When I was growing up, summer was a time when my mom and grandma would always get together and make homemade Hillbilly Ham Salad. It was a real treat back then because it was such a huge chore to make, considering they ground everything out with an old fashioned meat grinder like this one. As I got older, I was introduced to food processors but still, it seemed like such a chore because food processors […] Read the Full Article »
The Demonizing of Addiction
Earlier today, I saw this image on my Facebook feed. Please excuse the colorful language in the image, it is not mine – I found it that way. Addiction is one of those things I have seen, up close and personal the majority of my adult life. There were times I felt that if there were an addict within a 20 mile radius, I was going to attract them. It all goes back to the […] Read the Full Article »
I Love You to the Moon and Back – Family Memories Then and Now
When my boys were little, there was a children’s book, Guess How Much I Love You, that featured the phrase, “I love you to the moon and back.” To this day, it’s one of those phrases that my boys and I share, often. Mostly by text and when we’re sending our daily good night messages. My boys will soon be 23-year-old young men, but they’ll always be my little boys. Wednesday, I went to lunch […] Read the Full Article »