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Fruit Salad – A Summer Staple
I’m not going to lie to you – it’s been a week. I have managed to make dinner every night, but something has gone amuck each evening and dinner has ended up very late. This is not my favorite scenario, but some weeks are like that. The one bright food spot in the week for me was a visit to our local fruit stand. It was one of those perfect golden moments when the last of the strawberries were in, along with the first watermelons and cantaloupes, and some elusive early season peaches – all the makings for a beautiful fruit salad. So, that’s just what I did. I made…
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Upside Down Cake for Upside Down Times
We are getting used to school at home, though it does feel a little like we have fallen through the looking glass. Everyone is up early in the morning, rushing to get to school – at their desks 2 feet from their beds. A few hours later, they come tumbling down the stairs to scavenge in the kitchen for lunch. Then they run back up to finish out the day, leaving a wave of kitchen destruction in their wake. I know this is the same story for most homes right now – upside down times, indeed. So, while feeling very upside down, I thought I would try my hand at…
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The Need for Comfort
Last week, I shared with you some of the reality of this extended pandemic. Nerves have been frayed and patience tested. If you were to go by social media, we should all be enjoying one another’s company, braiding each other’s hair and generally having one great big Hallmark movie moment together. We have indeed had some fun, and at first it was a relief to have a small break from the daily grind and running hither and yon. But here we are, months in. Summer is almost over and now the struggle over what to do for school is looming large. Here in NC, our governor has said kids should…
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Losing my Patience & Finding it Again
It’s been kind of a week here. Nothing overtly bad, just a constant dribble of annoyances – Every. Darn. Day. I think it’s a symptom of the times, a pandemic slump of sorts. I have said from the beginning that one thing we are learning during this epidemic is patience. But mine has been severely tested this week. It started with a missing package. I was SURE I had received and unpacked it and the items were just misplaced in the house. I begged and even bribed my kids to help me find it, only to have it slowly dawn on me that it hasn’t ever arrived. I ordered it…
