“Very private people have mastered the art of telling you little about themselves but doing it in such a way that you think you know a lot.” ~Himanshu Vats Cindy La Ferle Miss any posts this week? For more content and social media sharing options, please visit the home page.

“I want to be around people who do things. I don’t want to be around people who judge or talk about what other people do. I want to be around people who dream and support and do things.” -Amy Poehler Cindy La Ferle Miss any posts this week? Look for additional content and social media sharing options on the home page. 

“In the moments we are awake to the wonder of simply being alive, gratitude flows, no matter our circumstances.” ~ M.J. Ryan Gratefully Yours / Cindy La Ferle Did you miss any posts this week? To view additional content and social media sharing options, please visit the home page. 

Cindy La Ferle “No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present, the wisdom of cookbook writers.” ~Laurie Colwin Lately I’ve been thinking that Tiffany & Co. ought to design a small silver charm to represent an oven range — or maybe even a miniature frying pan. Either would be the perfect symbol for my daily life in the time of COVID-19 — and the ideal gift for Christmas this year.  Since early March, I’ve logged untold hours of labor in our kitchen. Even the upheaval of a stalled remodeling…

  My new T-shirt / Cindy La Ferle “Fight for the things you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” ~Ruth Bader Ginsburg September 22 Minutes after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg was announced, my cell phone starting buzzing like crazy. More than half a dozen of my besties, including an old college room mate who’d lived with me in the 1970s, started texting from all over the country. Nobody wanted to process this piece of news by herself, and I felt a surge of gratitude for these kindred spirits, my posse of politically informed women. Floored by Ginsburg’s death, my…