quote Feb. 28
“Every spring is the only spring – a perpetual astonishment.” – Ellis Peters
Doni Chamberlain
Places to Go: Crystal Cove State Park,
By Doni Greenberg
For decades my fantasy vacation found me in a funky little house right on the beach. I could picture it so clearly in my mind’s eye that I almost felt as if I’d been there before. Once I arrived at this fantasy beach house, I knew I’d unpack and never… Continue Reading
Feb. 27
“He who plants a tree plants a hope.” Lucy Larcom
feb 26 quote
“Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.” Jim Davis, ‘Garfield’
Doni’s Carrot Cake
Original article [print] Doni’s Carrot Cake 1 pound carrots, grated 3/4 cup canned pineapple, drained and chopped (reserve juice) 2 tablespoons grated orange peel 2 cups sugar 1 1/3 cup vegetable oil 3 eggs, lightly beaten 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla… Continue Reading
Don’t call us, we’ll (never) call you
Last month I walked in the kitchen just as Bruce laughed and hung up the phone. He said I’d just missed the most incredible call, one he’d wished I’d answered. He said a young woman called to invite us to subscribe to the Record Searchlight. He said they had a long conversation, that began with him saying, “Are you kidding?” – but in the end, Bruce explained why no, we would not be subscribing.
“Uh, this is awkward,” she said.
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Feb. 25
“A study of economics usually reveals that the best time to buy anything is last year.” Marty Allen
Tomorrowland arrived today
Youngest son Joseph left home nearly two years ago to be with the love of his life, Marie. She happens to live in the Czech Republic.
We haven’t seen Joe nor Marie since they married in June in Ostrava.
Since then we’ve communicated almost daily via e-mails (he is our Web master, and Food for Thought’s founder), letters, packages and instant Gmail messaging and phone calls, which cost nearly nothing since my smarty-pants son arranged a 530 area-code number for his direct line in Ostrava.
Even so, none of those replace the joy of seeing my son and daughter-in-law in person.
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Feb. 24 quote
“Everything that can be invented has been invented.” – Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899
The storm’s moving in
We wish you and yours a safe and dry, warm and relaxing, tea-sipping, bread-baking, soup-making, book-reading weekend. We’ll see you Monday. Fondly, Doni and Bruce
