Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Family Life Editor Laurie Steeb wants to know what's up with the weather?

Mother Laurie Marlatt Steeb learns her lessons after a summer of lax rules.

No matter how much we plan ahead at our house, it seems those plans always change. I choke back some frustration, let the rest of it torture the eardrums of my family in heated words, and tell myself to stay flexible.
Bread baking takes practice!

I don't remember when I made my first cake or when my mother first gave me advice about cooking. As for my early experiences with baking, I remember the 4-H project on breads and pastries that I worked on the summer I was 7.

"Down to the cellar, come let us go Where fruit jars like this are lined up in a row Potatoes like this are stacked up in a bin With cabbages so fat and celery so thin.

Look what came hopping down the bunny trail to Family Life Editor Laurie Steeb's house.

Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb penned a Valentine's Day tribute to her husband, Mark, which she shares with readers.

Familiar moments float to the surface of my memory pool at Easter time. I can't imagine anyone not enjoying leisure time with the Sunday comics, but I believe my fondness for the funnies traces back to the Easter mornings I spent with Dallas Clapsadle.

Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb writes to encourage readers to live in the moment yet remember the past.

Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb suggests some green snacks for St. Patrick's Day.