Thursday, April 12, 2012

Don't be greedy

Pigs get fat and hogs get slaughtered. – Laura Mitchell

(in other words, don't be greedy.)

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

The recipe

Love, empathy, and lots of laughter is a good recipe for life as a person, a mother, or a wife. — Janan Dorris

Friday, July 29, 2011

Get to Work

My mother said, "If there is a job to be done, just get it done." Example: You hate unloading the dishwasher. The dishes are sitting there all nice and clean. What good does it do to put this off? she'd say. – Emily Passino

Friday, July 15, 2011

Trust your instincts

The decisions that will have the most impact on your life are the ones you will make in a split second. And the only way you can prepare for those is to develop good judgment and learn to trust your instincts. - Rebekah Sanderlin

Friday, June 24, 2011

Homewrecker Brownies

When my grandmother was dying an old friend of hers stopped by often, usually bearing brownies. They were very tasty and we wondered what the old lady was really up to, as she spent more time talking to my still-healthy and once very handsome grandfather than visiting with my dying grandmother. At one point my grandmother even asked us point-blank, "Is (name withheld) still out there? That old vulture can't wait for me to die so she can take my husband!" Years later I found the very-same brownie recipe, with the old vultures name written at the top, tucked in with some of my grandmother's favorite recipes. So, without further ado ...

Homewrecker Brownies

Cream together
1 stick Oleo (or margarine)
1 cup sugar
Add 4 eggs
1 cup plain flour
1 can Hershey's Syrup
nuts are optional

Pour into a greased 15x10x1 pan and bake for 25 minutes. (temperature isn't given, but most brownie recipes call for 350 degrees.)

Topping:
6 Tbsp Milk
6 Tbsp Oleo (Margarine)
1 1/3 cup sugar
boil for one minute then add
1/2 cup of chocolate chips
spread topping on brownies.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Always Dance

Never turn down a man who asks you to dance. It takes a lot of courage to walk across that floor, it's three minutes of your life, and dancing is more fun than standing. — Kay West