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Later, I Shall Eat Pie!

April 25, 2019 By Mary Leave a Comment

I am so excited to be talking about all things Pie, --yes, I said Pie in this episode with my guest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Humor, Pastry, Recipe Tagged With: Blue Ribbon Pie, Farmher, Iowa State Fair, Pie, Pigs, Recipe

Gordon

Musings of My Inner Erma Bombeck: Gordon’s Winter Project

February 17, 2018 By Mary 9 Comments

Like many a dad, my father was handy.  He could fix things.  As a farmer and father of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family, farm, homesteading, Human Interest, Humor, Marriage Tagged With: dad, dad stories, DIY, father, fixing things, mom, mom stories, mother

4 leaf clover

Musings of My Inner Erma Bombeck: An Irish Blessing

February 9, 2018 By Mary 14 Comments

“CLEARLY, MARY, WE ARE NOT LUCKY!”, wailed my sister Sue in her best Dirty Harry voice, whipping … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family, farm, Health, Humor Tagged With: Dogs, Erma Bombeck, family, funny, human interest, iowa, Irish Blessings, Lucky, sad, sisters, Tragic story

Winter Blahs? 6 Ideas To Get Your Spring Mojo…

January 9, 2018 By Mary 11 Comments

The end of winter can really bring me down...the snow is often dirty and the days grey, this year … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizer, Ethnic Foods, Humor, Party, Recipe, Wellness, Winter Party Tagged With: crafts, DIY, family, farm, FOODIES, friends, Fruit, healthy, home, iowa, light, Luau, Mental Health, party, Paul Hollywood, pineapple, salads, Tiki Party, winter blaas

Stories of My Mother…Episode #623: The Great Escape

August 6, 2017 By Mary 10 Comments

A few weeks ago my sisters and I flew out to Washington for a visit with two of my older brothers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family, farm, Home, Humor, Midlife Tagged With: brothers, crazy family stories, family stories, father, Humor, mom, mom stories, mother, sisters

Happy Baking Accidents…Blueberry Coffee Cake Kind of Thing…

February 28, 2017 By Mary 8 Comments

Or Things That Turned Out Better Than Expected... It was 16 below this morning and after reading a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breads, Breakfast, Humor, Recipe Tagged With: Blueberries, Breakfast, butter, coffee cake, Dessert, FOODIES, Sweets

Why Can’t I Just Throw It Away

July 22, 2016 By Mary 14 Comments

As I was getting ready for work the other morning, my husband, in a supportive and loving way -- … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home, Humor, Marriage, Midlife Tagged With: beauty products, funny, homelife, husband, midlife

I Think There is a Cat in the Furnace

July 15, 2016 By Mary 22 Comments

A  couple of months ago today, I was headed to the Erma Bombeck Writer’s Workshop, somewhere on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cats, Humor, Pets Tagged With: Animals, Cat, Pets

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