by Jeff Slater | Nov 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Hats off to Nomacorc During my ritual fall cleaning exercise where I take everything out of the front hall closet and try to find things I no longer need, I stumbled upon my collection of baseball caps and hats. Sitting on the shelf are hats from my Slim Jim...
by Jeff Slater | Nov 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
I am hooked on the smell of interestingly spiced food cooking on a late fall afternoon. Spice versus HerbsThe joy of cooking goes far beyond eating since so much pleasure can come from infusing your home with amazing aromas from spices. Coming into a home filled...
by Jeff Slater | Oct 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
This is another guest blog. I asked my mother Bea Slater to write a letter to her great granddaughter Juliet Paige Bedrin who is named in memory of my father Jack. This is her Letter to Juliet about her first visit to Great Grandma Bea’s house in Springfield,...
by Jeff Slater | Oct 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
When my 12 year old garbage disposal stayed in the on position and couldn’t be turned off, I felt trashed.Garbage. What garbage? Appliances wear out and have to be replaced – it’s a fact of life that you can’t toss out with the recycled plastic jars. I...
by Jeff Slater | Oct 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
Sarah Rebecca SlaterOctober 4, 1981 My Dear Sweet Sarah, Thirty years ago through the union of the love Mom and I share, you entered into this world. Born on Poppa George’s 81 birthday, by your very existence, you and Mom gave to me the greatest gift...
by Jeff Slater | Sep 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
I could eat herb-roasted chicken every day. These are a few of my favorite thingsWash the chicken, pat dry, add the olive oilMy herb-roast chicken meal has so many memory triggers from the smells and aromas while it is cooking in the oven. My mother made roast...
