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Book Review: "Loving Eleanor"
“Loving Eleanor” by Susan Wittig Albert. (Gotten through ILL from the Washington County Library because Hennepin County doesn't own) In the 1920's, Lorena Hickok was a reporter for the Minneapolis Tribune (This was before it merged with the Minneapolis Daily Star.) Women were not really accepted as reporters then; she was a pioneer in the field. ( Read more... ) -
Today
Today is the 15th anniversary of the Twin Towers/Pentagon disasters. Nearly 3000 people were killed. I have been staying off the internet because I don't want to read all the hoopla. It was a tragic event, but it is hardly the only one in our history. Lately, it seems every generation has a tragedy that imprints itself on the people of the United ( Read more... ) -
England
Or How I Spent My Autumn Vacation
We had been talking about going to England for a while, and finally chose a bus tour as a way to get us to some of the places we wanted to see. This might have been a mistake. I was slightly ill a lot of the time and it took a few days to figure out why. I seem to be getting more and more susceptible to motion ( Read more... ) -
Book Review
Jack Daniel's Cookbook, Stories and Kitchen Secrets from Miss Mary Bobo's Boarding House ( Read more... ) -
Pratt Ice Cream Social
If you've ever wanted to climb the Witch's Hat Tower, pictured in my icon, this Friday is the day to do it ( Read more... ) -
Sasquan membership
Last August, in a fit of faanishness, we bought two memberships to Sasquan. We realize now that it will take more than that to attend - the cost of hotel and transport and meals, plus the spoons I don't seem to have these days. We definitely have one to sell at $170, perhaps both. Let me know if you are interested or talk to me at Minicon. -
The saga of the clock
A couple of months ago, I knocked the clock off my bedside table. It was an old clock, and the jolt caused it to develop an awful noise, which made it unsuitable for the bedroom. (Martin and I are both light sleepers.) I dug out a digital clock radio I picked up some years ago, used for a while, then abandoned. It works okay, except it's too big ( Read more... ) -
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Happy Birthday pegkerr! -
Prodea Cookbook
It's available through Amazon now!
http://www.amazon.com/Prodea-Cookbook-Traditions-Paganistans-Oldest/dp/1312008458/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398617132&sr=8-1&keywords=prodea+cookbook
Also, mrissa was kind enough to review it - http://mrissa.livejournal.com/900656.html -
Wild Rice Pudding
This season's maple syrup is coming into the stores, so here is a maple sweetened recipe from The Prodea Cookbook. I still have plenty of copies, and they are available at: Eye of Horus, and Magus Books as well as directly from Lulu.
( Cinnamon Wild Rice Pudding )