As you know, last week we came to you, the readers, to help us pick items for our cooking challenge that would help reduce our freezer and pantry contents. Phil and I each put 10 “slow moving” items on a list and you voted for the ones you wanted us to use. I carefully tallied…
Something Old, Something New, Plus a Vote Needed from You
With the wedding behind us and Phil returning to teaching in the fall, Ben and I are excited to start up our Ben’s Day Wednesday activities again. I had in mind starting with something new, but when I asked Ben what we should cook this week, he suggested chicken parm, the dish we have been…
To Have and to Hold
Ben and I have been on cooking and blogging sabbatical for a year, courtesy of Phil, but this week’s events warrant a return to social media… Sophia got married! The day was everything anyone could hope for. If I had actually snapped some photos instead of Mother-of-the-Briding it up, maybe I could show you more…
Straddling the Prime Meridian in 1970
While Phil and Ben were visiting Grandma in Kansas, Phil went through zillions of slides that his father, the history professor, had taken to show in classes, but also to record family outings while on sabbatical. He texted me this picture with the caption, “Straddling the Prime Meridian in 1970.” It’s hard to say what…
Don’t Stop Believin’!
This weekend, Ben wrapped up his performance in The Lion King Kids (as part of the ensemble.) The show was great! As usual, after the show, the cast and mentors of this Penguin Project Production sang and danced to Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” and Ben was in his element. I love seeing Ben and friends…
Reflection
When Phil and I travel abroad, we don’t really buy souvenirs, or much of anything to bring home. The one exception is that wherever we go, we look for a small mirror that we can hang in our very tiny bathroom. It has to have a material or motif that represents the country. When we…
Japan!
Phil and I had a wonderful trip to Japan, courtesy of Sophia, who moved back home for the week to take care of Ben. After curating the photos, there were still 200 that I loved enough to post, so I decided that those could be metered out on Facebook over the next few days, without…
Three Semi-Culinary Throwbacks in a Single Meal
2005 – Tonight, while eating dinner in the living room, we watched “Freaky Friday” because it was on. (That could be the first throwback in its own right – watching something because it is on TV.) I was transported to a bus ride back from New York City with Sophia, where I had accompanied her…
You say you want a resolution…
You know, we’d all love to change the world, but Ben and I think small when it comes to self-improvement. I think small because personal experience has taught me that saying I’m going to do something on January 1st usually results in my doing exactly the opposite that year. I guess it’s reverse psychology that…
Hallelujah
Every Christmas I watch this and it never fails. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=664912354504856 We wish for you what we wish for ourselves: hope, peace, love, joy, and the vision to see the everyday miracles around us.