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I'm Barb. I write about change. Those niggling alterations that creep into our lives until we laugh at ourselves. And if you don't think change is funny, pull out your high school year book and give it a look-see. Check out "About" in the header if you want to know more.
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BK Froman (a.k.a. Kris Knorr)
Funny, Blunt WWII Tale of Owning the Past
Change: The Knothole of Normal
A Sparkling Comic Disregard for Change
The Two Pan Series: See BOOKS in header
Two Pan 2
You Know You Want To Read This
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Category Archives: Cooking
Can’t See The Light
I have a trick to keep me buoyed during this dark time of season. I cut off the tops of onions (just the green parts) and use them in stews and tummy-warming casseroles. Then I stick the bulbs in about … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Appreciation, Change, Cooking, Hope, Humor, Lights, Sleepless Nights, Worries
Tagged Better Days Are Coming, Change, Hope, Never Give Up, See the Light, Worry
11 Comments
A Tube of Tea, please?
I don’t get it. You’re going to have to explain it to me. Sure, sure, when it comes to a hot day on the beach nothing’s better than a cooler of drinks. You’ll find me head down, bottom up, clawing … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Cooking, Humor, Life
Tagged bubble tea, canning, Change, ginger ale, homemade root beer, summer, sun tea, tapioca, Tea
29 Comments
Tongue Spam: Eating Everything But the Moo!
While doing research , I ran across an old black and white magazine ad for SPAM. In the Hormel line-up was Tongue Spam. Unfortunately, I can’t find the ad again in the internet maze, but it brought back a shadowy … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Choices, Cooking, Enough, Hope, Life
Tagged Change, cooking, cow eyeballs, cow tongue, dustbowl, farming, ketchup, Oklahoma, pressure cookers, soap making
35 Comments
Septic Tanks for Dogs and Other Things I Didn’t Know I Should Be Grateful For
Maybe it’s because ol’ Fido is now guarding the golden gates. That’s the excuse I’m using for not knowing about Doggie Septic tanks. This handy dandy Do-It-Yourself project allows you to bury a vat in a corner of your yard. … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Appreciation, Cooking, Hope, Humor, Literature, Smiles
Tagged Banned Books, Change, Cooking Failures, Dog Waste, Humor, Librarians, Libraries, Magnetic Field, Martha Stewart, Septic Tanks for Dogs
13 Comments
Car-B-Que
You know how I love change, (cough, cough). The Exhaust Burger Dinner will change every busy man or woman’s life. And just in time for that office-party-gift-exchange you must participate in or else be branded the proverbial “doglog” in the … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Change, Cooking, Humor, Satire
Tagged Change, cooking burgers, dinner time, dual tail pipes, exhaust fumes, Grilling, Shopping, time managment, traffic jams
34 Comments
Memorial Day Cooking Made Easy
After my last post (or the lack of it), it became clear, I needed new assistants. Fortunately Spectra saved the day by sending me one of her best employees as a prize in her Best Snow Man Ever Contest. Little … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Change, Cooking, Humor
Tagged cheese, cookbooks, cooking disasters, easy meals, Milk, Recipes, sandwiches, slugs, terrible food
57 Comments