Berries in a blanket: Strawberries and bacon!
No, I haven’t lost my mind. This is the final part of my strawberry project, and I saved the best for last. Bacon is the new “it” food; companies and chefs are pairing it with everything from ice cream to chocolate. So it’s got to go with strawberries, right? Well, I set off today to find out. [...]
Protecting your keepsakes: Some tips from the American Institute for Conservation
In an April post entitled Rescuing film classics, I wrote about director Martin Scorsese’s Film Foundation, an organization dedicated to the preservation of cinema’s greatest treasures. This got me thinking about how we can preserve the treasures that we have in our own homes—things like photographs, books, old letters, and original artwork. With help from the [...]
DIY Father’s Day gifts
Every year we struggle with what to get those special men in our lives for Father’s Day. Coming up with something handmade and manly is normally a tricky combination that sometimes requires a lot of thought. I’m lucky that two new baby’s were born into the family in March, so there are an overabundence of [...]
Berries in a blanket: Strawberries and bacon!
29 June 2009
No, I haven’t lost my mind. This is the final part of my strawberry project, and I saved the best for last. Bacon is the new “it” food; companies and chefs are pairing it with everything from ice cream to chocolate. So it’s got to go with strawberries, right? Well, I set off today to find out. [...]
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Brain exercise or brain washing?
26 June 2009
Do crossword puzzles and Sudoku really help you stay mentally sharp? Or do they just make you better at Sudoku and crossword puzzles?
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Troop care package
08 May 2009
It’s hard to believe, but here are The Erickson Tribune we’ve already planned our stories through September 2009. While I edit copy for June, our reporters are gathering information, quotes, and photographs for our July edition. The lead “local” stories for that mid-summer month will be about the patriotic efforts of people who live at [...]
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Putting Woods, Federer in perspective- Part 3
25 June 2009
This is part 3 in a series. A very good friend of mine, Gerry Fey, senior graphic designer for the Erickson Tribune and I were talking in great length about whether Roger Federer and Tiger Woods were really the best there ever was in their respective sports. Well, believe it or not, Gerry had an answer and backed it up [...]
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Patriotic Piggies
29 June 2009
It’s over! I did it! I am finally moved into my new condo! After a long week of sweaty manual labor—and being on my feet for 4 days—I treated myself to a pedicure. What made the outting even better was going along with a friend! With the Fourth of July coming up, it was fun [...]
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