“Every family needs to eat together . . . especially OURS,” my grandmother used to say. And so every week our family gathered around her table, including 2nd cousins once-removed, great-great-aunts and some we weren't sure about, so we just called them "next of kin." All were welcome. None left hungry. Grandmother loved serving carbs: mashed potatoes, [...]
The virus is ramping up and businesses are shutting down. People are arguing. Complaining. Fear and dread are in the air. Welcome to Christmas 2020. In light of our current problems, how can anybody feel hopeful this year? C.S. Lewis once asked a similar question. During WWII, London was bombed regularly. Thousands died or were [...]
My grandmother (Betty Jones) believed that every family—especially hers—should gather around the dinner table together, often. So, she put up homegrown vegetables all summer for our weekly family dinners. If she hadn’t, well, we might have had to settle for mere store-bought produce. She made homemade mayonnaise because the kind in the jar just wouldn’t do. [...]