A little rerun for the weekend; hope you enjoy another look at Dads, fried chicken, creamed corn and Eisenhower. Happy Father’s Day with love, to you and yours, both then and now. Father’s Day, and All Its Parts Originally posted June 20, 2009 We’re on the road this weekend, toward Western Kansas, to Abilene, to [...]
Posted in Chicagoland, family, soups on Nov 6th, 2009
Why does this post merit repeat viewing? First, we’re now fully immersed in fall, and all the red and gold and chilly, early nights send me straight to the soup pot. Next, it’s almost a year since my dad passed away. When a blog-world acquaintance’s father recently died, the generously shared details of her loss [...]
Posted in Holiday, Kansas, chicken, family on Jun 20th, 2009
We’re on the road this weekend, toward Western Kansas, to Abilene, to stare at some pretty country, to fret about tornadoes, to visit the Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum. We toured Ike’s boyhood home, gawked at parlor chairs and portraits and sifters, trying to find out what makes great men great. Here in Mrs. Eisenhower’s [...]
Posted in Chicagoland, family on Dec 13th, 2008
Gratitude. Soft as a blue sweatshirt, and warmer than onion soup. That’s how I feel about all that support from you lovely people, surely the most delicious readers in blogdom. Your care and kindness came through in every word, and we read every one of them. When the first slaps of loss – funeral day, [...]
You may have noticed my absence from Simmer all week, and with good reason. This is my Dad, with Josie, last year. My father – Murray Joel Pollack – passed away last Friday, December 5, at the too-young age of 66. Dad was a great guy, and if you asked any friend, cousin, relative or [...]
