Gathering Walnuts

My dad loved walnuts. He liked peanuts and cashews too, but I think walnuts were his favorite. In West Virginia we have black walnuts. They tumble down from the walnut trees in the fall, ready for the taking. In addition to having […]

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Babcias and Busias

Question… what makes babcias and busias tick? Answer… the little ones. Babcia, busia, either way you address us, we are grandmothers. We love our children, without a doubt. We adore them always. But then one day that child has a child and […]

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Livin La Vida Poca

I’ve been on a binge lately. Not the fun kind where you wake up in jail or forget where you left your car last night or realize you’re on a first name basis with every bartender in town. No, I find myself […]

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Back Amongst Friends

I think we can all agree that it’s been a long, tough year and a half that has passed us by. From minor inconveniences, to cancellation after cancellation, to the great toilet paper hoarding of 2020… we’ve all put our lives on […]

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Un-Learning the Polish

Have you ever thought about how much of our life revolves around food? I have. In fact, I think about it all the time. (The food and the revolving) I’m at a point in my life where I’m trying to take better […]

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