brought this sinfully delicious tart to the Oregon Women for WineSense Christmas party on December 2, 1993, […]
Recipe: Blackberry Sauce
Folks who know me personally are well-aware that I’m the quintessential quick and dirty gourmet. I’m not even remotely interested in spending hours in the kitchen to produce a meal. […]
Carpe Diem: An eagle, a crow, and a photographer
Luck happens when preparation meets opportunity. Malcolm Gladwell claims it takes us 10,000 hours of dedication before we achieve mastery. Along the way, we need to invest in quality professional […]
Happy 4th of July: Celebrating Independence
Chicago’s fireworks celebrations are always epic, and they are what I miss most about living in Chicago. There’s something equally epic about seeing Lady Liberty in the midst of the […]
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