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Summer Vegetables

Even when it is this hot (108˚ in Kansas City,) a trip to the outdoor market is fun. The one I visit is shaded and full of scrumptious treats at mostly reasonable prices. The farmers are so friendly and in… Continue reading

SAVING HISTORY

Over the bridge table Tuesday, my eighty seven year old Jewish friend mentioned she was born in Fremont, Nebraska. “Where is that?” I asked.”Near Omaha,” she answered. “How did your parents come to live there?” I wondered. This is the… Continue reading

Secret Garden

I call it my secret garden room. The leafy crown of an ancient soft maple tree covers my hideaway,  its hollow trunk and limbs housing birds, squirrels, chipmunks, a mother raccoon and her two babies, and now and then,… Continue reading