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All of our operators are busy

Posted on January 31, 2020 by judithlouise

All of our operators are busy right now…. (A telephone conversation I wish I could have.) Hello automated voice? I….yes I KNOW I’m 20th in line, you told me that 12 seconds ago. And I’ve heard about your website address. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged being human, cereals, communication, easy cooking, human connection, interpersonal communication, interpersonal need, nuts, one-handed snacks, phoning, sesame sticks, snack food, vegetarian | Leave a comment

Greeting Cards

Posted on December 31, 2019 by judithlouise

Receiving “Faithful friends that are dear to us, gather near to us once more…” goes the cheesy Christmas song we crooned last night at the winter sing-along. I love receiving cards and letters and news and emails, and telephone … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Advent, cards, Christmas, Greetings, mail, post persons, thoran, vegan, vegetables | Leave a comment

Fish!

Posted on November 30, 2019 by judithlouise

Welcome to our new house. When we bought our house I had no idea that its existing inhabitants would be so much trouble and cost so much. “And here is the pond,” said Steve, the then owner. “We thought at … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged apples, carp, fidget pie, fish, gardens, pie, pond, pond cleaning, puff pastry, sludge, vegetarian | Leave a comment

The Kindness of Strangers…..

Posted on October 31, 2019 by judithlouise

And how a Saboteur saved my Husband’s life We’ve just come back from a month’s holiday zig-zagging across America to see as many of my relatives as possible, and it was a time wrapped in beauty, new vision and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged acts of kindness, America, carb-free, justice, main dish, strangers, travel, welcome, World War II | Leave a comment

Doors — more humiliation

Posted on September 30, 2019 by judithlouise

Doors – and More Humiliation! One thing about building a community is its individual welcome, and DOORS are part of that welcome. I love the wreaths that my Indiana sister puts on her front door, that change according to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Albert Hall, chicken, doors, fish, India, meat, sauce, spareribs, tofu, tomato, vegan, vegetarian, wedding shower, welcome | Leave a comment

Come for Coffee and Dessert

Posted on August 31, 2019 by judithlouise

Fifty years of marriage! This year we celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary and ooooh my! What I have learned living in Britain! How naïve and stupid I was when a bride! Having lived most of my life in countries where … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged chocolate pudding, coffee and dessert, comprehending English, get together, gluten free, Indian Himalayas | Leave a comment

God Bless the Red Cross

Posted on August 1, 2019 by judithlouise

I wasn’t expecting his reaction and it hit me like a blow to the head. During the Arab-Israeli war, we were hastened unceremoniously from Egypt, (where I’d been teaching at a mission school), onto a German freighter, one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arab-Israeli war, Family casserole, recipe, Red Cross, refugees, Vegetarian casserole | Leave a comment

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	nicnocs67 on A Community Farewell
	Dianne Lang on A Community Farewell
	Chomp Chomp Food on A Make-Do Community
	Dianne Lang on A Remembering Community
	Andrew Goodman (@and… on The Airport Community