One of my favourite favourites are these wonderful butter tarts. Wendy usually treats us at Christmas time. Eating too many is a temptation. The original recipe came from Crisco and the trick is not to overbake. Here’s the recipe and instructions. Ingredients: Shells: 2 cups (500 ml) all-purpose flour 3/4 tsp (4 ml) salt…
From 2005
Back in the days of corps officership I loved having extras, that is tools by which to communicate and in those days video tools were still coming of age. This was one of a series of Christmas videos that loved and used. They were in the fashion of the PC/Apple commercials that were popular for…
A year after Newtown
A full year later and not much has changed. Except that the families who lost their children to a mass murders actions continue to grieve. It is terrible enough to lose a child through illness, but to lose a child through the actions of such a horrible action is certainly more tragic. I’m afraid I’m…
