Sonya Schryer Norris

20 and 150 Years Ago

Twenty years ago, when I was a junior in high school, I made this afghan. I made an afghan most every year from when I was about 13 until after I graduated from college. You might wonder about the initials. Yeah, I’ve changed my name a couple of times. Now I carry my mother’s maidenContinueContinue reading “20 and 150 Years Ago”

I [heart] Lima Beans

I love lima beans so much that a friend brought me a lima bean recipes. Here’s it is and it is truly outstanding: Pennsylvania Dutch Beans Many Pennsylvania Dutch dishes trace their origins to the 17th-century German immigrants who farmed the southest part of he state. this bean bake, with its tangy-sweet sour cream sauce,ContinueContinue reading “I [heart] Lima Beans”

It’s not enough to have a bun, it’s got to be a WHITE bun

I am throwing myself off the cliff and getting in to genealogy. Genealogy is traditionally the domain of little old ladies (I work in a library, I would know, just trust me). My mom did a bunch of research a few years ago and I went as far as to memorize my direct line backContinueContinue reading “It’s not enough to have a bun, it’s got to be a WHITE bun”

Awe man, now we look ridiculous

A month or so ago hubby asks me to call around and find a roof rake. He is in charge of home maintenance purchases. I had never heard of a roof rake but hell, fuses scared me until 2008 so I’m not one to bet on. I did as requested and the first two placesContinueContinue reading “Awe man, now we look ridiculous”

Me and My Grandma

My Grandma

My grandma died holding my mother’s hand last Sunday, January 4th. Her death was not unexpected, and it was peaceful. I’m good with words, but when it comes to my grandma all the words I know don’t seem to be enough to say what I mean, and what I feel for her. Words don’t feelContinueContinue reading “My Grandma”

Silver Bells

This is the part where I stop being so down on Lansing. Every year Lansing hosts Silver Bells on the Friday before Thanksgiving. It’s a downtown parade that attracts about 90,000 people. That’s almost a third of the “urbanized area” surrounding and including the city. The parade features everything from a fire truck decked outContinueContinue reading “Silver Bells”