Thursday, February 23, 2012

NanaFlo’s Clam Dip Recipe… for this Grandma

June 16, 2011 by Sharon  
Filed under Family Recipes, Sharon

I had a hunkerin’ today for Clam Dip.  It was a lovely summer day, and Clam Dip was what my mother-in-law Flo would have made for me today if I wanted it. I had a bad hunkerin’. Problem is, I’ve never made Clam Dip. Clam Dip was my mother-in-law’s specialty… her recipe… her domain.  There’s [...]

Fashionable Family Traditions…

Every year for the Holidays my mother gives each “family” monogrammed pajamas. This tradition started long before Matt and I were even married… each Christmas, we all receive a pair of (usually) matching pajamas that say our name and the year… My mother has not let 4 grown children (all with significant others)… and 9 [...]

Am I Ready for Thankgiving?

November 20, 2008 by Sharon  
Filed under Sharon

“Mimi,” my very favorite boomer-blogging friend, asked in a recent post… “Are You Ready for Thanksgiving?” After a kind-of startled moment, I realized that I am not completely ready for Thanksgiving this year. It is not because I haven’t ordered my fresh turkey or carefully removed my favorite recipes from their plastic folders. It is [...]