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Maybe it is the slow build up, over decades, of disappointment after disappointment; of defeats and expectations and obligations. I don’t know what tiny weight broke the camel’s back, but I suspect it began  [more...]

Today, the Washington Post’s Gene Weingarten gives us a vignette of life in Washington: the plight of a starling as it finds itself trapped in the display window of a drug store. It has a happy ending, and  [more...]

1 tough exterior, tenderized with age and grace. Fill with sharp wit and good humor. Garnish with talent and perseverance. Cook in warm kitchen for 91 years. Julia Child, one of those strong New England women, always  [more...]