A memorable picnic needs homemade potato salad. Perfectly cooked potatoes. Hard-boiled eggs cut in chunks. And creamy dressing with zip. Multiple textures meld, delivering one delicious bite after another. Mmmm, mmm, .... mmm. Just thinking about it makes my taste buds tingle. My mother, Helen Yorkgitis, considered potato salad her signature picnic food. She cooked … Continue reading Potato Salad: More Than Picnic Food
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A gardening legacy
By Lisa Yorkgitis Nahach When I noticed small yellow flowers on my tomato plants in early June, I was thrilled. I knew that before long, I would see tiny tomatoes. I wondered if I should fertilize so that I could get even more blooms and tiny tomatoes. If so, what kind should I use? How … Continue reading A gardening legacy
Trip to Joplin and Carthage Showcased Steps in Grief Process
By Lisa Yorkgitis Nahach LisaYorkgitisNahach@gmail.com When my husband, Jim, and I went to southwest Missouri recently to support our son's basketball team and spend some time together, I had no idea that the trip would help me deal with my grief. One stop gave me an opportunity to vent my sorrow while another convinced me that … Continue reading Trip to Joplin and Carthage Showcased Steps in Grief Process
Daughter Appreciates Mother’s Sympathy after Miscarriage
By Lisa Yorkgitis Nahach Reach me at LisaYorkgitisNahach@gmail.com My mother, Helen Yorkgitis, suffered from arthritis, diabetes, congestive heart failure, and other conditions. Despite her afflictions, however, she often exhibited an incredible capacity for sympathy. One day in early 2009, I felt so overwhelmed by a recent sorrow that I had to share it with her. … Continue reading Daughter Appreciates Mother’s Sympathy after Miscarriage
Recent Memorial Services Force Caregiver To Face Reality
By Lisa Yorkgitis Nahach..... LisaYorkgitisNahach@gmail.com On a Wednesday evening in January ten years ago, my father called and told me that my sister Marianne “Mimi” Carl had died from an asthma attack. She was 47. My left hand shook uncontrollably as Dad relayed the news. I was in shock. I remained numb as my husband, … Continue reading Recent Memorial Services Force Caregiver To Face Reality
Seven Years a Caregiver 