Memories of Comfort Food
Pinto beans, mac and cheese, and cornbread… you can’t beat it for comfort food. Gourmet is good, salads are great, steak and lobster is a fantastic treat, but sometimes I need to return to my roots and have the comfort food I grew up eating. I must say I am never disappointed, and even dive […]
The Joy of High Tea
Hello darlings, sipping a delicious cup of hot tea by the fire side on these cold days with rain or snow falling is so delightful. My love of having high tea (meaning served with tiny tea sandwiches, bite size lemon tarts, petite fours and scones with crème and jam) started as a child, but became a […]
Dinner Rolls
Valentine’s Day has come and gone, and if you survived the gauntlet of candy choices, bombardment of diamond guilt inducing commercials and mediocre restaurants packed like sardines, your relationship is stronger. Congratulations! You’ve climbed a rung on the evolutionary ladder of love. Few things challenge a couple more than an artificial holiday designed to commercialize […]
Voting for Property Assessor While Democrat
I was wondering if I can vote for Property Assessor if I am voting Democrat? My friend said that they are only on the Republican Ticket. Actually, your friend is correct. Both of the candidates that are seeking the office of Property Assessor are Republicans and are running in the Republican Primary. Because voters must […]
School Valentines Day Celebrations
I was wondering if the students will be celebrating Valentines Day when they get back to school? I bought treats for the kids and cards and would like to be able for my son to take them to school. Do you know their policy? Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for the schools to be out […]
How is School Called Off for Weather?
I was wondering how the determination is made about if school is out for snow or bad weather? My road was clear much earlier than they went back to school and I was a little shocked that school was still out. We moved here from New York and school is rarely out there even if […]
Lunchbox of the Future
Those who know me well are aware that I have an affinity for infomercials and find advertising in general hilarious. It should come as no surprise, then, that I have discovered an interesting new commercial. A boy is at school, about to eat lunch, and Mom comes into the cafeteria to bring him something from […]
Gas Prices
I was pleased earlier this week when I noticed that gas prices had gone down. I rejoice when it dips to $1.50 and remember the good ‘ole days of low gas prices. Way back, in the olden days of the sixties, gas was cheap. Teenagers cruised around town without a care in the world. The […]
A Challenge: Things Gone By
This week I’m challenging you to remember ten “things gone by” (no longer a part of your life). The dictionary defines past, as “things gone by”. Things that you miss and would love to still have today. So…take the challenge and determine if you can find ten “things gone by” that you would want back. […]
Misbehavior and CLUE (Cont.)
“Children do not misbehave because they want to be bad.” A child’s expressive behavior begins in infancy, continues into childhood, and burst into the teenage years with a vengeance. You now know to seek out the etiology (who, what, when, where) of the behavior. Now, I will call this process, CLUE, after the old game […]
Puzzles
I don’t know about you, but I love working puzzles. Any kind will do: logic, Sudoku, crosswords, codes, jigsaws, just about any kind of puzzle put before me. I keep a book of puzzles in the bathroom to accompany a leisurely bath. You will always find a book of a variety of puzzles in my […]
Misbehaving Children
“Children do not misbehave because they want to be bad.” Can this be true? In fact, it is very true. Everyone knows that infants cry to have their needs met. It is an automatic response to the infant being uncomfortable. Having no other means of communicating the need for food, dry bottoms, or tummy aches, […]
Next County Commission Meeting
I read that the County Commission meeting will be on January 19th. Because this is a Tuesday and they usually meet on Monday, I was wondering if this was a type-o? No, it is not a type-o. Monday is a federal holiday and the courthouse will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Day. […]
Snow Days
Do you know how many snow days Jefferson County Schools have to use? Not that the weather hasn’t been warmer than normal but I saw that we could be getting some snow either this week or next week. Yes, there are ten snow days that are accumulated from an extended school day and would not […]
Stephen King’s “The Bazaar of Bad Dreams”
Well, everyone, Christmas has come and gone, and that means there are a slew of new books lining my bookshelves that I have to talk about. First and foremost is a book by Stephen King that I’ve been dying to get my hands on for quite awhile: The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. Bazaar is the […]
Dandridge Christmas Parade Pictures
My daughter was in the Dandridge Christmas Parade and I saw a photographer from the Jefferson County Post there taking pictures. I was wondering if there is any way that I could get a picture of her from the Post? The Jefferson County Post is happy to assist you. If you would like to email […]
