Posted in soups, ten-word thursday on Dec 3rd, 2009
Ready for a quick, pink Ten-Word Thursday? Down in Florida we indulged in that vintage beauty queen of creamy soups, Lobster Bisque, and on that night, balancing heaps of seafood, good wine and a camera, I thought the pictures sure to be boffo. But then I saw them, and thought: I once wore a bridesmaid [...]
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 Chicagoland, family, recipes on Dec 18th, 2008
When a person is down – in general, in trouble, or in mourning – friends say things like “take care of yourself,” and by all means I agree, take care. But how? Some friends say this in summary, a tag line at the door. Wearing winter coats and tying on scarves, they hold you by [...]
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 you people, surely the loveliest readers in blogdom. Your care and kindness came through in every comment. When the first slaps – funeral day, stricken friends, tired eyes – have passed, then comes the harder work of going forward. [...]
Posted in chicken on Nov 7th, 2008
As I wheeze my way through fall allergies, poor Greg gets to hear me sniffle up the stairs, snuffle down the stairs and now whine all the way to cyberspace. As previously noted, what I’d really like is some chicken soup – but I’m too hazy to even throw a little poultry in the pot. [...]
