One of the most versatile side dishes I can think of, barbecue baked beans go from summertime picnics to comforting cold weather lunches in a snap. My recipe is sweet and a tad spicy, and cooks long enough to make…
I moved several months ago! It was a chore. I moved from a larger space into a smaller one. I had moved several times recently, moving from larger places to smaller ones and shedding stuff that I had collected over the…
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 shovel,…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
