The folks at Andalusia farm, the peaceful and simple home of Flannery O’Connor from 1951-1964, just conducted a contest to name the 3 peafowl (collective name for both peacocks and peahens, in case you were wondering) that live on the property. As a stipulation, the names had to come from characters in O’Connor’s stories. For [...]
April 12, 2010
According to our kids (both Chicks A’s and B’s), it only takes two years for a tradition to develop. Their rule in tradition setting goes something like this – you do something one year and it is just a fun event, but if you continue it the next, it becomes tradition. So, this year for [...]
April 9, 2010
As a follow-up to my prideful misery earlier this week, I had to share this article, written in 2006, about Coach “K” of the Duke Blue Devils. Read it and be inspired! Carolina Chick “B”
April 6, 2010
As a North Carolina fan, I never would have planned this. Somehow my husband and I ended up in Durham, home of the Duke Blue Devils and Coach Mike Krzyzewski, on the day of the men’s national basketball championship. Carolina, who had won the title in 2009, did not even make the NCAA tournament this [...]
March 23, 2010
Even though the South is still experiencing some cold weather, spring really is just around the corner. And that means tomatoes are back in season! Here is a great recipe for Fish-Hater Fridays or any spring meal. Enjoy! Chick A Tomato Pie 1 pie crust 5 to 7 medium tomatoes (washed and sliced) 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella [...]
March 15, 2010
If you are a fish-hater like I am, consider the Southern vegetable plate for supper this Friday. Thanks to interstate transportation and the refrigeration/freezer process, vegetables that were once only sold and served in the summertime can now be enjoyed year round. Three to four vegetables make a great main dish, and you might be [...]
March 7, 2010
While I had planned to eat pizza the first Friday during Lent, I didn’t plan on eating the pepperoni. After dinner that night, I had a flash back thought – I didn’t remove the pepperoni from my pizza. Instead, life took over, and I absent mindedly munched my way through dinner. So much for my [...]
March 3, 2010
The Chicks just returned from a lecture by Cardinal Walter Kasper- a friend of Joseph Ratzinger, an accomplished theologian, and a man dedicated to ecumenical dialogue with non-Catholics worldwide. His talk entitled “The Timeliness of Speaking of God” was brilliant, I think. I say that because, quite frankly, Chick A and I admitted to only [...]
March 2, 2010
It works every time here at our house- breakfast for dinner, that is. When the kids were young, we called it “Upside Down” day, when we would eat hot dogs for breakfast and pancakes for dinner. Now, we eat breakfast at night when the weather is really cold or when I can’t seem to get [...]
February 24, 2010
While I am not a fish-hater like Chick B, I don’t really like preparing and cooking fish at home. The whole experience just smells a little too “fishy” for me! So, if you are like me and prefer fish to be an “out to dinner” menu option, here is another great alternative to try on [...]
April 16, 2010
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