I finally tried Japanese Milk Bread. It makes a fabulous loaf. I like it because it makes one loaf, important for a small household. The bread slices well and makes great sandwiches and toast. It also makes good cinnamon rolls. Honey would eat it before it cools, with butter, unless I warn him off. Pictures…
Read More Milk BreadI’ve been decluttering and changing my winter clothes for spring ones – perhaps too soon as it is still snowing in parts of the country. I am also cleaning out clothes from other family members. These are not your ragged t-shirts and holey socks, these are office-ready suits, shoes and accessories that we could probably…
Read More Decluttering? Where To Give Away Your Newish or Gently Used ClothingBrooke Nelson Updated: Apr. 12, 2021 After more than a year of dealing with coronavirus and shelter-in-place mandates, some good news: Millions are getting vaccinated every day, and people are eagerly venturing out as states begin to reopen. But don’t ditch your mask just yet—even if you are fully vaccinated—and make the mistake of thinking life…
Read More 6 Places You’re Most Likely to Catch CoronavirusTake a 1 lb. package of coffee, and 2 gallons of water. Not your mamby-pamby coffee, but a good, rich coffee with lots of flavor. Put them together in a container (do you have anything that large?) and let them sit overnight. The next day, use some cheesecloth or a strainer lined with 2 coffee…
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Read More The 12 Most Sought-After Items on Every Burglar’s Hit ListVipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India’s most ancient techniques of meditation. It was rediscovered by Gotama Buddha more than 2500 years ago and was taught by him as a universal remedy for universal ills, i.e., an Art Of Living. This non-sectarian technique aims for the total eradication of…
Read More What Is Vipassana Meditation?Now that Covid is less threatening because people are getting vaccinated, are you prepared for guests? My place has a great room, so if the kitchen is messy, the whole room looks like a war zone. When I need to clean up because guests are on the way, I look to these resources for ideas.…
Read More How to Clean Your Kitchen FastI’ve been working from a list, which never seems to get any shorter. Here are things I did that improved the level of clutter in my immediate surroundings. Put all (most) of the flower vases I got with floral gifts in a box for Goodwill or Restore. Sorted the mail basket and threw away junk.…
Read More Decluttering WCW styleLisa Milbrand Updated: Mar. 19, 2020 and Tiffany Gagnon Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 Confused by “best by,” “sell by,” and “use by”? You’re not alone. In fact, a Harvard University study found that more than 90 percent of Americans throw away perfectly good food due to label confusion—resulting in 398,000 tons of food waste each year. Because, as it turns out, those…
Read More Is All of the Food in Your House Safe to Eat?Or N. Rose April 10, 2021 (RNS) — Forty years after the Rev. Howard Thurman’s death in 1981, we remember the distinguished African American preacher, writer, educator and communal leader who played a key role in the civil rights movement and was a pioneer in interreligious and cross-cultural engagement. Thurman’s 1949 book “Jesus and the Disinherited” became…
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Read More 5 Top Freebie Sites — Just For You!BY ANDREA MILLER MARCH 3, 2021 Leading Christian writer Anne Lamott is married to Vipassana practitioner Neal Allen. Andrea Miller on how this interfaith couple has found the sweet spot where their beliefs meet. They call it “the holy moment.” When the celebrated Christian writer Anne Lamott and her partner, Neal Allen, bought a house together in…
Read More A Marriage Made in Heaven: Anne Lamott and Neal AllenBy SHAWN MCFARLAND HARTFORD COURANT |APR 08, 2021 AT 10:03 AM It’s fitting that Gladys Tantaquidgeon — the late Mohegan elder and pioneer for social justice — will have her legacy continue through the Connecticut Sun and the WNBA, a team and league often on the forefront of equality and equity Tantaquidgeon, who died in 2005 at the age…
Read More Connecticut Sun unveil new jerseys inspired by Mohegan Tribe and late elder and social justice advocate Gladys Tantaquidgeon