When I was growing up in Montana we celebrated Frozen Food Day by burying food outside in the snow. But then the bears (black and grizzly) would come and dig it up, and eat it, and look around for a person for dessert. So my Dad built a cold box, and as far as I know, that was the first household freezer. You were supposed to hang up the food where the bear couldn't … [Read more...] about Astonishing March 6 – National Frozen Food Day
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Happy Birthday, Huckleberry Finn!
On this day in 1885, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was first published in the United States. This Remington is the typewrite Mark Twain said he used Mark Twain said that he had typed it himself and that it was the first book typed on a typewriter. Mark Twain hated his typewriter. I loved that book. My mother read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn aloud to me when I … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday, Huckleberry Finn!
Cooking For Honest Abe
An Every Day Adventure - February 12, 2014 Be sure to Check Back on Saturday for another Every Day Adventure when I’ll have some ideas to cheer you up, in case you don't get the valentine you want. - I'm sure you will - but just in case. •In the Kitchen With Abe! I think Abraham Lincoln would have appreciated the meal I more or less cooked in his honor today. I was … [Read more...] about Cooking For Honest Abe
Eat A Live Toad for Breakfast and the Rest of the Day is Bound to Be better, Right?
A friend wrote recently that she feels blue in the morning. It’s hard to get up and get moving, she said. I know how she feels. Sometimes I just lie there wiggling my toes to see if I can feel any connection. You don’t want to wake up and say to yourself “Eeeek,morning!” You want to say, instead, “Ahh. Morning! What can I do today?” I’ve found that there are two things – … [Read more...] about Eat A Live Toad for Breakfast and the Rest of the Day is Bound to Be better, Right?
Happy Birthday From Barack!
A few secrets of life prompted by a presidential card BY DOROTHY WILHELM It's Never Too Late - January 5, 2014 The mail recently brought the usual things: a few bills and a note from some organization called Funeral Alternatives reminding me that cremation is convenient and economical and asking me to “like” them on Facebook. Also, the president – of the United States, not … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday From Barack!
Don’t Fall For This!
It's been six months since I had my big fall on Thanksgiving Day. I was helping my daughter in law set the table for dinner, at one minute and at the next minute I was lying on the floor with a dozen strangers staring at me. At least,I thought they were strangers. I had no idea who they were. "What am I doing here, I kept asking. I heard one of the young nephews on the … [Read more...] about Don’t Fall For This!
Easter Stories from the Montana Days
Don't miss my new feature - Stories from home. Tales of my early days along the banks of the great Kootenai River. Meet my favorite people, in my home town, 75 years ago. That's even before Andy and Mayberry. http://tinyurl.com/c9uudru … [Read more...] about Easter Stories from the Montana Days
Happy Birthday, Barbie!
Today is Barbie's birthday and brings back memories because when Barbie debuted fifty four years ago today, every little girl in America wanted one. Everyone knew her, and her zebra striped bathing suit was iconic. My daughter was facing a tonsillectomy and yearned for a Barbie doll. I promised her one, and then found that there were none to be found anywhere. I … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday, Barbie!
Where I’ll be speaking on April 3
Today I bravely drove to West Seattle to meet the great folks at the Senior Center of West Seattle where I'll be speaking for their annual fundraiser on April 3. What a great place. There's so much going on. They have their own self sustaining cafe with homemade soup everyday and fresh made sandwiches. There was a Bingo game going on but they're famous for their Rainbow … [Read more...] about Where I’ll be speaking on April 3
My Prayer Plant Doesn’t have a Prayer.
Here's the link to the original "Doesn't have a Prayer" column in The News Tribune.http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/02/03/2460226/even-indestructible-plants-dont.html … [Read more...] about My Prayer Plant Doesn’t have a Prayer.