Occasional Adventures in On-Line Browsing Mexicans start their Christmas Celebration nine days before Christmas Eve. On Christmas Eve, after the Christmas midnight Mass at a local church they celebrate with a festive dinner. The Menu: Noche Buena Fresh Tropical Fruits…
Category: Being Thrifty
When Time, Porch Farmer’s Plants “Hang” in Basement for the Winter
Well, the other day my neighbor and I, fellow porch farmers, got the plants off the porch for the winter. It’s OK but I like seeing plants inside and outside, ones with flowers and leaves on them. It lets you…
Valentine’s Day is Here and it is Still Not Too Late! Here are Ideas!
Here it is. Valentine’s Day. And you have nothing to give. Take a deep sigh. Look in the cupboard for these items or run to the store for: 3 cups Sugar 1 ½ sticks butter, 5 oz. can (2/3 cup)…
Get Ready! Snow!?!? Here’s a Friendly Suggestion for You All!
The snow around the nation is falling a lot these days! While on the ground the depth of the snow is on the rise! It has reached disturbing levels! Many of us, who shouldn’t be shoveling are forced to…
Hydration Heaven: Do You Think it’s Wrong to Love a Water Bottle?
Medical and healthcare professionals will tell you that it’s important to drink 8-10 glasses of water a day. Being fully hydrated is so important in so many ways – it helps you feel full, and can help prevent overeating; keeps…
Quick Suggestion: Ants Begone!
Got some unwanted visitors this spring or summer? If ants are your problem, try sprinkling some ground cinnamon around the places you suspect ants are entering your home or around the thoroughfares they like to travel. They will avoid the…
A Hinkel Family Recipe Story: Our All Time Favorite, German Salad
Russ Hinkel, age 17 or so, as a Merchant Marine (circa 1947), and at the right, our Author, age 9, feeding Dad some birthday cake. My Dad, Russ Hinkel, is a unique character. He’s almost eighty, a Mason who still…
I Used to Refuse to Ask Directions, Now a GPS Tells Me Where to Go
Being a guy, I love to drive, I drive places where I have never been. I hate asking for directions and most time I used to refuse to do it. Aren’t there a bunch of stories and ongoing jokes about…
Crock Pot Time: Hal’s Beef, Yam, Carrot and Potato Stew
Wow! The other day when it was very cold, I cooked some stew in my crock pot. I posted that I was doing it on FaceBook and got 9 responses, including someone asking if my recipe was going to posted…
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder and the Gift Giver
I was just talking with some folks and the topic of holiday gifts came up. We all were talking about gifts that we have all gotten that are so far off the mark that they end up being funny. We…