Let there be Peace On Earth

Underdevelopment is not a step towards development, but the historic consequence from foreign development. -Eduardo Galeano

There are many cliches which become overused because of their fundamental truth. We shouldn't dismiss them. Other cliches become accepted truths but have their basis in human frailties. We don't have to accept them either. We can stive to be better.

So much hope was generated when we elected a President who was a student of history. Might we as a nation learn not to repeat the errors of the past? No, alas, we are human BUT we don't have to accept that as a reason not to work for improvement.

Let us continue to speak up, demonstrate, work for change. We each can make a difference. It is not disloyal to disagree with those whom we worked so hard to put into office.

PRW

Holiday Cookies

This year I got an early start on holiday cookie baking by attending Yvonne & Dan’s cookie bake day. We all arrived at their apartment bearing our assigned ingredients. Everything was well-organized and we quickly got to work with assembly-line efficiency.

As each batch came out of the oven, the worker bees sampled the fruits of their labors.







At the end, we all came home with a sampling of a dazzling array of treats: Schokoladenküsse, Vanille Kipferl, Königsberger, Orangen Taler, Engelsaugen, Marzipan Brote, Almendrados, Aprikosen Mandel Wolken.

Thanks, Yvonne & Dan, for inspiring me to reach to new heights as I plan for my holiday cookie making!