While I’m not sure how or when it started, there is no denying that I have an extremely mean sweet tooth. It shows up all the time in the way I cook savory food — but it goes bananas when I get to dessert. None of this means that I need my sweets to be complicated. The desserts in my ...
It is such a lovely morning. I love mornings like this. Son Kevin is still sleeping and the rest have left for work. I think everyone needs a little “Me time”. Do we take enough time out of our busy schedules to read God’s word and thank Him for His many blessings He bestows upon us? I paid some bills and have them ready for Kevin to drive out to the mailbox later on when he’s awake. He usually takes my mail out and gets it in again after the mail lady goes. It gives him something to do and saves me some steps. He drove his mobility scooter the 4 miles to sister Emma’s house ...
DEAR ANNIE: My sister and I have always been close. We grew up sharing clothes, secrets and late-night phone calls, and for years I considered her my best friend. But lately, every conversation with her feels less like a conversation and more like a contest I never signed up to enter. If I mention that my son made the honor roll, she immediately tells me her daughter’s school is much harder. If I say we had a nice family vacation, she reminds me that her trip was more expensive, more adventurous or more “educational.” If I share that I’m tired from work, she is somehow more ...
DEAR HELOISE: I usually prepare deviled eggs for family gatherings. Sometimes it’s too much to boil, peel and prepare the yolks at one time. This past Easter, I boiled and peeled the eggs the Saturday before. Then I put them in the refrigerator whole. On Sunday after church and a couple of hours before dinner, I finished preparing them. We couldn’t tell the difference. Another hint that I’ve been wanting to share is that I put a roll of toilet paper in the refrigerator to eliminate odors. I’ve been doing this for about a year, and it works. If you start to smell an odor in the ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: After a routine blood test raised suspicions, my husband was diagnosed with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). At first, we thought this wasn’t a big deal, but further tests indicate that he’s in the “high risk” category, although he doesn’t have symptoms. The hematologist/oncologist has indicated that he has a 50% chance of developing a blood cancer called multiple myeloma in 20 years. My husband is very upset and feels that a death sentence is hanging over him. The oncologist says he has to be monitored every three months. I’ve ...
This deal occurred in a regional pair championship in Los Angeles many years ago. The hand was played at many tables, of course, but our story concerns itself solely with the table where Mrs. Kelsey Petterson held the South cards. When she first looked at her extraordinary hand, Mrs. Petterson wondered whether it would be better to open the bidding with two spades (strong in those days) or two clubs when it was her turn to bid. However, the problem became altogether academic when Mrs. Petterson thought she heard the player on her right open the bidding with seven diamonds! Undaunted ...
