So, it all started with an article I read in the Philadelphia Inquirer, back on September 1 That’s how many of my visits find their way in the Uptight Suburbanite and Carrier Pigeon. I read something. I tear it out, save it
Fatherhood is not a career choice for which there is any preparation - at least there wasn’t for my generation. When I was a small boy, girls my age played with dolls. I’m sure many of them envisioned themselves as the mommies of the future. I
These wandering characters were beloved for what they provided in Bucks County…827 Places like Home Depot and Lowe’s give us comfort; we can tinker with home repairs with confidence. I know. I’ve tinkered many times. I’ve rewired electrical circuits (with only occasional shocks). I’ve learned the
Yeah, yeah, yeah. The warm weather is coming. Maybe, by the time you read this, it will already be here. I’m not a warm weather person. Give me negative temperatures, blizzard conditions, and a cozy place to view it from. I’ll be a happy girl. Because here’s the
So you think you’re feeling the wanderlust of the wild west? You know, the place where the American spirit soared like the bald eagle
WHEN MY children asked my older brother what I was like as a teenager, he replied “Your father was Richie on ‘Happy Days.’” I’m not sure I agree with that characterization, unless he meant seeing life through the eyes of a wholesome teenager and his
Pizza, pasta and soup. At first glance we take our taste buds all over the block this month. No worries. The pizza is one of those things that’s easy to prep for the most last minute entertaining. We can say the same about the soup
No, not nonagenarians. Although I feel like my own nonagenarian decade is right there, mocking me. But what I’m talking about here is the decade. The fabulous decade. It birthed Beverly Hills, 90210 and Friends. The Blair Witch Project and M. Night Shyamalan’s redefinition of horror.
Call me sentimental this month! As I write this column, my background music is from Disney’s “Tarzan.” I loved the songs when Gabe was young especially the one the mother sings about having the son (aka Tarzan) in her heart forever. Anyway, to follow this month’s
This month we’re getting ready for the family picnic and barbecue. Chili for our hotdogs, guacamole for our chips and terrific salads and dressings for the weight-minded!! LOL! Easy to prepare and perfect for our warm weather entertaining. Yum! Enjoy! BARBECUE BEAN CHILI DOG 1 C. barbecue
