Archive for September, 2005

“Ball Park” Weiners

Monday, September 12th, 2005

Since coming “out of the pantry” re my love of Spam, I’ll confess today that I also think that “Ball Park” weiners (aka franks) make a fine paper plate lunch, too. They’re even more convenient than Spam — just rip one of the individually wrapped weiners off the pack of eight, put it in [...]

Happy Birthday, Betty!

Saturday, September 10th, 2005

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday, dear Betty,
Happy Birthday to you!

Bunco at Aunt Pink’s

Friday, September 9th, 2005

Each month a group of ladies gather to play Bunco (a dice game).
Last night was Aunt Pink’s turn to be hostess, and I was invited to attend as a “sub.” Aunt Pink is the mother of my dear friend, Ann. Sometimes I call her “Mom,” because she makes me feel so [...]

Can you say, “Lemon”?

Wednesday, September 7th, 2005

When our 1999 Expedition hit 115,000+ miles, we went shopping for a replacement. That was in July, and we drove a pretty red Explorer home.

The first day we had it, maybe we should have suspected something wasn’t right. Our dog, Beau, peed on the back leather seat as soon as we put him [...]