Food For Thought

This morning I was preparing a dish to share with colleagues at one of my jobs.

It was a special occasion (the details of which I cannot disclose) and our visitor to the office brought in an electric grill and cooked burgers from scratch. Colleagues brought in a beet salad (with feta cheese, olives and arugula) and a coleslaw salad (with a horse radish dressing). I made scalloped potatoes.

Considering no one person had coordinated it, lunch was fantastic.

It was a very moving experience in a gastronomical and emotional way.

And as a parent, I have become so aware that sharing meal times together is important on so many different levels.

Language Skills

Jack's grasp of language really astounds me. He just turned three last month.

Today he was delving into Pringles (crisps, pictured right) and picking them out, inspecting them and returning them.

I took one and he commented that it was "broken". And no sooner had I said "Jack you cannot be looking for a perfect one" he found one and he said "Perfect".

John, Jack and I went for a hike on Sunday at Lock 5 and Jack looked ahead, saw the trail went up a step hill and he said "That is the largest hill I have ever seen".

Pre-Made Meals

Mollie and Sue filled our freezer with their home made frozen meals. And we are most grateful.

I just wish I was able to take photos of them before they were consumed. They were/are delicious!