Destination Wedding: Oregon

We were going to a wedding in Oregon, a granddaughter was getting married.  Flying isn’t as much fun as it used to be so we decided to drive.  And road trips can be a lot of fun. What I love are the surprises.  I had never been north of Sacramento on highway 5 before. And I was quite startled at the beauty that lay before us. I love California because of its diversity from the mountains to the desert to the beaches and more.  I’ve always known this but I got another surprise when we got north of Redding, Ca. read...

Doesn’t everyone own a 12 qt stockpot?

I’m writing my first blog!  So I’m going to write about my first love and I’m not sure what age I discovered that love.  I did start very young though and it’s been with me ever since.  That love is about food and cooking! I remember begging my mom to teach me how to cook at the age of ten.  She should have known about my love because I have a memory from the time of 4 or 5.  I was sitting on the kitchen floor in front of all the cupboards and I had them all open. And all around me I had all the pots and pans that had been in the cupboards all around me.  I was having so much fun.  Then I discovered this bag of white stuff in the cupboard, too.  Soon every pot and pan got some of that white stuff.  Somehow I didn’t get into trouble over it all.  Most likely because I didn’t have access to water!  But I do have a small memory of being hauled up and away from my very artful arrangement. I’m just sure it was really artful, don’t you think? read...