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Chocolate Gravy & Biscuits
I grew up on chocolate gravy & homemade biscuits. I’ve asked friends & workmates if they ever had chocolate gravy over a hot biscuit & they look at me like I’m crazy. Apparently, chocolate gravy was a “regional” breakfast staple.…
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Ugly Ma
I wish I had known more about my great-grandmother. When you’re a little kid, you aren’t aware of why later in life, it becomes important to have known the source of your roots. My only memory of my maternal great-grandmother…
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iPad Friend
Have you ever felt you had a friendship with someone you never met? You knew about their lives, family, children & grandchildren, gardens, pets & celebrations. Our electronic capability has given us the ability to “know” people all over the…
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St. Patrick’s Day
Top ‘o’ the Morning to ya! Pancake and I look for any opportunity to have a celebration. We are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day because of our Norman-Irish surname Fagan. Pancake is a natural-born Irish girl. I got my Irishness thru…
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Women’s History Month
This year’s Women’s History Month theme is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” And what stories can we women tell; my stories come from the women who influenced me: my mother and grandmother. The stories I pass down are different…
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Hibiscus Kiss
I have loved, loved, loved this paint (Hibiscus Kiss). At first, I thought it would be too blue for my taste, but it is one of those color tones that is more soothing than invigorating. I still have a bit…