You go into a restaurant for a nice dinner with your husband, your friend and her friend (who you’ve never met before.) You share the pleasantries that start any meal like “what looks good” and “should we get an appetizer.” The server comes takes your drink order and comes back to tell you the specials. And then it …
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Birthday Blog #49
49. How the heck am I 49? I’m not sure where the forties went…did I leave them somewhere and forget? Is it a case of time flies when you are having fun? Could this be fake news? 49 is a big deal for me. I know I talk about my Crohn’s history every now and then but 30 years ago …
Breaking Bread and Breaking News
Food. There is something magical about how food connects people. So much of Felt Like a Foodie has been based on moments where food bonded me to places, events and people. The significance of that time may not be apparent as it occurs but it definitely will conjure a memory the next time I consume that …
Being Present Potato
Do you ever read something and feel as the words process through your brain that your life is about to change? Maybe you received a letter of acceptance from your first-choice college or it is an email offering you an amazing job. It could be a book that touches your soul or dare I say …
The Best Worst Christmas
The year was 1984 and the song “Do They Know It’s Christmas” was on the radio. We were at a toll booth on our way to the airport and all I wanted was to be back at home. We weren’t on our way to a fabulous holiday vacation or off to see family. We were …
Rest in Pink
I am a firm believer that life is like a book. It can be long or short. It can be well written or it can be a bit of a mess. It can be of great historical importance or it can be almost so surreal that it seems like science fiction. There are chapters that …
Happy 20th Anniversary The Chopping Block
When you get up in the morning, do you ever think to yourself….Have I made a difference in anyone’s life? It doesn’t matter if you are the teacher of young minds, a doctor who heals, the barista with the perfect cappuccino or the housewife who greets everyone with a smile….you want to make a difference. …
Three Million One Hundred Fifty Three Thousand Six hundred Minutes
Three million one hundred fifty three thousand six hundred minutes Three million one hundred fifty three thousand moments so dear Three million one hundred fifty three thousand How do you measure-measure 6 years In food posts-in pictures In laughter-in plates of beauty In humor-in made up stories In vulnerability-in a weekly log Three million one …
My Mind is in the Mountains
I am the person who just stands and takes a deep breath. I am the one who likes to touch the leaves on the tree. I am the woman who has to lean on a rock during a hike up to Laurel Falls. I’ve held onto a fence post in awe as I’ve looked at …
Go Cubs Go
Pretty sea of blue Wafting slowly past my eyes Ebbing up and down A roar of pure emotion With a cheer of Go Cubs Go Today will be anything but a food blog (I did brush up on my poetic tanka skills). It is just purely a post of a lifelong Cubs fan. It is …