Feb
23
“Comfort food, so simple.” – Al Wong, chef, cookbook author and restaurateur There is something supremely comforting about the thought, the taste and smell and the calm that warm tapioca pudding gives. Maybe it’s the childhood memories of waiting for the silky, creamy, balmy homemade tapioca pudding to finishing cooking in a double boiler on …
Jan
19
“Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought.” – Emily Dickinson Most stories about Alzheimer’s catch my eye, but none more than one I read this past week, a USA Today story about a family’s ongoing blog about Alzheimer’s. I am interested in this because my mother, 94, was officially diagnosed with …
Dec
29
For last year’s words belong to last year’s language.?And next year’s words await another voice.?– T.S. Eliot, “Little Gidding” For the past two years at the end of December, I shared with you my top ten reasons why I was ready for that year to end. And here we are again at the close of …
