treasure trove

I mentioned how I dipped my toe back into teaching and this prompted a cleaning of my 2-drawer file cabinet in the basement.  You know, the ...

Like a Virgin

As requested, this is the Dirty Snowball recipe from what I can figure. 1 oz Irish cream 1/4 oz white creme de cacao 1/4 oz Kahlua® coffee ...

Only in the movies

For most people, movies are sheer entertainment. For Green Girl? They offered inspiration. What would she do when she grew up? Where wou...

Strange Gifts

I've never understood why my parents bought me a gorgeous leather baseball glove for my tenth birthday and never signed me up to play Li...

The Strange Powers of Professor X

The year was 1992. I attended college in one town and worked/lived in another. Back in 1992 we'd fill out a 3X5 index card at the begi...

Rummage Sale = Happy Ending

Years ago I bought a set of dishes at my great-grandmother's "going to the nursing home ne'er to return rummage sale." I...

Knotty projects

The other day a box came in the mail--my mother sent along a birthday gift for Mr. B, some photos from their visit in July and this: In 3rd ...

Flinstones, fear & flies

Thank you, Saucy , for the idea about the vaccum cleaner--I've sucked the flies to their doom. And thanks, Eurolush , but I think I...