If you were to ask me what my favorite bodily sense is, I would say scent. I love the way the world smells, most of the time. Better yet, I love filling my own world with delightful smells. I love the smell of rain (it is pouring rain outside my window right now and I just opened it a crack so that the smell of the wet earth would waft inside), ripe blackberries, my daughter’s clean hair, orange blossoms, and so many other smells. Scent is the one thing that can launch me into vivid memories.
When I cook a meal, I pay careful attention the aromatic elements. I choose my lotions and shampoos and soaps carefully, for both quality and scent. I am choosy about my perfumes, preferring Champagne by Yves Saint Laurent. I even make sure my laundry smells a particular way – roses and violets. A house that smells pleasant is a sign of how much you care about your environment.
I recently tried the Renuzit TriScents scented oil air freshener. Between you and me, this is ideal fo...
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Father’s Day BBQ RecipesFrom: suncoastscribe.com
Post Date: 2008-05-29 20:00:00
Are you getting ready for Father’s Day on June 15? Whether you buy Dad a tie, or a fine cognac or some Ping golf supplies, one thing that won’t change is that grilling out is the perfect way to celebrate Father’s Day. Not only will it be smack dab in the middle of prime grilling season, it is also a tried and true fact that most Father’s are pretty skilled at outdoor cooking.
So, I have a couple of recipes for you. One comes from generations back in my father’s wife’s family in ...
more It All Starts with SpamFrom: suncoastscribe.com
Post Date: 2008-05-29 19:56:17
I have been pondering on and writing about the alarming rise in grocery prices for months now. My grocery bill and my gasoline costs are taking over my budget.
So, when I saw a headline proclaiming that sales of Spam are up due to consumers looking for less expensive ways to fill out their cupboards, I was…well, I’m not sure what I was, but I stopped to read the story.
When I was a child, in the 70s, Spam was around quite a bit. We did not actually eat it all that often in my household,...
more Wimbledon Dreams in Green and MauveFrom: suncoastscribe.com
Post Date: 2008-05-29 07:09:06
Tennis has been on my radar since I was very young. In our neighborhood, tennis lessons were right up there with ballet and piano as the must-have lessons for your children. It was simply a part of daily life for me growing up.
Tennis gained sex appeal for me when Boris Becker came on the scene. In 1985, Becker won at Wimbledon at the amazingly young age of 17. I was almost 15 at the time and he all but glowed with a supernatural light in my eyes. (Boris actually got to Wimbledon at the ...
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