Happy Fourth of July! There’s a lot on this menu, but almost everything can be made in advance, and it is, basically, hamburgers and hot dogs ♥. We have two factions here: the potato salad lovers and the pasta salad lovers (I’m the potato salad …
We are in full-on summer mode here in Pennsylvania, but the weather hasn’t been cooperating much. It’s been rainy and a bit chilly – running mid sixties to seventies. I’m not complaining – we had just shy of 200″ of snow this past winter (you …
It’s Officially Summer. Hello good looking! The summer solstice this week represents the best of times and the worst of times. We have a lot of love for the longest day of sunlight for the year. (Does it bother anyone else when people say it’s …
This is Bert’s 22nd Father Day (!), and every one has been special and well deserved. We have always celebrated in a pretty low key way, with gifts leaning more towards the homemade “gift certificate” than the expensive glitzy toys. We were watching TV last …
Thursday is flag day this week – so be sure to fly it! I love summertime when the boys are out of school because the very pace of day to day life slows down and mellows out. Dinner gets served later because the sun stays …
It’s finally June, and it’s finally a normal Sunday – we are having a big family dinner with both a grilled appetizer and main course. Dessert is decadent cookies – the recipe link is below. The lacrosse season is over, and the school year is …