Michele Bender

Michele Bender

• MICHELE M. BENDER | Best things I ever ate – Johnstown edition

  Several years ago, the Food Network launched a clever new program.
  “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” features Food Network stars showcasing dishes from restaurants all across the country – savory, mouthwatering recipes that these chefs have declared “irresistible.”

  January 28, 2012 1 Photo

• MICHELE M. BENDER | Rocky times with kidney stones

  Father Jim, a hospital chaplain, stood in my doorway. “Are you here AGAIN?”

  January 14, 2012

• MICHELE M. BENDER | Mum’s the word on Jan. 1

  Who’s that?” my visitor asked, pointing at a picture. (I display a gallery of family photos in my hallway.)

  December 31, 2011

• MICHELE M. BENDER | Keep your shoes on

  Parents love to tell and retell embarrassing stories about goofy stuff their now-adult children did as tykes.
  My mom often described the Sunday evening she walked into our living room and discovered me biting my toenails while watching “Meet the Press.”

  December 3, 2011

• MICHELE M. BENDER | The flock is filched

  “It’s probably time to put the yard flamingos away,” suggested my friend Leanne.

  October 1, 2011 1 Photo

• Out of ‘wac’ with in-laws

  I’ve always lucked out with in-laws. I especially enjoyed “Pa Bender.” He reminded me of Wilford Brimley, but not as gruff.

  September 3, 2011 1 Photo

• MICHELE M. BENDER | What’s in a name?

  My friend Leanne will become a grandma for the second time very shortly.
  “Have your daughter and son-in-law selected names?” I asked.

  May 7, 2011 1 Photo

• MICHELE M. BENDER | Adventures at rehab

  On a bright sunny day last August, my walker, wheelchair and I arrived at a local rehab facility.

  April 23, 2011 1 Photo

• MICHELE M. BENDER | Adventures in therapy

  For the past 10 years, I’ve struggled with a handicap. You’ve heard the saying “Use it or lose it,” referring to strength and fitness. I spent most of last spring and summer stuck in a hospital bed. By August, I was the “poster child” for atrophy.

  April 2, 2011 1 Photo

• MICHELE M. BENDER | Refrigerator sharing breeds chilling tales

  We called my Aunt Ethel’s refrigerator “Jaws.” Food went in but seldom emerged recognizable.
  Ethel grew up during the Depression and hated to discard anything.

  January 23, 2011 1 Photo

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