Category Archives: Food

Apparently Not Self-Sufficient

Posted on March 8, 2025 by Real Women

Shortly before one of our last winter storms, I had to venture out to the grocery store.  Not with any storm-stock-up milk-and-bread urgency, but simply due to bad timing, we needed food.  I knew full well that it would be … Continue reading →

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The Damn Tinfoil

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Real Women

I have a big first-world problem.  I hate grocery shopping.  I 100% appreciate that I am privileged to be able to hop in my car, drive to a store full of food and supplies, spend money I have made at … Continue reading →

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Food Memories

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Real Women

My son came home yesterday for the holiday break. Always an event that makes a Happy Mom.  Over supper, we were chatting about Thanksgiving food, and he shared a memory about his Uncle and an artichoke. You see, my older … Continue reading →

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Contain Ourselves

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Real Women

My husband was pitching in with kitchen clean up, tackling the variety of items that had collected in the sink. He paused at one point and said to me “you are the container queen.”   He had apparently found my lunch … Continue reading →

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Eclectic Wares

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Real Women

Remember when picking out your china pattern was a thing?  Probably not, if you were born in the last two or three decades.  For those of us who are a bit older, brides were encouraged to pick out a pattern … Continue reading →

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Overwhelmed by Options

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Real Women

Decisions, decisions, decisions.  We all love having a lot of options to choose from, and in this land of excess, we have options galore. In all areas of our lives.  Yet I can’t help but wonder sometimes if we’ve gone … Continue reading →

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Market Fluctuations

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Real Women

Well, I did it. I got up my courage, and I made a change. It’s going to take some getting used to, but the die is cast:  I have made the move to a different supermarket. Shocking, right?  Come on, … Continue reading →

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Organizing a Black Hole

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Real Women

Swipe. Swipe. Swipe. Pause. Like. Swipe. Swipe. Swipe. Swipe. Pause. Share. Swipe. Post. And so goes the great time sucker, Social Media. As a classic mid-life female and mom, my go-to Social platform is still Facebook.  It is the network … Continue reading →

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Dinner Not Served

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Real Women

The other evening, after sorting some mail and opening a couple of packages that had arrived, I needed to clear off my counters so I could make dinner. I scooped up the mess and moved it all to the most … Continue reading →

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One of Many Firsts

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Real Women

I started my day today feeling a bit off, a little sad.  After all, it was the first holiday, the first Easter, since my older brother passed.  I woke up keenly aware that today there was no Easter basket for … Continue reading →

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