Monthly Archives: April 2023

THE LONG, DARK SPECTER OF COVID-19

Don’t underestimate the effects of COVID-19. It can impact the rest of your life. COVID’s over—right? We’ve all got our vaxes and are moving on, returning to our “normal” lives… Right? Sure, people are still getting COVID, but it’s nothing … Continue reading

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Chilly Coon Kitty Strikes Again – From Katzenworld

As an author, I found this post from Katzenworld guest floridaborne too funny not to share! Funny because it’s true! Read about the Maine Coon kitty who would not be ignored: Chilly Coon Kitty Strikes Again

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CELEBRATE EARTH DAY

It’s not enough to say Happy Earth Day! Once a year on April 22nd, we get out our green (not the St. Paddy’s Day green, but the one reserved for trees and plants to signify the Earth) and celebrate. But … Continue reading

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RECIPES FROM THE GHOST BOOK: Beverages

  Category Two: BEVERAGES What did people like to drink in the early 1900’s? I’m pretty sure it’s different than the beverages we think of today. The average family wouldn’t have had a fridge full of Coke*. (The average family … Continue reading

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HAPPY EASTER and A LOOK BACK

  Today is Easter, 2023. No more lockdown, no more masks (though the wisdom of that decision is still debatable). But we mustn’t forget, on this day of hope, what it was like three years ago when things were bad. … Continue reading

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CATS ON THE KEYBOARD: Cats and Cat Writing with Mollie Hunt

Today’s the day! Ready or not, tonight I’ll be giving a talk for the Portland Chapter of the Willamette Writers. Join me Tuesday evening, April 4th at 7:00 pm at 1336 NW Flanders St, Portland, Oregon, or on Zoom to … Continue reading

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RECIPES FROM THE GHOST BOOK: Breads

  Category One: BREADS The first section on my grandmother’s cookbook, “Recipes-My Friends and My Own,” is BREADS. Saying I’m not much of a baker is an understatement. When I was a hippie on the commune, we ground our own … Continue reading

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