By PAM KENYON WAUKEE, Iowa, Nov. 20, 2022 — Like the gravy sliding from its pool atop the mashed potatoes toward the green bean casserole (which is OK), or toward the wild rice casserole (which is also OK), or toward Grandma Joy’s red Jell-o salad (which is NOT ok), most all of my childhood Thanksgiving…
Photos by MARY RICHE/Text by CHUCK OFFENBURGER ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Nov. 19, 2022 — The artist’s Slovakian last name, “Chihuly,” sounds like some kind of folk dance, doesn’t it? And, let me tell you, his glass artistry makes your imagination dance! On our way to a stay on Marco Island, Fla., we overnighted in St. Petersburg,…
By MARY RICHE DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 6, 2022 — These days, I’m moody as all get out. I’m probably cranky and no fun to live with, though my husband assures me otherwise. I’m frightened that I might be living in a state and country that retreat to values opposite of mine, after all the…
By MARY RICHE DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 1, 2022 — It’s not every day that a couple of septuagenarians marry, then return from their honeymoon to hear a lot of their friends saying, “We sure enjoyed your honeymoon!” Of course, I’m referring to readers of our social media posts who tagged along virtually, not in…
By CHUCK OFFENBURGER SHENANDOAH, Iowa, Oct. 29, 2022 – It was just one night in a friendship that’s stretched 70 years, but I’m sure going to treasure it the rest of the way. Last Saturday evening, Oct. 22, my Shenandoah High School classmate Denny Howard – one of my best friends since we were about…