I’ve been channeling my inner “Grandma Rose” this past month and preparing for spring gardening by turning my sun room into a greenhouse/growing station. Jon had a brief Army mission down to Virginia this past fall, and he visited Mount
1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Weeks 5 & 6
All of Ohio and Grandma Rose start to get back to normal in Weeks 5 & 6 in 1978 as warmer weather breaks through… but is it “faux spring?” We’ll have to see but for now, the warming allows her
1977 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 47
I wish I had photos of Thanksgivings spent with the Stewart side but I sure don’t. My memories of Thanksgiving, and Christmas, too, that I do have are filled with Uncle Robert’s handmade croissants/butterhorns , Aunt Lori’s fancy pies, and
1977 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 46
As I mentioned last week, I found a recipe that I think was quite similar to Grandma Rose’s applesauce bars from her descriptions. I was so sick though, I couldn’t make it till the other night and after two weeks
1977 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 31
Since Grandma Rose mentions pumpkin blossoms at the end of this week, I thought it was a good time to break out the St. Paul cookbook from 1994 that I purchased a few years ago on Ebay for cheap that