...y'all know that birthdays here usually spread themselves out over several days... ...in the week before my birthday...I received several cards...and the package from my sweet Sissie that I already posted/reviewed... ...on my actual birthday...I got a couple of electronic cards... ...those are very sweet too...especially when I was chatting with my Mom and she said my Big Brother asked for a photo of us as children to attach to the card...so sweet... ...and a box of flowers arrived...from Our Airman... ...purple of course...in an adorable little square vase... ...and such a sweet little note on the card... ...so...on to the food...I usually freeze our homemade bread...and get it out a slice at a time...and this is how I defrost...
By Dr. Diane Fulton You may have a low level of magnesium in your diet that is preventing you from reaping important health benefits. Magnesium (Mg) is considered a healthy mineral essential to your body, but it is estimated that 75% of Americans and people around the world are well below the recommended daily intake of Mg.[i] Luckily, there is an easy fix, since magnesium is bountiful in many foods. Bright leafy greens/veggies (magnesium gives them that rich green color) top the magnesium-dense list including spinach, chard, broccoli and kale, followed closely by legumes such as lima beans, black beans, peas and edamame (soybean).[ii] When it comes to snacks, seeds[iii] (pumpkin and flax), nuts[iv] (almonds, cashews, peanut butter) and dark...
TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY K.B. DIXON This is the fourth installment of portraits in The Artist Series. The first two focused on Oregon writers. Part 3 and this installment, Part 4, focus on visual artists—the gifted, award-winning painters, sculptors, and photographers who have made invaluable contributions to the cultural life of this city and state, people whose legacies are destined to be part of our cultural history. For an introductory look at their work, I refer you to their digital digs—their virtual ateliers. STEPHEN HAYES: PAINTER A “deft blending of representation and sheer abstraction underpins Hayes’s eminence as a supreme kind of painters’ painter in the Pacific Northwest.” – Sue Taylor, Art in America. Examples of Hayes’s work can be...
Boswell bestsellers, for the week ending July 25, 2020 Hardcover fiction:1. Lakewood, by Megan Giddings (look for an Access event soon)2. The Boy, The Horse, the Fox, and the Mole, by Charlie Mackesy3. The Lives of Edie Pritchett, by Larry Watson (Watch Watson's Boswell video here)4. Hamnet, by Maggie O'Farrell5. Axiom's End, by Lindsay Ellis6. The Vanishing Half, by Brit Bennett7. Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia8. The Second Home, by Christina Clancy9. Utopia Avenue, by David Mitchell10. The Pull of the Stars, by Emma Donoghue11. The Only Good Indians, by Stephen Graham Jones12. Crooked Hallelujah, by Kelli Jo Ford (Register for Ford's Boswell July 27 conversation here) We had a very strong first week on Hamnet, the new novel by Maggie...
