My Daily Travels

My three girls are aware that I normally make a full-course meal daily and then later use the leftovers for their dad's lunch. This Christmas they gifted us with several restaurant gift cards that we can use in-house, or we can order from the restaurant's online site, allowing us to pick up a hot... Sign in to see full entry.

I have seen all walks of life traipse through my yard, but this was a first. Being that I am from Delaware, the sight of seagulls feasting this morning in my yard absolutely thrilled me. Sign in to see full entry.

I can happily say that there is no snow or ice to complicate this Christmas Day that would prevent my children and their families from coming to share an Italian feast today with John and I. They have presents wrapped and waiting for their arrival as well. I send warm wishes to all, and I pray that... Sign in to see full entry.

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I knew that it was bad, but I didn't know how bad until I tried to open my car door yesterday and it was frozen shut. Thank goodness for De-Icer. The temperature hung at 8 degrees most of the day and dipped down to 0 by 5:30 pm. The wind chill factor was -20 degrees. This morning is sitting at 3... Sign in to see full entry.

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I have never turned down a good bowl of soup and paired with a sandwich, I am a happy camper. I am not in the mood today to chop up a bunch of vegetables for stew or potato soup, so today I am keeping it simple by making the classic grilled cheese sandwich with a bowl of hearty tomato soup with a... Sign in to see full entry.

I make a variety of meals throughout the week. I tend to forget about some of John's favorites like Philly cheesesteaks, stuffed Italian sweet peppers, meatloaf, or that spicy, sweet, and savory vegetable teriyaki stirfry with a side of Tso's chicken and fried rice that he goes nuts over. He is... Sign in to see full entry.

This guy was watching me the whole time that I was taking pictures this morning... You can see my footprints at the bottom of this photo as I was taking pictures of the many creatures who showed up for breakfast this morning, and I did manage to capture a pic of a Cardinal sitting in my birdbath.... Sign in to see full entry.