• Just Peachy

    True confession – life has been really weird around here since Covid entered the scene. I know it has been weird for most people, and it is beginning to feel like nothing will ever be quite the same again. We are gearing up for school to start next week, but only our youngest daughter is going back to the school building. Our oldest will be finishing high school virtually, while also expecting a baby. So, yeah, “normal” is not really coming back around here. A year ago, I could not have possibly imagined that I would become a grandma at the age of 47, or that my daughter would be…

  • A Fool for Fruit

    If you know me at all, you know I am a bit of an Anglophile. I have never actually been to England, but I love British movies, TV shows and books. I am particularly fond of British murder mysteries. My husband worries that I am watching them for planning purposes. I also have a few British food blogs that I follow. One of my favorites is www.vikalinka.com. Vikalinka was started by Julia Frey, who is a London-based recipe developer and photographer. She has amazing recipes, photos and videos that are often tempting to me. Last summer, she posted a recipe for Blackberry Fool and I saved it to try. Julia…