Restoring the Lamps, Part Two

Lamps Under Renovation. Protection It’s Saturday morning and the day overflows with what-could-be. I clear the remnants of yesterday’s living from the kitchen island, make space for a project. My project. I’m going to return these old lamps to usefulness. Rich will supervise, of course, because I’ve never rewired a lamp before. He assures me it’s […]


My Eavesdropping Eyes

Uncorked. Successfully.   She’s Not a Drunk!  Listen to the tale a certain fifteen-year-old boy may have told his family after he ran into my mother-in-law. “So I was walking down the street this morning, heading to Rudy’s house. All of a sudden this old lady comes running out of her house with a wine […]


The Half-Baked Corn Pudding Caper

Grandma’s Casserole Finding Grace in the Church Kitchen“Our next potluck is November 20. Use it as your lab to try out the dishes you plan to serve on Thanksgiving.” The invitation in our church bulletin a few months ago enticed me to finally try to reproduce my grandmother’s corn pudding. She’d often served it at […]


The Pop Quiz

Our Church On a Hill: Trabuco Canyon Community Church. Humility. Hmm. Yesterday we made our way up the narrow road to our small hillside church home. The sun shone, our pastor and his family had returned from a trip, it was Communion day. All was well. At the service’s beginning we rose and greeted our […]


The Pop Quiz

Our Church On a Hill: Trabuco Canyon Community Church. Humility. Hmm. Yesterday we made our way up the narrow road to our small hillside church home. The sun shone, our pastor and his family had returned from a trip, it was Communion day. All was well. At the service’s beginning we rose and greeted our […]