Category Archives: Family She was a regular customer the summer I worked at Bruno’s Bakery on LaGuardia Place, but I never knew her name. She came in each morning with her dog and sat at one of the outside tables. Both she and her dog were remarkably tiny. He would sit on her lap as she drank her […]  The other day I was reading a post in an online magazine Better After 50, about learning new things, and in the comment section was a question about using chopsticks. There were also instructions, as well as a video about folding fitted sheets. No doubt you’ve seen one of them but just in case, here […]  Leaving is never easy, and when I finally made the decision to go, I found myself figuratively awash in a bowl of sorrows. Concurrently I was making pottery for the first time in over twenty years and decided to make a literal “Bowl of Sorrows” into which I would try to pour all of […]  I have been staring at my waffle iron since I got it, “Wanna Waffle?” it taunts me. Yes, I do, but I really need to get the whole waffle concept, and I’m a bit ashamed to admit it, I needed to take a bit of a scientific approach. I Googled, I searched, I read, I […]  Cooking myths are perpetuated constantly, and often by well-meaning friends and family, and even by supposed experts. Many times we accept as fact some lore handed down through generations that seems true. All of us cling to what we believe, and can be reluctant to rethink our dearly held notions. Think of that awful, yet […] |
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