This Creamy Macaroni and Cheese is as different a dish as you can get from our Grandma Jeannette’s. You can view that recipe here. The macaroni recipes are as different as the ladies themselves. When I make this soupy Macaroni and cheese, or even when I think about it, I am transported back into my Grandma Ila’s kitchen. The yellow…
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First Snow of March
My Dad isn’t one to jump onto strange ideas. He doesn’t look for medical cures, apply new-age practices in his life or give any credence to most conspiracies. Don’t try to tell him there was no moon landing. Reincarnation? Never. Aliens? Not likely. Demons? It’s in the Bible, so yes. Ghosts? Well….. he actually does believe in ghosts. He’s not…
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Vegetation and Tombstones
It was a glorious day when we finally found Jeremiah Blackwell’s resting place. You can read that story here . Our initial joy of discovering this cemetery was followed by a gnawing sense of responsibility. Our family cemetery, from pioneer times, had been reclaimed by the woods decades ago. We knew some family members had semi-restored it back in the 1960’s…
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Baked Macaroni and Cheese
This is a good day for Baked Macaroni and Cheese! I have a few words that will get your heart pumping. These words could arguably be some of the most important words in the entire world. Do you think you know what they are? Ready? Baked Macaroni and Cheese! This is a love language if there ever was one. My…
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That’s Serendipitous!
When it comes to genealogy I have been lucky in the serendipity department. Many times over I have run into someone, found a special archive or had a hunch that led to breakthroughs in research. There have been some serendipitous things happen that show our ancestors must be helping along the way. I feel that that there is a place…
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