If you are like us you have been watching a lot of basketball and soon we will be in the midst of March Madness. Sometimes, maybe it's best not to have a satellite dish because the fever can get even worse.Because so much time is spent in front of the TV, we need snacks. The easiest snack for ...

It's good to say "good-bye" to February, though it hardly could be called a horrible winter month. February is a short month and when March comes, I always think spring can't be very far away.. There is the proverb that if "March comes in like a lion, it goes out like a lamb." Or it can be ...

Hasn't the weather been nice? It should be the middle of winter but instead we are getting the end of March weather. I know it can change at any time but this kind of weather will make the winter shorter. Lavina, Virgil's sister, even drove out for a visit last Sunday, something she usually ...

February is the month we celebrate the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln. My love for history makes them among my favorite holidays and we always celebrate them on the "real" date-Lincoln, February, 12th and Washington's on February, 22nd. However, it is a great thing that we have a national ...

You would have to live on an isolated island not to know next Sunday, February 5, 2012, the big football game will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana to determine who is the champion of the 2011 regular season. It can be seen on Fox sports channels at 6 p.m. and will be ...

In this kind of weather I stay off the roads as much as possible. Usually this is the time of year I stay home more, especially if the roads are bad. Sometimes, I will use the 4-wheel drive, or my husband will brave bad roads if it means going to the dentist, like it did this week. There isn't ...

One thing I use to hate to hear was the age-old question, "What's to eat?" I've solved that problem this winter by having some soup always ready to eat. I've found some things out about soup. You can't make too much soup. You can't invite too many people in to eat it. Also anything starts to ...

Here we are in the middle of winter. Usually this is the time when we have a January thaw, but that can't happen when there is no snow to thaw. Also this time of the winter we hear about the winter blahs or cabin fever, but my only feelings this year is wonderful, sunny and the question, "How ...

For many, the start of January offers an opportunity to forget the past and make a clean start. But instead of leaving everything to fate, many believe that a certain meal or foods will increase our good fortune. There are a variety of foods that are believed to be lucky and to improve that ...

CHRISTMAS IS THE TIME-TO SEND GREETINGS TO ALL MY READERS -TO REMEMBER -TO REJOICE -TO SHAREChristmas seems to bring out the best in people. It brings upon us a certain peaceful feeling that most of us don't experience the rest of the year. Everything leading up to Christmas, for me, could be ...