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I found the book 'Sorrow & Bliss' by Meg Mason after reading a post on an Instagram account called 'LoneStarWords'.  The writer lives in the DFW area (thus the Lone Star) & she reviews books & has followers who review books. As a reader, I sometimes find myself in a rut, reading the same authors.  This book was well reviewed & the library had it so her we are.  'Sorrow & Bliss' is about Martha, the daughter of a one hit wonder father-poet & a drunken mother-sculptor.  She has a sister Ingrid, married to Hamish & eventual mother of 4.  Martha is basically aimless...goes through a series of menial jobs, doing some writing.  She has a fairly funny view of her life & the life of her family.  But as an early age, she begins to show signs of a mental illness. We see her through 2 marriages & even if she's funny, she's mostly self absorbed & cruel to everyone around her.  Her mom & her 2nd husband Patrick take ...

  Robbie,Bub,Steve,Chip,Mike 'My Three Sons' was a TV show that started in 1960.   The show starred Fred MacMurray, a long time movie actor, as Steve Douglas, a widower with 3 sons.  The oldest, Mike, may have been 16, Robbie about 14 & Chip about 7.  Also in this house was Steve's father in law & the boys' grandfather, Bub, who took care of the house.  The premise of the show is a house full of men surviving life.   It was one of my favorite 60's shows.  I did not start watching in 1960 because I waas 3.  But it was on in reruns forever & it lasted 12 years so I did see some of the originals.  And I can say it should have stopped after season 5.  Steve, Robbie & Chip went on but Mike got married & left & was never even mentioned again.  And Bub, played by William Frawley, got sick & was replaced by William Demarest.  I've heard of him over the years & guess he was a big old star but Un...

  As previously discussed, I have a ton of streaming channels.  So I've been trying to watch more & I've found some good things.   HBO Max has a show called 'Hacks'.  It's a story of a Las Vegas comedy headliner named Deborah, whose boss at the casino wants to push her out for someone who will bring in a younger crowd. Deborah's agent sets her up with Ava, a generation z-er comedy writer being cancelled for a stupid tweet.  Deborah reluctantly agrees to work with Ava even though they don't see eye to eye on much. The story follows their relationship. Deborah is a tough old broad (a title she's earned) who will do whatever she needs to to keep her show, including blackmailing her boss.  She is a LV staple with friends & enemies on every corner & she knows lots of secrets.  Marcus is Deborah's business manager who keeps her busy with endorsements & grand openings. He's protective of Deborah for real but has his own agenda to get ahe...

Yummy Farmer's Market Donuts It's only March so there are not a lot of fruits & veggies ripe to sell but a community outside of Lubbock still has their farmer's market every Saturday from 10-2.  Some days have been really cold but today is very nice, except for the gusty winds.  They have a "blessings table" where they have non perishable groceries for free if anyone needs anything.  I try to take a bag or 2 every time I go out.  Today I had 3 but I had a 6 pack of TP & a roll of paper towels.  And I bought a bacon & cheese scone & a dozen tiny donuts that the guy made right in front of us in a very cool donut machine.  His mom & dad were helping out.  It was very cool.  I'm glad that even in March they can still grow donuts.  The booths are interesting.  2 people were selling crocheted animals.  Lots of baked goods, pickles,honey, candles, wine, lunch trucks. Later there will be fresh veggies & fruits. ...

I "cut the cord" on my TV years ago.  Cable TV is horribly expensive & what a waste.  They have 15 channels that anyone wants watch & 60 that no one cares about.  The Book Channel? The Catholic Channel? (No offense).  The Golf Channel??  Geez.  Basically, not for me.  So I bought a Tivo to record shows & tuned into my 40 or so local channels.   But then streaming started & oh, boy...do I have a lot of stuff.   A couple of days ago I was discussing with a friend on Twitter about streaming services.  He'd gotten a deal for Paramount+ & we got to discussing what streaming services & after I'd typed my services I decided I might need to re-evaluate my choices because even though I don't really pay that much & have gotten deals I technically have a lot to watch & I don't watch much.  I'm mostly paid up for a year but will re-evaluate when it's time to renew.    No excess is my goal....

Cherry Cordials Cherry Cordials 1 20oz jar of maraschino cherries 1 12 oz pkg dark chocolate candy melts 3 cups powdered sugar 1/2 cup melted butter 1/4 cup white karo 1/4 tsp almond extract Drain cherries on paper towel  Melt candy melts in microwave for 1 minute.  Stir & microwave in 1/2 minute increments til it's hot enough to put in candy molds. I used a flexible mini muffin pan & put a little chocolate in each well.  I used a paint brush to paint up the sides. About half of the chocolate will be left.  Put in refrigerator til set.   Mix powdered sugar, butter, karo & extract into a dough.  Take about a teaspoon of mixture & wrap around a cherry.  Put in set chocolate & cover with the rest of the melted chocolate & put back in refrigerator to set again.  After set, pop out of pan & store in air tight container for 1 week til center liquifies.   Makes 24 candies.  I had to test drive one...ce...