Have you ever faced the quandary of how much to do when you invite people to come and eat with you? Shawn and I like finger food, little things that you sample and lots of them. The problem is that many people don’t know how to handle this type of spread. Typically I serve ten to fifteen things, sometimes more, rarely less. We had the unfortunate luck of inviting someone…

Buying gifts has always been one of my favorite things. Sometimes I hit big, sometimes it is a complete miss, but I try. My husband on the other hand has great luck. This last Christmas he designed and made 3 ten carrot necklaces out of 3 Easter carrot bowling sets. He drilled, he strung, he really worked at it. I should note he designs jewelry, and they were pretty amazing…

Coming off an island in Alaska where the weather was wet, cold and inhospitable most of the time, Missouri had an abundance of sun. Now that we have been here over a year, I have noticed, it also has a distinct lack of rain. I can’t help wondering if this is the foundation of the next dessert. At one point there was a massive inland sea, fossils of sea creatures…