String o' Pearls

Happy Holy Saturday! This Easter is going to be so much better than it was last year, isn't it?  On Easter 2020, my husband and I got al...

One of my favorite things in the whole wide world is hosting a holiday or special occasion party for as many members of my family as possibl...

Hi, remember me?  I used to have this blog thang that I liked to do every day.  But I've been taking the idea of "being on vacation...

How do I do this again?  It's been a while!  I guess I'll start with the meme and go from there. --- 1 --- I love it when my ...

Oh my gosh, you guys...you GUYS!  I made the most delicious dessert yesterday (if I do say so myself).  I had a hankering for something swee...

It's day 7 of 7 Posts in 7 Days , and I'm just barely going to make it, folks. It's been a busy, busy day: first 9 a.m. Mass, ...

I'm joining Jen again today, for day 3 of the 7 Posts in 7 Days challenge--and while I'm at it, Hallie   Grace, too, for the Five ...

Nothing tells the story of how much my life has changed since our nest emptied out two years ago (when our youngest son went off to college)...

I thought I'd try my hand at making homemade soft pretzels to take the place of bread or rolls for our meals during Lent.  You might hav...

--- 1 -- Today is the birthday of my youngest son.  He's turning 20, and my oldest is 29, so for the next nine months all five ...

Two days ago, I received my copy of Finger Lakes Feast in the mail.  It is a beautiful, hard-bound cookbook co-authored by Kate Harvey, the...

My husband and I returned yesterday from our trip to Upstate NY to visit with my parents. On Friday, my father underwent surgery on his foot...

Yesterday I got the urge to bake my husband "a little something" (his term for a yummy dessert item of some sort).  We were out of...

After getting so serious yesterday, and throwing my hat into the political ring where it doesn't belong, I decided I'd better return...

I've got a great recipe for homemade mac & cheese that I thought I'd share with you. It's Lent, and we Catholics can't e...