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Goodbye to you…
You ostracized me for years (and my children; my family); discrimination of another kind-- goodbye to you... You were oftentimes hateful, … Continue Reading
Red Hot Cherry Sponge Cake Part 2
Red Hot Cherry Sponge Cake Part 1
Q-Trumplican Debacle
I am so glad, glad, that Trump is gone. Gone! ...but, wait!--He's still lurking, still around poking with his tiny fingers, stirring the shit that he caused himself--not just the aggravated and assaulting … Continue Reading
Apologies from Heaven
"I'm sorry that I left you. That I took off and forsook you. I'm sorry that I chose to misunderstand you. I'm sorry for being a butte when it mattered the most not to be. I'm sorry that I never went back … Continue Reading
Thoughts & Reflections/Past & Present
This is a black Christmas tree from the prior Christmas, 2019--I just put everything on it this time in a humbug kind of way when I decorated it, this now, last year of 2020. Unless you're standing up close to … Continue Reading
“Patriots” vs. True Patriots
I don't think there are any shocks or surprises left. Could there be? What a way to start the new year. But, here we are. Long ago when it was blindly beginning--maybe nobody or not enough people noticed it. … Continue Reading
Banana Black Walnut Bread
Mash Velvet Sugar Cookies
Hard Candy 2020 Christmas Greetings
Kielbasa Kraut Bash
2020 Pandemic Thanksgiving Apple Pie
Candy Strawberry-Banana Cran Relish w/Lager & Honey
Beer Crusted Beer-Battered Sweet Potato Pie
Beer Oatmeal Bacon-Raisin Cookies
It Is Well
Beer-Olive Oil Salted Brownies
It's a good day to bake brownies, and decorate for Fall. Since time is of the very essence, with all things in all seasons, I'm hurriedly but happily up-doing a box mix to remedy a sweet-fix. And I'm still … Continue Reading
Layering Garments
Everything we do in life takes on so many meanings. It doesn't matter what it is, what category it entails, and just who it involves. We learn and live, hopefully. Hopefully we do. Hopefully we learn. The … Continue Reading
Rose-Colored Glasses [34]
There's nothing better than a good home-cooked meal. But when you're in a hurry, no time to spare, try these Texas tamales--with your favorite blend of hotsauce or taco sauce, to be precise. They taste … Continue Reading
Porch Beer-Battered Pork Chops
It IS a nice day in the neighborhood. We are pushing our way out of summer, already. Fall is right around the bend. When you think about it, one could never have enough butterflies... Let's beer some … Continue Reading
Rose-Colored Glasses [33]
It's a Rose-Colored Glasses beautiful kind of summer when you have flowers! In my neighborhood, there's a book drop-off/pick-up post on the side of a street. I've got to drop off some books for the ones I've … Continue Reading
Porch Cooking InnovAsian Mongolian-Style Chicken
When you're in a hurry, and work is busy-busy-busy, this "instant" food-fix comes in handy; plus, it tastes homemade--instant but delicious. InnovAsian Crispy Mongolian-Style Chicken is an excellent brand of … Continue Reading
Live & Let Live [31]
Stand up for yourself, for your voice, for your human right to be alive--but do it wisely and respectfully to others as well as for yourself.Be respectful to all people, even if/when they are not--simply just walk … Continue Reading
What Makes a Woman BEautiful
She's a true giver from her heart. Every single thing that she attributes to give to others, it came, first, from her heart; she follows through--she's a great provider--eventually/always.No matter any difficulty, … Continue Reading
Some Things I Learned “From This Pandemic Forward”–
How to seriously make very good, wise use of my time-Not get caught up in politics, in hate sides, and in the Black Lives Matter Movement. For my own peace of mind and daily tranquility, I've let it all go.How to … Continue Reading
Happy 4th to you!
What is-- love. ? Seriously. Everyone, everybody, has their idea of it-- throwing in different facets of the very word. Maybe, just maybe, it's not one description. Perhaps, perhaps, it's what one … Continue Reading
Human to Human
Human to human, I'm your equal.Human to human, I was created with value.Human to human, I was loved and planned by parents who wanted me born of them.Human to human, I am worth loving, knowing, appreciating.Human to … Continue Reading
SITK Dress Shop/1-VILLAGER Blazer
This is not just a piece of clothing. For, one, it's vintage. But not just any vintage to me. I have my heart strings around this blazer! This is why--I had this one so many years ago. A size 4P, like the … Continue Reading
The Rory Way
I'm prone to do a lot of binge watching. Yeah, shhh, I miss the Gilmore Girls (lol)--gotta admit that I miss that show!--current series needed. But would new shows of the Gilmore Girls be just as good as all … Continue Reading
Question/s to Answer
"What is going on?"Again, loud & "clear"--I want to hear Dr. Fauci speak. I believe THE DOC.Who CARES what country has had the most tests!--We just want THE VACCINE. Children have always been "the spreader of … Continue Reading
Peace & Justice Memorial Garden in Montgomery
Information to the website, Peace & Justice Memorial Garden in Montgomery listed here- … Continue Reading
Corona Ham Bake
When little boys were raised to grow into immature guys (into old age), not ever into real men. When teenage boys were taught, long before their teens, to mistreat women. When they were shown by the jerks and/or a … Continue Reading
Great Northern White Bean Pie w/Cornmeal Crust
Surprisingly, this is a wonderful pie. You'll want to hush your mouth just so you can eat more than one slice of this outlandish pie! And, by all means, "lettuce" (let us) put some whipped cream on the very top! … Continue Reading
Live & Let Live [30]
Be a person for all people. Truly be humanitarian, not out for oneself.When someone tells you that they're too busy to confirm anything, it says that they don't attach value to you. Dust yourself off.There's a way … Continue Reading
Turning the Other Cheek
Turning the other cheek... Sometimes hard to do. We have our own set of opinions, rights, and yeah--feelings--"We the People". Do you have COVID-19?-- The year, 2019; not the number of COVID. Seriously … Continue Reading
Dirty Politics
We're not in this altogether. We're on separate sides. We don't like each other. In fact, we hate each other. The difference between sides: people who pretend/are misled by a vain leader v. the people who … Continue Reading
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