This post was first published as a newspaper column in 2014 This Mother’s Day will be different for me as it marks the first one without my mother, who passed away in early April. I won’t be searching for the perfect card, preparing a Mother’s Day dinner or making plans with my sisters to take […]
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When you read my books, you’ll notice I’m a Billy Joel fan. I saw him long ago with Elton John at the Omni in Atlanta, and I got reacquainted with his music a few years ago when I listened to the Billy Joel station on SiriusXM on a road trip to the mountains—both up and
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I originally published this tribute to my father as a newspaper column in 2013 I wrote this Father’s Day column in May, as I knew I’d be vacationing in Greece in the early part of June and might write in my journal but certainly not write a column. Because my father was the son of
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You’ll find this recipe in Bells, Tails & Murder, Book I in the Dickens & Christie series. In real life, my sisters and I learned to make this salad by watching our father. We never measure the ingredients, but these approximations will do the trick. Servings: 4 Ingredients: Salad Dressing Directions In a large salad bowl, toss
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