About ten years ago our youngest son moved to Chicago to get his Master’s degree at DePaul University. He met his future wife there and they settled down. We visited probably once per year. And then our grandchildren were born. From then we visited two or three times a year and in every season. In… Continue reading Last (?) Road Trip to Chicago
Month: August 2019
Barbecue with a Helper
Cook Date: August 24, 1019 Last spring I bought a Mak 2 Star pellet grill; it worked very well for me so I sold my Weber kettle charcoal grill and my Weber gas grill figuring the Mak could do it all: low ‘n slow as well as high temp searing and grilling. The new grill… Continue reading Barbecue with a Helper
Reading: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Where the Crawdads SingAuthor: Delia OwensType: FictionFinished: August 1, 2019Copyright: 2018 Rating: ★★★★ Image from Amazon This is a tale of a young girl – Catherine “Kya” Clark – who is abandoned by her mother, brother, and father to life in a marshy North Carolina cabin. From the age of six she has to learn… Continue reading Reading: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens