Submitted by Doris Richardson, Georgia One of my favorite memories and family traditions is that of making Siste Kage (Sosterkake) during Christmas. Actually, it’s my mom who makes it every year, without fail, and I help. She’s the expert, not really needing to follow the recipe exactly, and only checking to make sure she’s remembering…
The Family Table: 6 Generations of Siste Kage and the Universal Bread Maker
The Family Table: The Norwegian Holiday Bread—and Hand-Cranked Bread Maker—Passed Down 6 Generations
Submitted by Doris Richardson, Georgia One of my favorite memories and family traditions is that of making Siste Kage (Sosterkake) during Christmas. Actually, it’s my mom who makes it every year, without fail, and I help. She’s the expert, not really needing to follow the recipe exactly, and only checking to make sure she’s remembering…
Building Beautiful Friendships One Cup at a Time
Tea has always been a part of the Stowe family. What initially started as a traveling tearoom in 2011, bringing tea and baked goods to families all over Middle Tennessee and parts of Alabama, transformed into what is now a physical tea room on a sixty-eight-acre farm in Campbellsville, TN. Three Sisters Tearoom is run…
Son Breaks Down Hugging His Mom for the First Time Since Pandemic Separated Them for 2 Years
A London-based actor, whose mother moved to Australia just before the pandemic, got the surprise of his life when she walked into a West London pub. The pair shared their first hug in two years, and the emotional moment that was caught on camera has since tugged at netizens’ heartstrings. “I had no idea it…
3-Year-Old Toddler Sees Mom Fall Down Stairs, Brilliantly Calls 999 Emergency to Save Her
An emergency call handler for West Midlands Police had her work cut out for her when on Nov. 12 she received a call from a 3-year-old in distress. Just after 2 p.m., Morgane Amphlett answered the phone and was met with the shrill, mumbly voice of a toddler who managed to utter, “Mummy’s fell upstairs,”…
A Conversation With Charles Marohn: ‘Honor the Struggle!’
December 9, 2021
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Walking six blocks to work each morning gives Charles Marohn a unique insight into the vitality of his town, and into his own well-being. Aware of the benefits of exercise in his life, he quickly draws an analogy between personal discipline and the discipline that makes for a strong town. Wisdom literature often draws a…
The Patient Art of Drying Persimmons
In Japan, to be alive in autumn is to live on persimmons. The sweet ones, crisp or soft, are everywhere. You’d know an astringent variety at first taste—you would spit it out immediately and run to rinse your mouth. Or, if you were among those fruit magicians privy to the art of making hoshigaki, or…
Film Review: ‘The Unforgivable’: Sandra Bullock’s Crime Thriller Is a Big Winner
R | 1h 54min | Drama, Crime, Thriller | 10 December 2021 (USA)Although she made her big screen debut in 1987, Sandra Bullock didn’t appear on anyone’s radar until playing the co-lead in “Speed” from 1994. Almost instantly she became the new industry “It” girl and began getting offers that at the time were going to the likes of Meg Ryan and…
Lessons Learned at the Dinner Table
Walking bleary-eyed into his kitchen one early morning, our son-in-law met with a beautiful sight: my toddler granddaughter waiting at the kitchen table. “Daddy, I made you a party,” she announced, smiling proudly. She had indeed! There were flowers on the table; each person’s place had been set with a kiddie plate, napkin, graham crackers,…
Split a Large Room in 2 With a Room Divider
Dear James: With the COVID-19 pandemic, I want to split a big room with a wall to make a home office. How do I build a wall that will be reasonably quiet so I can concentrate? —Gerry H. Dear Gerry: Your situation is a common one today, and who knows for how long and how…
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