Dear Sweet E, I’ve left you with so much advice in this last year. So many words about the things I know to be true. Maybe some of my wisdom won’t be what you need or remotely apply to the where you’re headed. Maybe you’ll humor your granny and tell me that it was a …
Patti Tucker
Cake? Yes, please. Is there ever any doubt? Never, even if it’s hideous (yet delicious). There are days I jones for a three layer monstrosity and there are days I’m happy with a sheet of cake that needs nothing more than whipped cream or a drizzle of caramel (you read that right). This day I …
Y’all know how much I love a Klutz book, right? See HERE and HERE if you’ve forgotten. Klutz was our go-to publisher of fun-time kids books in the summer or whenever we needed something fun to do. When I find a book with a title and tagline this great, I gotta buy it: Kids Shenanigans: …
Summertime is livin’, ain’t it? The food is easy, the drinks are fun and everything gets grilled! Let’s get our grilled corn on, y’all. Start with some corn still in the husk. PANTS THE CORN! Pull down the husk, but don’t take it all the way off. Just enough to get to the bulk of …
Two small words. Immeasurably large impact. I’m sorry. So simple. So eloquent. So rarely offered. Why is that? Why is it when some have harmed us, intentionally or not, literally or not, gleefully or not, they find it difficult to say, “I’m sorry.” Why is that so damned hard? Here’s what I want when I’m …
It’s gonna be a long hot summer, y’all. What better way to one-up the heat than surprising the family (or just you…however you wanna play this deliciousness) with homemade cookies? Better yet, with some no bake Chocolate Yummies. Take that oven set to 350°! I’ve been making these as long as I’ve been baking (be …
Welcome back to the Shoot I Do series! Um, what? Did she use the word farting in her tittle? Does it mean what I think it means? What am I still doing here?! Yes. Probably not. Because you want, nay, MUST, know what craziness is happening in OMT’s brain! (last time I left you guys, …
Years and years ago, when Boy was an itty-bitty, I bought a glass straw dispenser just like this one and it’s still the most used item on my counter in the summer, all these years later. The bonus is it still looks new and holds a boatload of straws. Who doesn’t love a sturdy straw …
Meatloaf. You either love it or you hate it with a white-hot heat. OMT! lurvs it (remember THIS post?!). So much so, she aught to marry it and then stop referring to herself in third person. Obviously, when you make a GIANT meatloaf for two, you’re gonna have leftovers. What’s better than a meatloaf sandwich? …
In my mountains of research that I do for post ideas, I came across this gem: 9 Rules for Success by British Novelist Amelia E. Barr, 1901 6. “Everything good needs time. Don’t do work in a hurry. Go into details; it pays in every way. Time means power for your work. Mediocrity is always …