Dear Food For Thought Readers: I apologize for the long delay between my entries. I had planned on sharing my “Reunion” with you all but...

My first attempt at sewing was a complete failure. I was seven and was given four pieces of fabric by my first grade teacher, along with...

I stared belligerently at the sloping hill at the edge of our property in Reading, Vermont. Hands on hips, head warmed by the sun,...

“I am on a lonely road and I am traveling, traveling, traveling, looking for something, what can it be?” The words, the intimate beauty...

After Sunrise 2021 Dear Readers, Writers, Friends and Family, I have been wracking my brains for something important, astute, mythical,...

A Conversation with Mona Duffus, CEO of Dawning Family Services “You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I'm...

Painting by Tim Gibbons We love our home. It is filled with our art and antiques, garnered through years of garage sales and the remains...

This week I took stock in my cupboards for Thanksgiving recipe ingredients. I realized while there are fewer goods in my stockpile, there...

I have been trying for weeks to develop ideas, thoughts, meanderings for a new Food For Thought blog entry. It usually takes me a couple...

Halloween, Dios de las Muertas and all Hallows Eve fall between October 30 through November 2. This Food for Thought blog is a likely...

I am not a very disciplined writer. I dream, I wonder, I procrastinate. Eventually the muse pokes me into action. My dreams guide my...

Dear Readers and fellow writers: I would like to introduce myself to those who haven’t personally met me. I pay tribute to my wonderful...

Our latest call to adventure arrived on the Monday after July 4th. We had been locked in our home throughout the July 4th blasts of...

In the weeks prior to my mother’s death she said, in and out of consciousness, “Janie. Be sure to baste the chicken. Did you call the...

Even in good times, I am prone to cabin fever. In the past we have spent our summers in Oregon, where summer does not really begin until...

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Womans Best Friend, Abbey 5.23.20 Abbey was named for Abbey Road. That special, iconoclastic era in our lives. The Beatles trotted across...

Our First Tomato, A Poem inspired by William Carlos Williams We ate our first tomato tonight. Off the vine. After the evening storm, It...

Mother’s Day Memories Granma Jayne Lisbeth I have always loved Mother’s Day. As a child I spent hours and days conjuring up the perfect...

The Coronavirus has reminded me of how very fortunate I am to be a lover of cooking, baking and everything nest related. I admit it. I am...