Powerful. 

I can’t get over how...... not that old Ruby Bridges is. This just happened. 

Alice is always welcome.

That’s an excellent start. More reinforcements may still be needed.

I made strawberry jam and now there are too many strawberries left. We have three leftover containers filled with them. Send help.

Oh wow!

That looks amazing. I still make those pretzel bites I heard about from you about every two weeks. They are very popular here.

That looks just like a cake my husband’s made a few times! Yum.

Hello doggie!

We had a birthday this week and my kids always request Fruit Pizza. It's a sugar cookie crust, cream mix of cream cheese, powdered sugar and almond extract, and whatever fruit we have.  It's the bomb digitty.

I’ve never had a ricotta cake of any sort before, but now it’s what I want with coffee tomorrow! What’s the base recipe? I’ve got an absurd amount of blueberries in the freezer & that seems like it would work just as well with them in place of raspberries.

I am sick of anti maskers too.  I lost a loved one to the virus and I am OVER people acting like this isn’t their problem.  FFS, have some decency.  Does your state not require masks?  In my state, employers are required to instruct employees to mask I believe.

That seems to be the theme in most places where masks are required: nothing happens if you don’t wear a mask. Anyone not wearing a mask at this point is doing it to make a statement about freedumbs or whatever, not because they were unaware masks should be worn. Which leaves the staff in danger either way: from…

I am so totally with you on this. Right now, the region next to mine has made mask-wearing mandatory for anyone going into a business unless they have medical reasons for not wearing one. The outrage at this requirement is sickening. People are so angry that their rights are being infringed upon, that mask…

I’m about three margaritas deep so here we go:

That pie looks lovely and is a reminder that I really enjoy glazed strawberry pie. I might have to make one when strawberries become more available (my area had several days of frost right at the beginning of asparagus season, and it’s put everything behind).

What’s going on in your kitchen? I made raspberry ricotta cake, because in a few weeks, we’re going to have an alarming amount of raspberries and I had to get rid of the ones in the freezer. The cake is good, not too sweet. I also made a really good dinner salad this week, with a mix of romaine, butterhead, arugula,…

Am...am I the first post this week??

The mental image of the Kramer-landlord coming downstairs is wonderful! I imagine oven mitts and plastic bags for some reason. I also am fascinated by the modern sailors + rats problem. I guess I naively thought we were over that... Heebly jeebly.  but lol @ “mouse protection”.  I imagine the tiny gerbil mafia from…

I have soooo many rat stories.

I grew up on a farm, so I kind of expect myself not to be squeamish about critters and things. Dad would find baby mice in the drawers of his machine shed - he used to call them ‘popcorn shrimp’ and toss them to the dog. As a result, I’ve been pretty calm about dealing with rodents -…