Dear Customers,              As we enter into this, the last week of February, I am heartened by the fact that two-thirds of our worst weather months are already in the books.  Sure, sure, Winter began on December 21st and continues until March 21st – give or take a day or so here or there.  But…

Dear Customers,              Whoever invented soup deserves a place in the annals of history.  What a comforting, delicious invention, particularly when the wind whistles and the temperatures plummet.             For years I’ve used a program called Master Cook to save and store my family recipes or any that I’ve been given – or just decided…

Dear Customers,              Saturday of this week is the one-day holiday reserved for lovers!  Then maybe if not serious enough to be lovers, perhaps close friends, “more” than acquaintances, or hopefully, soon-to-be sweeties!  The origin of Valentine’s Day is in some conflict.  One legend has it that Valentine was a priest who secretly married couples…

Dear Customers,              Woodchucks and possums and critters “Oh My!”  Let’s be honest with each other.  There’s so little going on at this time of the year that we have to feign interest in what a groundhog thinks of all things!  And not just any groundhog, a tame groundhog, living in a heated burrow with…