Catnip MiceI have always had cats. As a child, we had a prolific tabby named Mittens who, as the story goes, had 42 kittens. She was gray, with white…Jan 12, 2020Jan 12, 2020
(Mrs Worthington’s Famous) Chocolate CakeThe story is that after my parents married in 1959, just a year after my mother graduated from Catholic School and three years after my…Jan 11, 2020Jan 11, 2020
Fried SmeltsThe Russells were my parents’ other best friends which is to say that our mothers were close and our fathers drank together on the regular…Dec 16, 2018Dec 16, 2018
Mrs. Roche’s Macaroni and CheeseMrs. Roche was the mother I always wanted my mother to be. Swathed in flowing cottony skirts and tunics, and Keds or leather sandals, she…Dec 14, 2018Dec 14, 2018
3 Things for August 1–5What I am using/trying out — these felted woolen laundry balls that I got from Mighty Nest They replace disposible laundry sheets/fabric…Aug 2, 2017Aug 2, 2017