Author Archives: Jim

A Picture in My Pocketbook

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Jim

The easiest thing about being a grandparent is taking sub-teen grandchildren to a playground.  And so it was that I found myself mid-week with my 10yr old grandson, and 8yr old granddaughter at our town’s rather impressive playground.  Our daughter … Continue reading →

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And then my 4th Grade teacher said…

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Jim

When you’re in the fourth grade even the kids in the seventh grade are old.  Students in the high school are old enough to be full-on adults.  But it is safe to say that Miss Gladys Caulkins, my fourth grade … Continue reading →

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Open Faced Roast Beef Sliders, and…

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Jim

This,  friends, is about key ingredients.  Not an elaborate recipe here.  Nor of a great prestige wine served alongside from a fancy-shmancy Baccarat decanter.  {SPOILER ALERT: put away your wine stems.} Richard Parker, my man frog (pictured below in front … Continue reading →

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Dad Wept…

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Jim

DAD WEPT… Call it one of my blind spots (of which I have a few)… but I am not a fan of Mother’s Day, Father’s Day or Valentine’s Day.  Maybe it’s just the Grumpy in me, but it’s the artificial … Continue reading →

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