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Baby, it’s cold outside. So, we ask, what’s there to love about winter? For some, including us, winter comes in like an unwelcome guest. It blows its cold air into our homes, on our faces, surrounds our bodies and makes our bones chill and ache. Brrrrr. And with winter, comes the possibility of snow. Albeit snow may be pretty to look at and ice can make the landscape look like a Currier and Ives print—it can be dangerous, too. We can slip, slide and fall. Driving is difficult. Walking is harder. And when snow gets dirty from too many footprints...

We could write a blog about healthy food—all the vegetables, fruits and proteins we try to consume regularly to keep our numbers going in the right direction—stable if good and if not down. But right now we need to boost our mental fortitude and for us that means cooking and eating lots of sugar and carbs, which we consume in the form of high-fat, salty and sweet foods such as cookies, cakes, chocolate, ice cream, sorbets and one of our all-time favorites, French fries! We don’t plan to do this forever but now, after awaiting election results and then this...

This has been a frustrating, difficult year on many levels. The relentlessness of global news, politics, tragedy and the scourge of a pandemic that has killed some 1.5 million people around the world and is still preying on us gives us little time to stop, smile and breathe. In tandem with these realities is the incessant barrage of thoughts and images in the media as well as those posted by many we know and don’t know streaming into our brains through our devices. They have taken their toll and keep doing so. In 2020, the world has been so much for...

“Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.” Plato In a world so influenced by social media, “influencers” have become known as the people with great power to affect the purchasing decisions of many through their expertise. We’re referring to the best of the best who share what are the chicest fashions, best home furnishings, greatest travel destinations, most delicious foods, wines, child-rearing techniques and so much more.   Frankly, the two of us consider ourselves barely trendy. Oh, we like to know what’s new and hip—the best way to make your own pie crust...

  The second car my late husband and I owned was a bright blue 1965 230 SL Mercedes convertible with two tops. The car had blown a rod and my husband spotted it sitting in pieces in some mechanic’s garage in 1969, had it fixed, bought it and drove it home. The car was adorable. I named it “Nellie” on the spot. She was cute and perky. And when I drove Nellie, a stick shift, no less, I felt like I was riding with a good friend whose job was to get me where I needed to go. Through the...