Holiday Break
I hope and trust you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend, whatever the holiday looked like for you. For several years, I worked in retail, which meant my Thanksgiving dinner was a quick bite before a marathon of long hours, big crowds, and...
Talking turkey and charcuterie boards
The month of November found me talking turkeys as I visited classrooms. After raising our own turkeys for a few years, I am happy to tell you the turkey I have thawing was purchased at the grocery store. I am certainly thankful for turkey farmers this week! Following...
TV Dinners
“Honey, I’m home!” Even though Iowa was never in any official lockdown, and even though both Derek and I were considered essential workers and never knew a day off throughout the pandemic, we still managed to make the couch our most-visited destination for the last 18 months. We unashamedly and unabashedly love television....