Kathy's Peace

 After the first couple of BLT's or caprese salads there are few other dishes that sing summer's praises like the tomato pie.  Even ...

 It’s been like living on Hell’s front porch in Maryland this month. (Did you know that during the Revolutionary War, French mercenaries wer...

 Like all of us there have been times in my life in which I actually wondered, "Will I get through this, and how?" In the late 80s...

 These are my favorite two months of the year.  The woodlands are bursting with blooms, both verdant and fragrant.  The smell of wild honeys...

Several years ago my two brothers and I decided we were going to learn Italian. (We grew up in an Italian family, and our maternal grandmoth...

 I've noticed that many folks are decorating for Christmas early.  While we'd pretty much adhered to celebrating Thanksgiving before...

 Last night at dinner I ordered a glass of red wine.  The couple with whom we dined were shocked.  "You're drinking wine?"   ...

When did it become socially acceptable to shovel anathema and vulgarity on people with whom one does not agree?   Now a commonplace act. On ...

  I attended a very large high school (it might have been the largest in the state) outside of Philadelphia.  I had not gone through the pub...

  Last week my dear husband had a slightly scratchy throat.  Five years ago this would have meant nothing, but now...  A few days later his ...