Mormon Muffins at Twilight
Just for fun, I’ve been meaning to write a post about this calendar, which features beautiful Mormon women in varying stages of culinary dress and undress.  And, for even more fun and games, I’ll throw in my opinion of the Twilight movie: “New Moon”. (more…)

Christmas giving and other wasteful notions
So after sleeping until 9:00 am on this beautiful Buy Nothing Day, then eating my breakfast slice of pumpkin pie, I ran across an article in my local newspaper (yes I am about to talk glowingly about George Will on fMh, and it’s getting kinda chilly in hell) in which he outlines why Christmas shopping, though lauded as an economic stimulant, is actually a “hurricane of waste”. We of the anti-consumerism liberal stripe rant and rave all the time about the degradations of our consumer culture. But I know I still get dragged into the Christmas mania sometimes, feeli

A place for friends.
The holidays are a difficult time for me.  Most of my adult holidays have been spent alone or as the awkward guest in another family’s family-time. Even as a child it was difficult. I was the step-kid and often treated as a guest at my mother’s husband’s family get together…Oy! How the holidays sucked. (more…)

Open Thread for Thanksgiving Prep
Natalie K’s great suggestion: Here’s a place we can share our favorite Thanksgiving tips, help each other out with questions and answers, keep each other company as we wait for the turkey to thaw, and commiserate with each other when the pie burns. To get things started: Here’s the best turkey recipe in the world And here’s my seriously fantastic cranberry sauce. Any questions to ask the hive mind? What are you working o

Mind The Gap: November VT Message
This month’s visiting teaching message may be based on any of the October General Conference talks.  I chose President Barbara Thompson’s talk, “Mind the Gap”. (more…)