Food

Mar 9, 20197 min

Apron Strings and Kitchen Things

Kris Kristofferson is right, “There’s just something ’bout a Sunday…” Recollections of grandmas in aprons, who stood in bare feet,...

Aug 6, 20183 min

When Life Hands You Peaches...

By this time in our lives, dietary restrictions may have put a damper on our Baby Boomer food choice options. We passively – and...

Jul 4, 20184 min

Happy 4th of July! — What Benjamin Did at 70

Hot dogs, apple pie, and fireworks pretty much sum up what most of us consider a perfectly perfect, traditional Fourth of July....

May 12, 20184 min

Moms, Knitted Sweaters, Fruit Cocktail and Woodrow Wilson

I was surprised to learn that the sweaters Fred McFeely Rogers wore on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” were knitted by his mother. While it...