Today while participating informally in the church coffee hour, I was waiting in a short line for the regular coffee (our church attendance was only 44 today as it was pouring rain and windy), two gentlemen were chatting. One of them turned to include me in their conversation and opened with a real conversation stopper.…
Month: October 2019
How to Make Something Less Salty, Spicy or Over Seasoned
If your dish is over seasoned—say, too salty or too spicy—we have lots of solutions that can get things back on the right track, from bonus toppings to dilution. — Read on food52.com/blog/10046-how-to-save-an-overly-salty-or-spicy-dish We have all had too salty food and tried the old potato truck. It doesn’t work! This article offers many suggestions for…
Dust Ups Between Your Adult Children…and their Spouses
The next part of the sentence is, “When you are there.” Every visit to family comes with the good, the bad, and the sometimes uncomfortable. With more free time on our hands, visits to adult children and their families are more frequent, often to see the grandchildren and to enjoy holiday celebrations. The consequences of…
Opinion | Out With the Old, In With the Young – The New York Times
Our democracy today is dominated by the old, and young people are getting a bad deal. — Read on http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/18/opinion/old-age-president-2020.html Isn’t it time for young people to assume leadership and generate energy in this country so we have a fresh start representing the coming demographics?
Grandparents on Call
Recently we received a call to ask, very gently, if we would be able to come to the west coast for a month or so to assist with our three-year-old grandson. The explanation was very simple and straightforward. Our son would be away for a work assignment for an extended period of time, perhaps a…
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