Have Patience
It is difficult to do, easy to say. Yet, I will suggest it anyway…have patience. A watched pot eventually boils. A slow to get started movie will get better. A loaf of homemade bread will rise. A toddler will grow Read More …
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Lost the Art
In our technological advances we have all but lost the art of craftsmanship. I was reminded today – hearing the woman describe the feeling of the wood, beneath the tools, at her hands – of childhood. As we move further Read More …
What’s For Dinner
Honesty, some days I really don’t care what’s for dinner. As long as we eat. Together. As long as there is some kind of vegetable. Any kind. Potatoes count. Ketchup does not. Actually potatoes count, but chopped scallions count more. Read More …
The Grocery Store Blitz
There is this little challenge that I call The Grocery Store Blitz. It is just one of my self-imposed attempts to do more in a little bit of time, accomplishing everything on my list with very little room for margin Read More …
How Convenient
How convenient it is for us to have convenience stores, right? They offer you quick snacks, hot beverages on a cold night and short walks to get those things you need like milk, bread and eggs or sandwiches, snacks and Read More …
The Debate Continues
So, the debate continues. I have had at least 3 exchanges so far with our fresh grocer, and at this point, I am not ecstatic. I of course, had to go to the grocery store today, and that doesn’t always Read More …
Give It All You’ve Got
Sometimes, you have to give it all you’ve got to be competitive. Being open, late on a Saturday night, isn’t easy. Especially when you’re a bakery. This place we like in the town up the road is open early and Read More …
That’s Not All
It’s Friday, but that’s not all there is to the week. We still have one (or two, depending on your perspective) days left. Of course, here in eastern Pennsylvania, as we brace for an historic blizzard, the week’s retail sales Read More …