Monday I attended one of my favorite events of the year - the annual Tasters' Luncheon sponsored by the Winona Friends of the Library.
I dined on two different potato casseroles, broccoli casserole, several chicken casseroles, beef enchiladas, corn casserole, lime congealed salad, and spinach mandarin orange salad. By the way, I love casseroles - anything containing a variety of Campbell's Soup. They so remind me of covered dish lunches at Eudora Presbyterian Church with my family.
Needless to say, this year's luncheon's theme of "Family Favorites" was my idea of heaven.
What's more, Keetha Mosley of Winona was the keynote speaker of this year's luncheon, as well as a member of my book club, Literary Therapy. Shannon Davis, bookkeeper of The Winona Times and The Conservative and Literary Therapy member, and I arrived early to get a good seat, and lucky that we did, the Fellowship Hall of Moore Memorial United Methodist Church was packed with library patrons and friends.
Keetha, always a quick-witted and sassy, Southern storyteller, soon had the crowd won over with tales of her childhood summers, nose in a book. She spoke of her love for reading coming soon after she learned to read in the first grade, and it grew over years of venturing into her imagination with the characters she loved.
Keetha soon turned her love of reading into a career of writing.
"I came to writing sideways," she said. "Through food."
Author of Culinary Kudzu and More Culinary Kudzu, Keetha has definitely found her niche. By using food as a trigger of happy memories of growing up in the Mississippi Delta, most Mississippians will feel right at home in Keetha's kitchen.
I can honestly say, I have never been disappointed with anything from Keetha's oven, and I often catch myself pining for her homemade brownies. Sigh.
The Winona Animal Advocacy Group (WAAG) is holding its first pet adoption day on May 1, 2010, beginning at 8 a.m. in the parking lot of Barrentine Supply on Applegate.
In addition, Barrentine Supply is graciously donating half the proceeds from the sale of pet products on May 1 to WAAG.
Practically, every size, color, and breed will be represented, and I like to think every home has room for an orphaned animal. At one time, my own home had five - four dogs and a cat. Today, three ridiculously spoiled animals allow me to dwell in the house with them.
Rescued dogs and cats are special pets. They are saved from unhappy circumstances, abuse, and uncertain death.
Last week, with the help of Doll Stanley with In Defense of Animals in Duck Hill, Gracie, a Chihuahua mix, found a home. Gracie injured her front leg a while ago, and since her accident, she has no use of her leg. She holds it up and under her chin.
As I drove into the Project Hope Sanctuary, Gracie's personality was revealed. No longer frightened and traumatized, she became affectionate and playful in her new surroundings. She knew she had found a home.
I urge everyone to visit the pet adoption at Barrentine's. A rescued pet is a happy addition to any family.
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