Barbara Thompson

Last summer, we went to an outdoor concert in Stillwater. As we waited for the show to start, I was watching people coming in. Our friends were playing and I always hope and hope and hope for a big audience turn-out. I saw a man I instantly recognized even though it has been a few […]

HA! It’s a punctuation joke. Sort of. This fluffy blackberry-y dessert is called fool. So, I could have said Want some, fool? lots of times today. I didn’t. But I could have. Since we have lots of blackberries, we made blackberry fool. It is basically whipped cream with blackberry juice folded into it. It doesn’t

This is Chicken Street Corn Skillet, a recipe I got via a friend from Pioneer Woman. I don’t know who Pioneer Woman is, but I have heard the name, or term, or whatever is appropriate here, before and now I know she has a fine recipe for chicken street corn. I have seen pictures of

There is a sign on the corner leaving our neighborhood that says HOUSE WASHING with a phone number. I think that means that someone has a job using a power sprayer. I hope they love their job. I love power washer-ing. Spraying off the peeling paint on the deck isn’t as fun as writing in

We started the day off with a walk. We have been trying to do that. Down the hill and around the corner was a garage sale. We saw a mirror that Alexander might want – texted him – yes, he wanted it. We walked around our regular route, went home to get all the cash

The big band Keith plays in played in Veteran’s park in River Falls tonight. We were lucky to have several friends join us – which means the world to both of us. One of the things that has come up quite a few times since we went to Wales is the fact that the brass

The Laurel Supper Club is located nearly midway between us and our friends, Mike and Mary – about 40 minutes away. It is such a good place to meet and catch up and eat the steak for two (times two). Mike’s birthday was earlier this week – but the Laurel is closed SunMonTues – we

Summer might be coming, but today was a cool, cloudy day. I needed my covers to sit outside and read while Keith air fryer-ed dinner. I was reading Melissa Gilbert’s book Back to the Prairie. Did you know she is married to Timothy Busfield? I didn’t. I asked Keith. He said, “Who’s Timothy Busfield?” I

We have a sticky backyard. I’m not sure how our trees are not naked there are so many sticks on the ground. (I wonder the same thing about Alexander’s kitties – there is so much fuzz around his house how are they not naked?)_ I can usually gather up an armload about a foot in

I just love Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. She has done the work for over 70 years, seemingly without wavering. There is nothing I respect more than someone who does the right thing, and it seems to me she is the leader of that. I love her hats, especially the diamond-y ones. I love her