Jello salads containing all manner of oddities were quite the rage in the 1950s and 60s, but I didn’t realize they were popular before that. I’ve actually eaten a salad something like this as a kid, and I just may have to try it again to see
Read more →I have a fascination with the little details of history, bits of wisdom, glimpses of how life used to be at this or that point in time. Recently I was going through keepsakes from my grandmother and found this recipe book from 1928 that includes cooking
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I love to knit and find doing so very soothing. Having my hands busy makes me more patient when I need to be somewhere I don’t want to be, for one thing, plus I have trouble just sitting around in general! (Unless, of course, I have a
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Today I am turning over the mic to my assistant, Kate Tilton, who has a heartwarming story to share with you all. I hope it brightens your day as it did mine! All my best, Thank you so much, Jean, and hello dear readers! I’m so
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