Cordelia and Sammie wish you a very happy New Year with hopes that 2013 will bring you prosperity in all aspects of your life. We could all learn from these two: 1) Sleep a lot 2) Eat with gusto 3) Play as often as you can 4) Snuggle close in bed 5) Defend those you…
Month: December 2012
Great Success
This is a quick message to say that our open house was a great success. We had a steady stream of visitors from 2 to 8 and everyone seemed excited to see the progress on our house. We were delighted to be among our friends, celebrating the historic preservation of this beautiful Victorian. With that…
Tomorrow is Our Open House!
It is 1:10 am and I am still up. Not what I had planned, but I had a wonderful evening with dear friends here in Sherman, talking and laughing and sharing the happy and tough times in our lives. Well worth staying up this late to experience. Tomorrow is our open house and the house…
The End of a Busy Day
I am sitting near the gas heater in our Victorian, my eye lids so heavy it requires a great effort to keep them open. It is 1:12 am. Today, we have dusted, swept, vacuumed, mopped, unloaded furniture from the U-Haul we brought, and rearranged a room or two. Plus, we had the pleasure of a…
Almost There!
We are on the last leg of our trip to Texas. It’s 11:37 and we’re about 45 minutes from Sherman. We left yesterday at 1 pm Pacific time and we’ll arrive about 12:15 Central Time. We stopped last night at around midnight and were up and driving by 7:30 this morning. It’s a respectably long…
Half-way to North Central Texas
We have just arrived via van and U-Haul in Benson, AZ where we will stay the night before heading on to Sherman, Texas tomorrow. We have driven 10 hours, covering 425 miles. We had lots of traffic for the first 3 hours. We have about 11 more to go, give or take an hour or…
Christmas Potluck and A Recipe for Potato Leek Soup
I am in bed after a wonderful Christmas Day with family and friends. We had a potluck this afternoon, and it was quite a success. We had lots of great food, lively conversation and laughter. Below is a recipe for potato leek soup that is excellent. I love Alton Brown from the Food Network. I…
Ho Ho Ho
Here’s to the holiday season, which is symbolic of hope and light in the world. Happy holidays to all. Much love, Len
Ginger Cookies: A Recipe to Count On
I have been baking today and the above picture shows the most perfect ginger snap I’ve ever made. The recipe is adapted from the book bigfatcookies by Elinor Klivans, which I gave to Ray for Christmas (one of my many finds from Out of the Closet thrift store). We don’t eat refined sugar so I…
Congratulations To My “Early Action” Students
I am pleased to report that ALL of my students who applied “early action,” meaning before the regular admission deadline have been accepted at the schools where they applied. These schools are fine institutions and competition is stiff. The acceptances so far include: University of Pennsylvania: Claremont McKenna: Tulane: Sarah Lawrence: University of Michigan Ann…
20 Minutes a Day 