Let’s talk about pimento cheese. Yes, I know the news is tugging us away to constantly think about something else. I’m trying to force myself to put my smart phone down, but I keep picking it up, searching for good news while the bad news overloads my circuits. My mind careens from place to place... Continue Reading →
A fruitcake story in place of the fruitcake I never made
I missed out on doing something nice for my husband this Christmas. I didn't make him a fruitcake. He's one of the few people I know who loves fruitcake of all kinds. He loves the store-bought version, but when I read about a traditional West Indian "Black Cake" in one of my favorite books --... Continue Reading →
Potato soup for the first chilly nights of autumn
When autumn finally chills the evening, what do you crave for supper? Could it be potato soup? Scott Ketron posts incredible photos of the cooking he’s been doing since he retired first as Holston Conference clergy and later as an entrepreneur. Recently, he posted videos and photos of potato soup, which were too appealing... Continue Reading →
Invitation to the table
I saw this photo on a pastor's page and had to share it. Gracianna, age 9, is the daughter of the Rev. Paige Pearson Wimberly, pastor at Newbern United Methodist Church and Mountain View United Methodist Church in Dublin, Virginia. After Gracianna spent two weeks with her grandparents in Florida, her mother traveled down to... Continue Reading →