I started this blog on December 27, 2006, a day before my 45th birthday. If you do the math, on December 28th of this year All In A Day will be five years old and I will be fifty. What better way to celebrate both of those monumental anniversaries than to give my blog a makeover. So, why did I do it today, July 23rd? The simplest answer is because I could. It is too hot here to do anything…
They (whoever “they” is) say that the way to a man’s heart is through is stomach. I’ve also heard it said that men want to marry someone just like their mother. One conclusion that can be made from these two things is that men want a woman who cooks just like mom did. In this era of frozen and packaged foods and three ingredient recipes, this is a tall order for modern young women. I am definitely not a young…
At Mother’s Day I wrote a post lamenting the fact that I had never met my mother-in-law. As Weber remembers stories about her he shares them with me. And as we unpack more boxes at the house, things that she owned, made, and collected are surfacing. With each discovery comes another opportunity to come to know a woman whom I greatly admire and will never meet. Today’s discovery was her cookbook. You know the one; we all have one just…
. . .A Cloud I thought that this one cloud that, to me at least, looks like a plane soaring across the horizon was fascinating. Thank goodness for the camera on my phone or I would miss many cool sights like this.
Today we have been married a year. Well, actually we have been married 47 years but only one to each other. A few days ago someone asked me how we were going to celebrate our first anniversary. Though both Weber and I aware of the significance of this day, neither of us had any notion that it would take on an extra-ordinary feel. After I was asked how we were planning to observe our special day and after I had…
,I seemed to have lost track of time. I was shocked when I realized that I have not posted here in nearly two weeks. Like most of us when we fall short of our goals I have tried to figure out what went wrong; what the heck have I been doing for all this time? What makes this whole situation even more curious is that I have been at home the entire time, except on the days I teach, because…
For many months our kitchen has looked like this. The refrigerator has protective coverings but has been plugged in and working for quite a while. That has been the extent of our kitchen function. As you can see, the oven is in place but its protective coverings and interior packing materials have not been removed. The many boxes in this picture contain the cooktop, microwave, garbage disposal and, yes, the kitchen sink. You will notice a definite lack of cabinets…
As the end of June nears, I find myself struck by how quickly time has passed. It has been a little over a year since we began the work to remodel the house and a little less than a year since Weber and I were married. To mark these milestones we are doing our best to assimilate mine, his, and ours to create a home that is comfortable and uniquely ours. After the arrival of dining room furniture tomorrow, every…
It is funny how our obligations to and relationships with holidays change throughout life. My first memories of Father’s Day are from when I was four or so and my “gift” to my Dad was to help him wash the car. Having now raised two children who were at various times four years old, I’m not sure how much of a gift that really was for my Dad; it was perhaps a better deal for my mom who got some…
We spent last weekend in Chicago attending the graduation of Offspring No. 1. The University of Chicago does everything with much pomp and circumstance. On Friday evening they hosted a champagne reception at the Museum of Science and Industry. The Convocation, conferring of degrees and awarding of diplomas consumed most of the day Saturday. We spent approximately six hours outside in folding chairs – and rain and 50 degree temperatures. I must say that I would much rather spend six…