I’m collecting recipes that are easy and affordable for today’s times. Here’s one of my grandmother’s Depression-era recipes. She called it Poor Man’s Bread. 1 Cup flour 1 Teaspoon baking soda Water Stir in enough water to make a batter … Continue reading
It’s a day’s work moving me from my soft and pillowed spot on the couch to somewhere else … especially when that somewhere is away from the house. Before … when we had only Lily the Cat and we didn’t … Continue reading
This is a DELICIOUS day. Saturday. From my vantage point, I can look out onto our small inset patio. It’s along the narrow side of our back yard and is ringed with Queen Palms, an Ocotillo with its little ovate … Continue reading
The thing no one tells you about being on the injured list is that the television remote is REALLY not your friend. Especially if you’re a news junkie like me and the news these days causes the “F” word to … Continue reading
We’ve all settled down here in our humble Bloggybirdery after yesterday’s big excitement. This little writer can only tap out a one-legged Happy Dance for so long. So it’s now back to my spot on the couch, screaming at today’s … Continue reading
I’ve learned that one can actually be flat down on a couch, one leg stuck in the air … and still perform The Happy Dance! Long before becoming your humble bloggy bird here at DancingBirds.com, I spent over ten years … Continue reading
After laying low the past couple of days, I’m back this morning balancing a laptop on my chest while keeping my left leg in the air and my heart in my throat. Literal and financial hurricanes are kind of making … Continue reading
Dan brought home flowers for me yesterday. “Look what I found in the street,” he said all winking and smiling and waving them like a blessing over me as I struggled to sit up from my couch-o-torture. I LOVE flowers! … Continue reading
Yesterday I got a lovely get well card from my big sister. She’s the one who claimed me as her very own baby doll, taking me from our mother’s arms and had to be bribed with candy before she’d give … Continue reading
One of my favorite paintings is Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night. His magnum opus, this brilliant painting depicts the view outside his sanitarium room window at night. Oddly, a woman stuck on her living room couch with her leg stuck … Continue reading