Do you have some recipes you’d like to share? Here is one of my family’s favorites. Fresh Apple Cake 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil2 cups sugar2 eggs3 teaspoons vanilla1/3 cup apple sauce Mix items above in a large bowl and beat until smooth. 3 cups flour1 ½ teaspoons baking soda1 teaspoon salt Sift items above […]
I’m amazed by what interests some of my fellow bloggers. Shoes. Of course this is the Stiletto Gang, but all I care about in shoes is that they are comfortable and decent looking. Yes, I know, it’s all because I’m the ancient one here. I had a momentous birthday on Sunday. My great-grandson said, “You […]
I am a shoe whore. I love the smell of soft leather and the look of shiny patent. I worry over the question of open toe or closed like it was a question that involved our national security. I delight in espadrilles and flats; sandals and loafers; and even though my stiletto days never were, […]
Marilyn Victor – In her real life, Marilyn is an administrative assistant for a construction company. She started her writing career in grade school, penning Dark Shadows, Man from U.N.C.L.E. and James Bond stories for her friends, none of which she ever finished. It wasn’t until years afterward when she started brainstorming on how she […]
Last night I read my mother’s well-worn copy of The Sign of the Twisted Candles. She’d been given the book as a young girl. The copyright date inside the battered cover is 1933. Coming from a family with limited financial resources and lots of siblings, she didn’t own many books as a child. She’s treasured […]
Believe it or not, even though I am the ancient member of the Stiletto Gang, Nancy Drew was popular when I was a girl. I received Nancy Drew mysteries every birthday and Christmas and had them read before the days were over. Like many others, I imagined myself doing all the things Nancy did on […]
I wanted a little blue roadster – even before I knew what a roadster was. I knew for sure that it was cooler than my Dad’s Plymouth. I didn’t want Ned Nickerson. He seemed like a vain pretty boy who just got in the way of the real star of the show. I did want […]
He had a boyish charm, a sweet smile, and a terrible sense of fashion. Some found him boring. Me? I fell in love with Fred Rogers the first time I met him in the neighborhood. Which is why I was so upset when I heard that PBS will stop transmitting Mister Rogers Neighborhood as part […]
While my eldest daughter and hubby were here visiting (the tail end of a long trip for them) we went to the movies twice. We saw Swing Vote which we loved and Mama Mia which we also enjoyed. At the end of the movie while the music still played, both my daughters danced down the […]
My co-author asked me the other day if I collected anything. Thinking of an old roommate who collected thousands of key chains, my boss’s daughter who collected all the Beanie Babies ever manufactured, and my brother’s TVGuide collection (the original size not today’s version), I immediately answered, “No.” My dozen or so porcelain dolls don’t […]