My Wonderful Cook

 

Marie, with a little bit of help from me,  made this lovely chicken and dumplings dish for dinner last night. I only cut the chicken because of my my nerves with knives and children.  She received this gift from Radish that has an the recipe with ingredient list and an apron.  This was her first dinner attempt.  The dumplings were perfect and the thickened broth was favored with thyme.  Her father consumed his first helping wanting more.  Needless to say, he too the leftovers home.  

Great fun for me offering guidance to this 10 year old chef.  She really listened and learned.  Her dexterity is growing and she is learning about food measurements.  There will be another masterpiece next month.

I have these wonderful friends that are up early like me,  My dear friend from high school, Jane Johnson is one of those.  She and I share similar political views and are watching the current environment with great intent.  Jane is now a chicken farmer in TN.  Its a tough life for a Democratic activist residing in flaming red state.  We both agreed that if the US Senate has Democratic control, opportunities for progress cannot be squandered.  A common purpose must be agreed on to move forward.

I am starting PT next week to try to improve my balance and shuffling gait.  It is difficult to embrace the shortcomings I am facing.  My kids are always telling me "pick up your feet dad" and "be careful dad".  My new girlfriend is Leslie Sansone, a lovely late fifties YouTube maven that presents walking exercises you can do in your living room.  Yes, I'm not happy that I cannot run in 10K races like in my twenties. The knees won't take it. So this will have to do.

Lets hope we have a Republic by the end of the day and that no lives are lost in DC with the protests.

all for now

stay safe