Julia Child’s Kitchen Bon Appetit! Americans will be spending a great deal time this week, in the kitchen and sitting around the table enjoying our Thanksgiving dinner. Thus, I thought you might enjoy a peek, at what has to be one of the most famous American kitchens, of all time...
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Sitting By My Bedside “One sure window into a person’s soul is his reading list.” ~ Mary B. W. Tabor ~ What are you reading? Are you looking for your next great read? Here is a look at what is sitting by my bedside, and which I am pleased to recommend....
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My Mexican Hot Chocolate – Atole I have many fond memories of Mexican hot chocolate and atole. The first time I drank it was in Chihuahua, Mexico. We were on a road trip, of sorts. My Father had a string of revival meetings in Mexico, he was traveling with his worship leader,...
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Camaraderie by Anthony Ruiz “I have HIV” he said, inaudible over the blaring noise of cars rushing home to make it for supper. “Are you serious?” I replied, mouth too dry to even swallow. My first instinct, naturally, was to reach over the clutch of his 2002 Honda Accord and hug him. ...
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One Hundred Years Since the War to End All Wars Began Armistice Day As the European nations, which fought in the Great War, begin to mark the one hundredth anniversary, of the start of this tragic conflict, stopping to honor their dead; we in the United States, remember all Veterans who have honorably and...
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Where Were You When the Wall Finally Came Tumbling Down? “Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall.” ~ President Ronald Regan ~ Do you remember where you were twenty-five years ago, when the Berlin Wall began to crumble? I do. I was living on Ocean Boulevard, in Long Beach California, and was most assuredly...
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Plymouth Rock ~M~ As the United States gets ready to celebrate Thanksgiving, I offer you A View From the Road, of Plymouth Rock. I have previously written about my first trip there, as a child, and having taken two of my oldest nieces, along with a return trip for my...
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Blank Page I come to the blank page Kicking and screaming Terrified I have nothing left to say Or that what I have to say Will mean nothing to you Yet I come I have to I grab the spiral notebook Worn down by being Lugged around From place to place And I...
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Louis Lunch And a Better Option — A Patty Melt There is something very satisfying about a great hamburger! Thus, when we had the opportunity to try a burger, at Louis Lunch, we could not resist. Established in 1895, Louis Lunch claims to be the home of the original hamburger, that all American...
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President William Jefferson Clinton’s First Home Museum A detour took us through Hope, Arkansas, and inevitably, it was impossible for me to by-pass a Presidential site. I take umbrage with President Clinton’s lack of honor, most especially, while sitting in the White House. However, his accomplishments, especially given his humble beginnings, are worth...
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