It is good to give thanks to the LORD And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning And Your faithfulness by night, With the ten-stringed lute and with the harp, With resounding music upon the lyre. For You, O LORD, have made me glad by what… Read More It is Good to Give Thanks….
So said Hester Prynne, and glanced her sad eyes downward at the scarlet letter. And, after many, many years, a new grave was delved, near an old and sunken one, in that burial-ground beside which King’s Chapel has since been built. It was near that old and sunken grave, yet with a space between, as… Read More Livin’ in the Land of the Literary (and the Historical, and the Political, and the Financial)
I can hardly believe Thanksgiving is next week! We will be having our usual gathering of a few families and any folks who can’t travel to their own homes for the holiday. It is one of my kids’ favorite days of the year – lots of guests and lots of food and lots of football… Read More Gluten Free Friday – Praline Sweet Potatoes
We just returned a couple of hours ago from an annual denominational meeting in Maine. When we left we were fairly sure Kory was getting over his 2 days of low-grade fever, and that it would be fine to leave all the kids with two of their favorite kid-sitters: Rachel and Virginia. (Thank you so… Read More Gluten Free Friday: Out-of-Town + Sick Kids = Recipe Rerun
My little (big!) girl has turned into quite a chef lately. She has always loved to help in the kitchen, and has even been known to purchase cookbooks with her own money. (A smoothie cookbook that she uses regularly!) For her 9th birthday, we bought her DK’s Cookbook for Girls, and recently she has made… Read More Gluten Free Friday – Cheese & Pesto Straws (and a kombucha update!)