I’ll Be Safe From Vampires

I shamefully admit that I don't offer much to my wife when she needs a grocery list. I tend to offer up the same things I always do. We are very different. I can eat a rotation of the same 7 meals every week if I had to, so I very rarely explore other avenues. … Continue reading I’ll Be Safe From Vampires →

Getting Saucy … sort of

Frank Sinatra sang, "Regrets. I've had a few...." One regret I have is waiting too long to ask my grandmother for recipes. By the time I thought to do this, the beginnings of Alzheimer's Disease and dementia had begun to overcome her and it was too late. It is not like we never tried to … Continue reading Getting Saucy … sort of →

The Ghost of Christmas Eve Past (and Yet To Come)

For as long as I can remember, Christmas Eve was always spent with Grandma and Grandpa P. when we were kids. I don't necessarily know that there was any particular reason for this, I only know that from a very young age, this was the tradition. I also remember that dreaming of a White Christmas … Continue reading The Ghost of Christmas Eve Past (and Yet To Come) →