I cannot count the number of times I've read the book Little Women, but I do know I have a new "takeaway" every time I read it. When I was ten years old, I was speechless at the idea that Jo had turned Laurie down. Of course the devastation surrounding Beth's scarlet fever. Jo's determination to… Continue reading Burdens
Silver Linings and Soul-Stirring Soup
Although there are certainly well-founded reasons for disliking the year 2020, I am growing weary of the clichés. Like it or not, everyone has been affected by the pandemic on some level, and there's no question that it sucks. For some people, those effects are far-reaching and deeply embedded. My heart goes out to those… Continue reading Silver Linings and Soul-Stirring Soup
The Recipe Box
My Favorite Critic and I (along with the Tasters) just returned from a month long adventure in Michigan. Clearly my definition of "adventure" has changed over the decades, nonetheless it was quite fantastic on many levels. We found a new restaurant just in the nick of time (we have a Summer Solstice deal between us… Continue reading The Recipe Box
The Soup Trader
The Scullery has been producing a lot of soup as of late, more than usual for the month of April. I woke up this morning to snow, which I can work with. I can still ride my bike, I can still have a fire in the chiminea on the patio. What I cannot work with… Continue reading The Soup Trader
That Corn Stuff
Somewhere in a box in my home, maybe the attic, maybe the basement, maybe the closet...somewhere there is a protest sign with lettering created by a six year old. I know it's here. It really should be framed and hanging on the wall in The Scullery. It was created in the year 2004 as the… Continue reading That Corn Stuff
Hillary Danaher 