Nancy Simpson
This Mother’s Day, wear her flower
In the United States, we celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May, which is this coming Sunday. This is a special day to honor...
Cathie Campbell
Time to fire up the grill for Barbecue Month
anokarina/wikimedia commons For something a bit different, consider grilling some lobster tails at your next cookout. May has been...
Nancy Simpson
Bring on the books
A couple of months ago, I wrote an article about the Friends of the Madera County Library, and about the benefits of using our library...
Cathie Campbell
Treat Mom to a nice dessert
Lindsey Turner, Wikimedia Commons Pair some tender fresh-baked pound cake with a few fresh strawberries for a great Mother’s Day dessert....
Nancy Simpson
Birthdays are special days
Every human being has a special day during the year that is the anniversary of his or her birth, better known as a birthday. Now, I...
Cathie Campbell
Get a load of beautiful berries
Cat Campbell/For The Madera Tribune Fresh blueberries are used in some tempting muffins, or use a mixture of several kinds of berries....
Nancy Simpson
What happened to crinoline?
For The Madera Tribune Nancy (Whately) Simpson, 6 years old, with her little brother Gary on Easter Sunday, after church and before the...
Cathie Campbell
Eggs, eggs everywhere
Wikimedia Commons Hard-boiled and dyed Easter eggs are beautiful and fun to make, but what to do with so many? While I do realize that...