Beware of cuteness… Cuteness came to me with big brown eyes and a perky tail. INTRODUCING, MR. POPPY! Shelter dog. He is a small dog but possesses a very loud, fog horn sound that comes from his hound background. He is a survivor, as many shelter animals are. He happens to be a very cute, year and a half old pup, with lots of energy. If you are a senior like me, falling for cuteness can be dangerous. Not only does Mr. Poppy possess a loud bark that could annoy my neighbors,

I have survived many a cooking disaster in my 55 years of marriage, but none so memorable as my first. Chicken-ala-king. When Buck and I married, a very popular wedding gift was a Betty Crocker cookbook. I still have that cookbook. Now it is tattered and stained but occasionally I still use it. I didn't know how to cook. "Back in the day" we didn't eat out unless it was a special occasion. We cooked from scratch. My husband never once complained even though he had good