“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think,” said Christopher Robin to Pooh.” A.A.Milne
Message to Self
When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t. — Thomas Edison
Artichokes, Lamb and Asparagus. It must be spring. April 16, 2017
Originally posted on My Plate or Yours:
A few weeks back, on a whim, I ordered a case of baby (baby!) artichokes from California and then promptly forgot all about them. They arrived, unexpectedly, when I was in the midst of a stomach thing. Among other things I was supposed to stay clear of was…
Desert Lessons
He who would rule the sand must be brother to the wind. — Dad
War is Hell, Happy Easter and Pesach Sameach Edition April 16, 2017
Originally posted on Keeping (up with) the Republic:
I got an email from one of the high school teachers I work with the other day entitled “Bomb.” It was about the frenzied excitement with which some of his students greeted the news that we dropped the “MOAB” on Afghanistan. The teacher was worried that, for…
Loquats! March 19, 2017
Originally posted on My Plate or Yours:
A Florida neighbor came by a while ago with a bag of small yellow fruits. What are they, I wondered? She made me guess and as she knew, I had no clue. I tried apricots, figs, kumquats, and pears, but wrong, wrong, wrong and wrong.? Loquats, she told…
and away she goes… April 15, 2017
When we were little, my mom used to play a bedtime game with us that she had learned from her dad. I think he must have made it up, but he died when she was only 9 so I never had a chance to ask. The game went like this. Mom grasped my hands, Dad…
Finding My Thrill at the Glass Slipper Lapidary Studios March 27, 2017
(All finished stones cut, drilled or polished by Pete Ehret, The Glass Slipper Lapidary Studios) I have had a box of wonderful, edgy, curious, and funky rocks for a couple of years now that I haven’t exactly known what to do with. Some of them were almost ready to be worn – they needed only…
and away she goes.... 