My husband’s eldest brother died this week. It did not come as a complete surprise, given his hermit-like existence. We often wondered how he sustained himself. We knew he had Canadian health insurance provided, and probably some kind of social assistance to allow him to eat. But his appearance at rare family occasions always looked …
A New Lens on My World
Last Friday, I had cataract surgery, improving the vision of my world through my right eye. The procedure was done in a hospital where anesthesia was used to make it all pain free and totally under control with resources available in case of emergency. What I didn’t realize was that it brought back buried impressions …
Pasta and Pink Porpoises?
It's that time of year for the Annual Family Feast. Now that I'm back from a month in Brazil, I've been ensconced in my kitchen preparing a Southern vegetable known as Mac 'n Cheese. Last night I spent two hours preparing pasta from scratch, relying on my Kitchen Aid to make it easier. As I …
