I had never heard of switchel when I received an email newsletter from Kripalu that included a recipe for turmeric switchel. (Kripalu is a wonderful yoga and wellness retreat center in western MA.) The recipe has fewer than 10 ingredients—which is my threshold for recipes—so I decided to try it. I threw five ingredients into... Continue Reading →
Happy 2025...I feel kind of deflated and defeated as this new year begins. 2024 was a rough year. My mom was sick and Allen's brother died unexpectedly. I'm turning 50 this year, which I'm not thrilled about. (But it beats the alternative, as my mom says.) I did not vote for the incoming president, and... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, I went to London for the first time in 10 years. It was a long-overdue homecoming. Long story short, I lived there for six months after college and fell in love with it. My mom did as well, and we visited five or six times over a span of about 17... Continue Reading →
I instantly love any bookstore I walk into. I don't even read that much anymore, but I have tsundoku syndrome. I just enjoy acquiring books. My mom has this syndrome as well, so maybe it's hereditary. I suspect my niece has the syndrome too. When I take them both to Barnes & Noble, I can... Continue Reading →
I've been feeling as if I have a front-row seat on the Titanic lately. So it was particularly fitting to attend an exhibit of Titanic artifacts a couple of weeks ago. The exhibit was really interesting, and I was amazed to see so many intact artifacts. On display were pieces of the ship, pieces of... Continue Reading →
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