Daddy’s 90th Birthday Extravaganza December 2011

| December 18, 2011

This post is X-rated…..X-tra Special FAMILY FUN…..so quilting friends, proceed at your own risk!  :) Quite a few of our extended family members gathered to SURPRISE Daddy and help him celebrate his 90th Birthday in Kansas City, MO!  We ate, we laughed, we played…..and we took LOTS and LOTS of pictures!    We had a [...]

Turkey Sausage Alterations – 2011

| November 23, 2011

Grandangel Sarah and I made turkey sausage today.  I usually check all of my spices BEFORE mixing the sausage, but this year I did not.  THIS YEAR I WAS OUT OF SEVERAL OF THE ITEMS THAT I HAVE BEEN PUTTING IN MY TURKEY SAUSAGE since 1964….     So, did I go to the store [...]

Taste Preferences – are they Learned, Genetic, Both or NEITHER?

| October 27, 2011

Ever since I can remember I have been fascinated by taste preferences.   I often ponder how things that I find simply delightful are disgusting to someone else?  Why doesn’t everyone love black olives and jalapeno peppers? Is it genetic?  Is it learned?  BOTH?  NEITHER? I have always hypothesized that a lot of it was [...]

Serendipity and Artemis

| October 25, 2011

  Life is like a box of chocolates…..YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING!  LOL Grandangel Sarah has Latin Club after school today and they can dress as a Greek Goddess (or God if they are not female)  if they wish.  Sarah just made arrangements to go [...]

VIRGINIA SCRAPPERS October, 2011

| October 22, 2011

Virginia Scrappers continues to be a joyful group for me.  I like it because it is just a group of friends sewing, sharing ideas, laughing and having fun.  No business meetings, no worries about who is doing what for a program – just plain ole fun. Today was what I call a COZY day – [...]