Food has become more casual. There seems to be less desire to spend as much time preparing meals. I guess my enthusiasm has diminished. One upside however is that I am making more bread than usual and sharing it with family and friends. I have made bread for years, the traditional way, a bowl to mix the ingredients in and kneading and shaping by hand. No mixer or bread machine. I started years ago after reading an article on stress and how bread making was recommended to women in Britain in WWII as a way to reduce stress during the blitz. It is a good stress reliever, especially the kneading and punching of the dough. The end result is rewarding and there is nothing better than fresh bread out of the oven. I have even got grandkids over to help on occasion. They love to punch the air bubbles out and shape it into loafs and often saying “take this Covid!” as they pound the dough. Good therapy with a good result.
September 16, 2021
I see the need more than ever for some kind of universal health care for everyone. People have been devastated by this illness. They should not be devastated financially as well. We must also make voting easier. My husband and I took advantage of absentee voting, early voting - you name it - we tried it this past year. The country should make every effort to make voting easier, not put barriers in place -as is happening in Georgia at the moment.
March 27, 2021