A Dear One

Here’s to you , Mom. Hoping you have a great day for all the great days you’ve given others. Love you!

Dr. Robert Romano: I’m beginning to think that “ER” stands for “everyone’s retarded”. Dr. Doug Ross: I’m not a grown-up doctor.Nurse Lydia Wright: Yes, we know. Dr. Elizabeth Corday: There are things scurrying about in the walls. Do you know what scurries about in walls, Mark?Dr. Mark Greene: Bunnies? Dr. Luka Kovac: Why do you…

Today I am rediscovering the fun of listening to music I already love. We have about 500 cds, which is just enough so that some of your favorite music rarely makes it to the top of the playlist. So while gathering tunes for a graduation video I am putting together, I pulled out a few…

My family has been making this simple dish for the last 15 years or so. Basically, you make a “marinade” of the following ingredients and toss it with pasta. Havarti cheese (cubed)Stewed Tomatoes (drained)Minced GarlicFresh parsleyFresh BasilOlive OilLemon juiceSalt and Pepper I know I didn’t give any measurements. The recipe does have them, but I…

More room than an airplane – pro No free drinks – con Terrible customer service – con Nice scenery – pro Too many delays that add up to hours of my life I will never get back – con 2 people per side of the aisle, so I don’t have to crawl over strangers –…

Merc and I just returned from Seattle. We went up for a quick trip because his cousin Lisa was getting married. (Congrats to the happy couple!) Sad to say that the trip did not turn out very well at all for us. To save some money, we decided to take the train to Seattle. Everyone…

So I made my mom’s stuffed artichokes last week, so good. When I was in high school, I found out that most people do not eat artichokes the way my family does. One of my classmates said something about steaming them and dipping the leaves in mayonnaise…I shudder to think of it even now. Anyway,…

Now that I have a little time on my hands, I would like to start reading for pleasure again. I love fiction and for the past few years I have been really into Elizabeth Berg. She has written several books and if you are a woman, I highly recommend her. She has an amazing ability…

I am a sucker for medical dramas, namely E.R. and Grey’s Anatomy. Since I have been out sick for the past 3.5 days, hubby bought me the first season of Grey’s and I watched it in between seasons 3 and 4 of E.R. Now even though they are both medical shows, these 2 couldn’t be…

Since finishing my “stinking degree” as it more commonly known these days, I have emersed myself in the fine art of cooking. I am Italian and I come from a long line of “good cookers”, so naturally the culinary fires burn within me. While my days and nights were being eaten whole by my Little-Shop-of-Horrors…