Monthly Archives: August 2018

Card Sharp

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Ellen Ross

This is Eliza.   She is ten.  She is my niece.  (Well, technically, she is my great-niece.  I try to forget that part because if she is my great-niece, that turns me into her great-aunt and that turns me into my … Continue reading →

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Posted in Card games, Sleeping Queens game | 10 Comments

Iron

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Ellen Ross

Hi, Dear Readers!  It’s great to be back from the Roffe/Ross Annual Family Post Camp at wonderful Camp Ojibwa in Eagle River, Wisconsin. (You might notice that this photo is heavily populated by a majority of Roffes.  But I’m hoping … Continue reading →

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A Moveable Feast

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Ellen Ross

Author’s Note:  This is my last post until Sunday, August 26.  I’m sorry, Dear Readers.  I’m heading out of town and then when I get back, I’ve got some personal obligations that will keep me away from the computer for … Continue reading →

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Posted in Hamburgers, Italian Beef | 8 Comments

Bad Manners

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Ellen Ross

Recently, Dear Readers, my eye happen to land on this “Miss Manners” column in the Tribune. Bravo, Miss Manners!  I couldn’t have said it better myself. But her answer struck a fifty year old nerve just the same. I realize … Continue reading →

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Posted in Etiquette, Mothers-in-law | 6 Comments