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Author Archives: Ellen Ross
Hello Muddah Hello Faddah
Dear Mom and Dad, Camp is keen! I am having so much fun at Ojibwa! Here is my schedule. At 8:30 Reveille is played over a loud speaker. Then campers get to make the announcement that it’s time to rise … Continue reading
Posted in Camp Ojibwa, Eagle River
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Flakey
Author’s Note: I’m heading to Eagle River soon, Dear Readers. See you on August 20. And now… I thought I was too old to fall in love again. But it turns out, there’s no fool like an old fool. I … Continue reading
Posted in Canale, Crumble and Flake, food, Pastry, Seattle
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In The Chips
Call me Mrs. Fields. Or Famous Amos or the Burny Brothers. That’s because since May of 2016 I have been in the cookie business. The chocolate chip cookie business to be exact. For over a year now, I have made … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Chocolate chip cookies, Cooking
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Kiddie Chic
That’s Natasha and Nick chez nous circa 1985, I’m guessing. They’re gussied up for a Christmas party we threw that year. I dug out this old photograph because I remember Natasha’s party dress. It came from Cerutti in New York … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood
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Trivial Pursuit
If I may direct your attention to the 1979 entry on the right Dear Readers, you will see the name “Ellen Ross” written below the title “Willie Nelson Stardusters.” This is my listing on the roster of Hall of Famers … Continue reading
Posted in pop culture, Trivia, Trivia Bowl
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No Cheval
…So a couple of weeks ago my son Nick sent me this list. Top 100 Hamburgers in the United States. He emailed it to me because he knows that I’m bananas for burgers. I’m pretty sure that my last meal- … Continue reading
Posted in Au Cheval, Chicago, food, Hamburgers, Restaurants, Small Cheval
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
This is my last post until July thirteenth, Dear Readers. Have a marvelous and safe Fourth of July. Now see this guy? Doesn’t he look like he’s got no important place to go and all the time in the world … Continue reading
Posted in pop culture
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EEEEK!!!
Author’s Note: No blog post this Sunday, Dear Readers. I’ve got some friends and family coming in town tonight and I will be doing some F&F entertaining on Sunday. See you Thursday, June twenty-ninth. Thanks. …So the other day The … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Phobias, pop culture
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Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day, Dear Readers. I hope all you guys have tons of fun on the golf course on in the hammock or at the ball game or whatever men do on their Once-A-Year Day. My son Nick makes apps … Continue reading
Posted in Father's Day, Fathers, Parenting
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Philosophy 101
My mother, Lea Roffe, was the best card player I ever knew. (And if you knew her, she was the best card player you ever knew.) All winter long, she would play in one poker game with the big boys … Continue reading
Posted in Gambling, Las Vegas, Lea Roffe, pop culture
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