As I compare and contrast me now and me way back then, I barely recognize my former self during the holidays, especially in my 20s, 30s and 40s. Back then, I started playing holiday...
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This “Encore” article was originally published December 24, 2016. Today I talk with Randy Plummer, someone I respect as an excellent cook and retired caterer, but also someone whose specialty is prime rib, a...
OK, I may have overstated it with the”beautiful jewelry” headline. But it’s no exaggeration when I say that this project is a lot of fun, and not just for kids. I think the outcome...
• The final tally of the money donated for ANC’s Carr Fire Scholarship fund is $5,310. I am blown away by the generosity of every donation, both large and small, from bottles of Butter...
If I had a dollar for every time I had a request to make this Sour Cream Coffee Cake, I’d be retired and living on a beach in Hawaii by now. I’ve been making...
Of all the things I do in life, few things stress me out as much as my annual tax-preparation process. It’s a perfect, sickening storm that combines my disdain for and fear of three...
Long ago and far away newspapers were delivered by boys and girls – mostly boys – by bicycle or on foot after school to nearly every north state home and business. In those days,...
I wrote this column yesterday morning at my dining room table near an open window where, over my neighbor’s roof, I saw gorgeous blue skies that I hope I never take for granted again....
Happy belated Grandparents’ Day to those of you who are grandmothers and grandfathers. I learned of this event by accident while shopping where I saw balloons adorned with Grandma, Grandpa, Papa and Nana. Apparently,...
Today aNewsCafe.com welcomes Dan Ryant, someone who’s developed an impressive social media following because of a few facets of his life. First, because he has a dump truck that he takes out on road...
