I’ve been asked by people with befuddled expressions why we buy raw milk. (You have to have a cow or cow share to get raw milk in Michigan.) I think in a lot of cases the thought never occurred them that you would get milk anywhere other than a store. And honestly, it never occurred…
Month: November 2014
Summer Soup (on the cheap)
Tonight we had Summer Soup – think tomatoes, bell peppers, and onions roasted meet cream and parm. Sounds expensive for November and that my friend is where you are wrong. See Meijer was having one of those amazing (for me) sale weeks. (Since moving to Michigan, I have become enamored with Meijer.) Sale items (with…
Buddy, My First Baby
Buddy is fifteen now – old, even for a mutt, I know. Some days, it’s like living with a grumpy old man. There are gruff barks seemingly from out of nowhere, directed at nothing you can determine – but it’s [darn] serious stuff. There are noxious odors. Early morning, late night, and all hours in…
When Did Voting Become Like Picking the Last Member of Your Dodgeball Team?
We have promoted the idea as a society that by voting we can get our voice out there. “Get the vote out.” “Let yourself be heard. Vote.” “If you don’t vote, you can’t complain.” But, in a virtually two party system, how much of our voting is really about saying something, rather than saying something…
Halloween & the S-word
Who would have thought, snow on Halloween? Well, it happen. About a week ago, my husband had started to say the S-word when talking about the weather on Halloween. I thought he and whatever people were propagating this idea were out of their ever loving minds. (Guess not.) What no one mentioned, until later in…
My Pure Michigan 