Author: Tad

  • Gator Bag

    When on vacation in the Florida Keys last week, we were always on the lookout for wildlife. We saw many birds and fish and even got a good close look at some manatees. We had our eyes open for alligators and were amazed that, when we finally found one, it had a Tad Bag in…

  • Lemon Ricotta Cookies with Lemon Glaze

    I don’t know where I got this recipe so I can’t give anyone credit. Sorry. They are tasty but very soft and tender. If you like your cookies to be cake-like, these are for you. The glaze here is doubled from the original as I always run out of glaze and I don’t want you…

  • If She Feels Hungry, Getting Dissyness

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    I work in a place where we may see patients from almost anywhere in the world. This richness in humanity is one of the reasons I have stayed working at the same place for almost a quarter of a century. Interacting with people from all over the world is interesting and enriches me. It also…

  • Yellow Bag with Tabs

    As I have pointed out before, the trauma straps I use to make my bags have a buckle on one end and a tab on the other were the strap is folded back and sewn to itself. I have enjoyed using those tabs as design elements. Here is the first all yellow bag with multiple…

  • Secret Service in Town

    President Obama was in our fair city this week. I became aware of this when it was pointed out to me that there was a Secret Service agent hanging out in our intake room. Since we were one of the designated hospitals to which he might be taken if need arose, they had checked the…

  • Trevor’s Cardiac Arrest

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    I wanted to share with you all an amazing medical story that hit close to home for me, though I had nothing to do with it myself. Our middle daughter’s best friend is Jessi. She recently married a young man named Trevor who was in the throws of trying to get into medical school. He…

  • Tad Bag on the Beach

    Diane A. sent me this picture of her bag enjoying the beach.

  • Peanut Butter Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies

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    I had this recipe for a long time but skipped making them because I have never been a great fan of peanut butter cookies and don’t really like pecans. Still, I love Liz Harris who gave the recipe to me so I finally made them. I ground the pecans pretty finely and used raw sugar…

  • Tad Bag Used for Stealing Loot

    Our hospital recently installed a new computer system. A young man named Daniel, an employee of the software vendor, spent several nights helping me as I struggled trying to get the hang of a new way of doing business. After he went back to computer land, he was caught on camera using one of my…

  • Ginger Lemon Cookies

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    These are basically a sugar cookie with a zing from ginger. I made them with lime rather than lemon and they were very good. I might try them with more zest as they were really mostly ginger cookies when made like this. Makes me wonder what my Taku Ginger Cookies would be like with crystalized…