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History in the making

History in the making

It’s hard not to follow the news all day, every day, as this Russia-Ukraine war continues to grow. It is half a world away, yet every movement and bombing is broadcast across news sites and social media as it happens, like a horrible action movie coming to life, a...
Olympic dreams

Olympic dreams

The other night we were enjoying dinner at a local restaurant, and the Winter Olympics were on in the background. It was the four-man bobsled event, and I nudged my husband and pointed at the TV. “I think I would have been good at bobsledding,” I said. He laughed at...
Death and cupcakes

Death and cupcakes

It’s hard to know what to expect when you sit in a room full of strangers to talk about death. It’s a topic that most of us don’t like to think about, even though we’re all going to get there someday. Which is one of the reasons a man named Jon Underwood started the...
Try it, you may like it 

Try it, you may like it 

A dozen years ago, when people were publishing books about cooking every recipe in Julia Child’s cookbook or the life-changing results of writing a thank you note a day for a solid year, I decided it would be a great time to start a blog about learning something new....