Some things can’t be replaced and one of these is the joy of reading and using a real cookbook. Long-time readers of this blog know that I’ve been a cookbook collector for many years. I own hundreds of cookbooks. In recent years I stopped buying 3 or 4 cookbooks a month, as all the currently […]
Month: January 2021
The ‘Bleak’ Mid-Winter
As the pandemic rages with vicious variants identified, I’m focusing on positive thoughts for getting through the 2021 ‘bleak’ mid-winter. Although Christmas is over, the words of the famous poem by Christina Rossetti, adapted into a Christmas carol, ring through my thoughts. In the bleak midwinter Frosty wind made moan Earth stood hard as iron […]
Celebrating Martin Luther King
Monday, January 18 is the day to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King. Dr. King is recognized all over the world for his contribution to racial equality through the civil rights movement in the United States. He was a strong proponent of non-violent resistance as a means of ending racial segregation. January 15, 1929, […]
Intentions for 2021
During the first week of 2021, I’ve been setting intentions for 2021. I reflected on 2020 and evaluated all that happened in a memorable year. I stopped making resolutions and setting rigid goals many years ago, but I like to start the year with some thoughts about how I want this next year of my […]