Posts Tagged ‘Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
Monday, Monday…ants, indoor rock garden and pediatrician recipes
Today we have a potpourri of just schtuff.
OK, first things first…I have ants in my bathroom. Lots, and for the first time ever. This weekend I bought and placed ant traps, but I’d sure like to know if these little boogers are doing evil things to my wood. Anyone with ant expertise, please weigh in [...]
Sister Day, just because
We’re at the sad end of company at our house, just over 12 hours left of Aunt Laurie time. We have crammed a whole lotta good into these past five days and it will be lifelong memory for my children, that Aunt Laurie came for no special reason other than she loves us.
A lot.
We tried [...]
Happy Scream
People! My sister-in-law is coming! Like here, to my house, this week!
A little background. I first met Laurie 12 years ago, even though she’d been married to my little brother Kenny for 15 years or so by that point.
But things happen in families and that can be especially true in step-families.
Long story short, as soon [...]
Come play at my desk
Today’s post has absolutely no importance in the universe. However, as I was packing up the Mac and cleaning my desk Friday, it struck me I may have an inordinate number of toys at work.
First came the turtle, donated by the Middle Child.
Then came the bear in the duck costume.
Then the Magic 8 Ball, the [...]
“Click”
Here I am, sitting at my desk, sending up a thank you to the dead guy. Why, you ask, scrunching your nose slightly — “Why does she call him that?”
I sometimes say that as a way of acknowledging I keep David in the loop, but he is, after all, the dead guy.
Anyway…a frantic call came [...]
Let the goodness begin
Here we are, lovely readers, at the moment I start running the promised Thanksgiving (and other) recipes. Today we have two delicious-sounding submissions to get us going.
Mediterranean Squash Stew
By Pam Daws
½ butternut squash (3 cups cubes)
2 cups chopped spinach*
½ cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic
1 ¾ cups diced tomatoes
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon [...]
Just a reminder…turkey and Santa
Most important part of this post is my e-mail address: sheilahagar@wwub.com
I plan to start running the submitted Thanksgiving recipes on Thursday. That would be tomorrow, and I’ll continue to take recipes until Nov. 23.
Also, time to be thinking about zipping over those “Pictures with Santa.” Last year saw several participants and I’d love to see [...]
Happy blogiversary!
Wowsa!
Today, right about now, is exactly one year after my very first blog post.
This has been quite a ride, folks. I started out quite reluctantly, mainly willing to blog simply as a way to say to my bosses, ‘Hey! I’m trying here. Back off!”
The first time the Union-Bulletin hosted reporters’ blogs, I was completely uninterested. [...]
Pure Torture and the licking of lips
If you are a cook like me, adequate but not a single step beyond that, having a wonderful cook in your line up of friends is a huge blessing.
Lucky me — especially with my very own chef checked out of the kitchen — I have more than one creator of deliciousness I call friend.
Beth [...]
I’ve always loved autumn
I’ve always loved Autumn.
The outdoor air, released from the choke-hold of Summer’s heat, is once again a welcoming embrace.
School, structure for me as a child, offers the same for my own children.
No matter how we protest, the schedule gives us room to grow inside boundaries imposed by buses, bells and binders.
At my address, there [...]
