7 Days of Dinners

Yahoo offers these 7 dinners to consider.

Isle of Forgetfulness

She walked purposefully, resolutely, trodding the dirt path into the future, mindful of her footfalls, but mindless of what was ahead.

Winston Churchill Quote

“The further backward you can look, the further forward you can see.”

4 things

- called two Senators, one local representative, one federal representative and the Democratic headquarters to learn more about the changes in medicare advantage.

- followed up with an email to ud.

- sent a proposal to the rr for a story that interests me.

- called the SPLC to get info about the possible rise of neo-Nazis and white supremacists now.

On Friendship

This piece in the Globe came today as an eye-opener in several ways.

Sweet, Simple, Skillet Summer

What an endearing read here of summer, the Cape, peaches and an iron skillet.

Nothing pleases me more than a hefty skillet, other than an easy to clean pan or pot of Italian heritage.

And separated myself by miles from good food, readily available fresh produce and ample spices, this story stoked my desire to make a peach crisp.

NPR summer book picks

Summer reading list from NPR here.

I heard the author on NPR

Now here is a review of "Roger and Me."

His experiences with non-human primates were fascinating and I found myself comparing them to my own.