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recipes

Mixed-bag sun tea

It's spring. The sun is back! Re-posting a summer 2018 recipe that will take full advantage of this delightful change. "Here in the South, we don't hide crazy. We put it on the front porch and give it a sweet tea." unknown author Forget the sweet tea, actually. You won't need sugar if you try… Continue reading Mixed-bag sun tea

spiritual life

Operating in the dark

β€œLook at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.” Anne Frank, evil-defying firebrand I can operate a dark room. At least one dedicated to black-and-white film. This skill was foisted upon me early in my journalistic career, when I was working for a chain of weekly newspapers in the Chicago suburbs.… Continue reading Operating in the dark