U-Pic apple orchards in Michigan were our family’s delight for years. We especially relished the antique varieties like Winesap and Grimes Golden. One of my favorite orchards was sold. The new owner did not spray or prune. In a year or two the apples were wormy and small. A few people used them for cider but I could not enjoy…
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BEST. PRESENT. EVER.
Thanksgiving was and is my favorite holiday, but that’s not to say Christmas doesn’t have it’s own traditions and fond memories. From the cozy wood-burning fireplace that left us Webb kids cologned with a smoky scent, to the Christmas tree me and my Daddy would hunt and then cut down, Christmas was wonderful. We would strategically place the inevitable big…
So Many Words
I got to go visit Jake at summer camp where he’s working for the summer. Camp Yorktown Bay is a little piece of heaven on earth! I’ve missed my red-headed man-child! Lucky for me, I got to meet a bunch of new little friends…the Lion’s cabin! These kids were the sweetest! Politest! They’d get me a chair. They’d pour my water.…
Even If . . .
A few weeks ago our neighbor’s house was struck by lightning and caught fire. After being startled awake by the biggest, booming crack of thunder, and then drifting back to sleep for a few minutes, my dog Rose went to the door and began whining. I got up sleepily and went to let her out, when I saw the neighbor’s…
Portion!
Portion. It’s an interesting word. I’ve been wanting to write something about this word for a while now. For some reason — and I don’t know why — it makes me think of eating Cream of Wheat when I was a little girl. I had a method to eat my portion of Cream of Wheat — but I won’t bore…
Ben Hur’s 2017 Challenge!
It’s been great having all the boys home over Christmas break. We’ve spent some quality family time together and we’ve watched a few movies. One movie we watched was Ben-Hur. Apparently, Ben-Hur is a film from 1959 starring Charlton Heston. It was remade in 2016 and we rented it from the Redbox. Ben-Hur is a fictional story about a man…