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Blueberries – By Robert Frost (excerpt) Blueberries as big as the end of your thumb. Real sky-blue, and heavy and ready to drum. In the cavernous pail of the first one to come! And all ripe together, not some of them green. And some of them ripe! You ought to have seen. My home bushes […]
Read MoreThe Handbook for Lightening Strike Survivors By Michelle Young-Stone This novel is MYS’s first novel following the lives of Becca Burke and Buckley Pitank through the unexpected intersections with Abigail Pitank, The Burkes, The Reverend, Patty Cake, Paddy John, Apple Pie, Joan Holt, Colin and Carrie (to just name a few). Despite what may look […]
Read MoreJust an update for you loyal readers on the doggie door opening hijinks that unfolded in June. Read all the gorey detail here or view the quick amateur action footage. Often times my posts contain tales and cheers for my mother-in-law. But today the accolades go to my father-in-law. MIL is out of town (AND […]
Read MoreA quick side dish with ingredients you probably already have on hand. Carrots are easy to roast and make for a healthy side pairing. This recipe first made its Odds & Hens debut as backup singers to the fried oysters but today is their day. Roasted Carrots with honey, garlic and cayenne Ingredients: Honey Garlic […]
Read MoreChapter 6: Her Legs The reason Miss Apis never forgets her basket is, that they are fastened on to her. For, I must tell you, her legs are as remarkable as her 12,603 eyes, her folding tongue and her very peculiar honey-sac. She has six legs fastened to her thorax, which … is the division […]
Read MoreNothing fancy or revolutionary. Just a share. Simple recipe, tasty dip, no limit to customizations. Maybe more bean dip than hummus, but whatever. Hummus is the Arabic word for chickpeas. Chickpeas are also known as garbanzo beans. Why can’t they just have one name? Everybody wants to be original I guess. Scholars are at odds […]
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