Green Ink.
IT'S Exotic!
Aunt Doris Malloy &
Chris Kirby
There are some people that dare exotic….they use their ink to convey a message. Aunt Doris always used green ink when she sent her Christmas cards to our family back in the 1950s…..
&
Chris Kirby always wrote notes and comments to me in the early 2000s in green ink when we worked at CHS.
It's funny how I remember and enjoy their individuality….just because of the color of ink they used.
Thank you both….Erin
Friday, July 18, 2014
Sunday, July 13, 2014
If It Sparkles
I'm such a sucker for anything interesting….or shiny….or weird…..or unique. I am easily distracted.
Really?
I was cleaning my side of the garage when Bill caught me reading an old, old Macon Telegraph. Clara Eschmann (the food editor) had a story in the Wednesday food section about noodles. I love a cold noodle salad. She had written a great article on all the types of noodle salads that the home cook could make. Okay, I was sitting in the garage in a comfortable chair, listening to NPR, drinking a tumbler of ice cold water….and I had transported myself to Tokyo Alley in Macon where I was vicariously eating Orange Chicken with double noodle salad and no rice. I know why I kept that article. Now, I need to put that newspaper some place special so I can use the recipe.
Cleaning and compromising….do I keep the food section? Yep.
This led me to the memories of Clara. Clara was a wonderfully creative force who brought Jello Shots to a Telegraph luncheon….she was 80ish and thought the young (anyone under 60) people would enjoy them. They did. (I would never tell on her, but she's been dead for 12 years and I admire her spunk. It is probably not a good idea to bring liquor to work.)
She sparkled. Clara had, as Mary Richards would put it, spunk. I love spunk. Clara saw the good and enjoyed the present. She passed away in 2002 years but I find myself thinking of the all characters of the Macon Telegraph and the Macon News with increasing frequency. Many people sparkled and a few of them actually sparked. But, that's a story for a different blog.
Really?
I was cleaning my side of the garage when Bill caught me reading an old, old Macon Telegraph. Clara Eschmann (the food editor) had a story in the Wednesday food section about noodles. I love a cold noodle salad. She had written a great article on all the types of noodle salads that the home cook could make. Okay, I was sitting in the garage in a comfortable chair, listening to NPR, drinking a tumbler of ice cold water….and I had transported myself to Tokyo Alley in Macon where I was vicariously eating Orange Chicken with double noodle salad and no rice. I know why I kept that article. Now, I need to put that newspaper some place special so I can use the recipe.
Cleaning and compromising….do I keep the food section? Yep.
This led me to the memories of Clara. Clara was a wonderfully creative force who brought Jello Shots to a Telegraph luncheon….she was 80ish and thought the young (anyone under 60) people would enjoy them. They did. (I would never tell on her, but she's been dead for 12 years and I admire her spunk. It is probably not a good idea to bring liquor to work.)
She sparkled. Clara had, as Mary Richards would put it, spunk. I love spunk. Clara saw the good and enjoyed the present. She passed away in 2002 years but I find myself thinking of the all characters of the Macon Telegraph and the Macon News with increasing frequency. Many people sparkled and a few of them actually sparked. But, that's a story for a different blog.
Monday, July 7, 2014
Oh, No. The Toe! (short poem)
Getting out of the swimming pool today, I knocked my middle toe on my right foot funny. No, I'm not sure how I did it. I just kind of stubbed my toe really, really hard.
My toe is the purple of lilac bushes in the spring.
My toe hurts like a son of a gun.
My toe is swollen like a Hostess Twinkie.
I think I can say, with complete candor, that I have "toe-li-o."
Thursday, July 3, 2014
A Taste of Summer
Yum. I like summer foods. Tell me you don't like a fresh tomato from someone's garden.
I got to eat one of the best salads I've ever had…..EVER this past Tuesday!
Linda's Super Salad
Fresh tomatoes--
Red, yellow, heirloom purple….chopped in bite sized chunks
Fresh cucumbers……peeled, chunked
Feta cheese……crumbled over the top
Homemade vinaigrette…..balsamic vinger, olive oil, salt, pepper
Mix with love. Serve to family and friends.
Add bowl of gazpacho (garnished with Greek yogurt and fresh cilantro) plus fresh corn on the cob with a pat of butter -- this meal is fit for a King (or a Prince….like in "King and Prince!")
YUM!
I got to eat one of the best salads I've ever had…..EVER this past Tuesday!
Linda's Super Salad
Fresh tomatoes--
Red, yellow, heirloom purple….chopped in bite sized chunks
Fresh cucumbers……peeled, chunked
Feta cheese……crumbled over the top
Homemade vinaigrette…..balsamic vinger, olive oil, salt, pepper
Mix with love. Serve to family and friends.
Add bowl of gazpacho (garnished with Greek yogurt and fresh cilantro) plus fresh corn on the cob with a pat of butter -- this meal is fit for a King (or a Prince….like in "King and Prince!")
YUM!
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