This is a great recipe for a turkey burger. It comes from Cook’s Country Magazine, which is part of America’s Test Kitchen and I can guarantee this is one seriously excellent burger. The Fried Onion Burger (FOB) apparently originated during the Depression in El Reno, Oklahoma, which is 25 miles from Oklahoma City. Mashing onions…

A while back, my friend Sarah Hensley gave me a recipe for a honey-sweetened chocolate cake that uses avocados rather than butter or oil for the fat. Today, I made it because our avocado tree is full of avocados and we needed to use as many as we could. The cake is light and, because…

What Jasmine Learns at Puppy School Jasmine is a puppy who is pretending to be sick. She doesn’t want to go to school because there’s so much math and she doesn’t like math.  Her big sister, Moon, loves school and doesn’t understand why Jasmine doesn’t love it too.  Jasmine is jealous of Moon because she…

Look at the ghosts among us In a world where they’re pushed and shoved Look at the ghosts among us Sons and daughters who were once loved Cherokee Chief Lives in a tent in the woods near the 101 Life on the run Wears his black leather jacket From the days in his rock and…

Jacob Peterson stared at the taupe vase with its intricate pattern of lines that held a bouquet of purple and white lilacs. He loved that vase. He had made it with his own two hands. The pattern on it reminded him that life had dozens of lines and intersections, places to connect and disconnect. The…

It has become somewhat of a tradition for me to post my daughters’ birth stories on their birthdays. If you’ve been following my blog for a few years, then you may have already read all three of them. However, I love so much the chance to remember these special days, I post these for myself….

I wrote this piece back in 2012, but it seems quite pertinent right now. I thought I’d share it since we are all thinking a bit more about our mortality given we’re in the middle of a pandemic. Do your best to stay well, my friends! I will do the same.  We all know that…

I wrote this back in 2012. I think it remains good advice. I am happy with my free-wielding writing style in this piece. I was loose and letting my thoughts flow. Here’s to relaxing and letting the words just come on out.  So here I am, stumbling along. Not sure what to say or do….

Julie, the fox, lives in a big two-story house and has a pet dog named Henry. They have lived in their house for two years, but they have discovered it is too big and expensive for them. They are trying to decide whether or not to stay or move. But Henry does not want to…

I was thinking about my mother today and the secret things I loved about her. For example, I loved her smell, which was a combination of Oleg Cassini perfume, vo5 hair conditioner, and CoverGirl face powder. Also, I loved her “look.” She always wore slacks, a top, and a jacket no matter if it was…