Delicious Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake         My Grandmother Would Make   When I was in grade school, my grandmother would get breakfast ready for me and when my mom came home from work she would ask my grandmother why she gave me chocolate cake for breakfast.  My grandmother smiled and told her there were eggs in it so no difference from that or eggs and chocolate milk.  The cake grandma made was a delicious chocolate mayonnaise cake with a super fluffy white frosting, topped with coconut.  Who wouldn’t love

My Humorous Ending To An Educational Experience   The other day, I wrote a blog about Never Too Old To Learn, sharing my experience about going back to school at 60, yes 60 years old.  I decided to share a bit of humor to the ending of my story! As I mentioned, the test administrator called me up to the counter, handed me my certificate and said, “Congratulations on passing your exam with a score of 92.”  I walked out with my certificate in hand, crying because I was so excited that I

Sunshine Blogger Award   What a surprise when I was nominated for The Sunshine Blogger Award by Lee-Anne who has an awesome blog. Stop by http://www.justmeplease.com/ to see her breathtaking photography from all around the world plus excellent narratives and advice on traveling.  Thank you so much Lee-Anne for the honor and congratulations on your nomination as well. I would also like to thank all those that read and comment on my blogs, I really appreciate the time you take to visit and leave the wonderful comments. These are the rules Sunshine Blogger Award:

Never Too Old To Learn “If you want to explore deeper oceans, you first have to leave sight of the shore” I have always said a person is never to old to learn new things.  In our business of 49 years, we seem to always come up with new ideas or new ways to make something.  I feel that keeping your mind working, keeps us going. I was reading a blog posted on the Ultimate Blog Challenge from a fellow blogger about lifelong learning.  This is the interesting link where she

How Mar-C’s Was Born   My grandmother lived with us when I was growing up and she was a wonderful seamstress.  I never had sewing lessons, but learned just by watching her sew.  When I married my now hubby in 1967, we started our sewing business from our house.  It started with alterations, dressmaking and men’s suits then expanded to designing and sewing prom and bridal gowns.  Back in the early 1970’s our family doctor (who still made house calls) was having a convention in his home with other doctors.

1 410 411 412 413 414 502 Page 412 of 502