A reader asked in a comment about serving potato salad in or with gumbo. My parents were not cajuns. They moved to southwest Louisiana when I was 5 and they never really changed the way they ate. When I was growing up, the biggest part of people in the area where we lived had cajun family so they all ate way different than we did. As a young girl, I remember most of my friends' moms made food ...
I Might Have Fixed The Thumb!
The doctor told me that as soon as the pain and swelling was down enough that I could work with my thumb, I should do something similar to "traction" three or four times a day - gently pull on my thumb and twist it towards my hand. You may remember that old Speck had a joint issue with his front legs/shoulders. We took him to an orthopedic vet who had his office in Indianapolis but several ...
Busy Day
Yesterday I was thinking I might be horribly bored today without being able to stitch but I have stayed extremely busy. Vince had some things to do in town this morning so once he left, I got started on getting chickens cooked. Walmart usually has a two pack of chickens that are a few cents less per pound than buying them individually. I put them both on to brine in a bucket of salt ...
Tuesday Plans
What shall I do today that doesn't involve using my right hand? Seriously, I can use it a little and it feels so much better this morning after having slept with the brace on. I asked the doctor what all I could do and he said something like "If you feel no pain, you can do it in moderation" but I know doing nothing is probably best. I can stitch with the brace but on but it's awkward and just not ...
A Great Soup Site
I don't know if y'all go back and read the comments on the blog posts but the other day, Rebecca included a link to The Quilty Soup Along. There are already many links to soup recipes that look so good. If you love soup, especially during the fall or winter, you might want to check out this site, and bookmark it for future reference. ...
Conversations With Vince
I'm not saying it's Vince . . it may be me, but our conversations crack me up. We go to a doctor south of Joplin and we were driving down there today and had several conversations that were cracking me up. I had to send myself a message with the topics because I knew I wouldn't remember them. Conversation #1: Vince keeps bringing home stuff and we are out of space. Lately, he's been storing ...