Sometimes, I scroll through my blog or my Instagram and remind myself that I am a most fortunate person…

I hope that at this time next week, we (as in the U.S.) is on it’s way to being a more kind, more thoughtful, more caring country.

I know … that might be too much, too soon to ask, but I truly hope that the true spirit of this country will be for working together, no matter what “party” … to work together on all of the issues that we face. It sounds a little trite, but we really should be able to do more together … if we focus on what we have in common, what we want for our children and grandchildren, on clean air and a healthy planet.

There is a plethora of abhorrent rhetoric about each “side”. DROP IT! and focus on real progress toward a peaceful, sustainable world.

So.

Meanwhile, YES, I am crazy following the Vendee Globe! As of this writing, 8 boats have crossed the Equator back into the Northern Hemisphere. There are only 3 boats still to round Cape Horn. It looks to be the equivalent of a photo finish, which is UNHEARD of in the history of the Vendee Globe!

I watch the Vendee Globe on YouTube and Instagram and in my watching and also watching various cooking channels, I happened on Refika!

Good grief! I am hooked. I love the spices and the recipes and I love Refika. She has marvelous energy and enthusiasm, plus she explains the why of things.

I am off to make Lavash Bread this Sunday Evening.

Cheers to all, I hope you all have reasons to hope for better times.