In a way, he’s been “in a home” his whole life. Doesn’t he have a servant to put his pajamas out and put toothpaste on his toothbrush?

“Tree rats” hehe.  Grey squirrels are assholes.  I live under a canopy of oak trees and the squirrels like to sit on a branch a few feet up and torment my dog.  Sometimes when she’s taking a nap inside, they go right up to the window and chitter until she comes out to chase them.  The squirrels are aggressive…

It’s actually several appliances in one. There is a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, yoghurt, and steam setting. It is really popular in Asia where people have tiny kitchens.  

I cook for 3 and the 6 quart is a great size. You don’t want any smaller if you plan to make soup. Also, most of the recipes I’ve made like shredded meats freeze really well. I’m all about getting two meals out of one night of labor ;)

West African Ground Nut Peanut stew with chicken and chard. It’s super easy (chop and dump it in the pot). I serve it over steamed cauliflower rice. https://twosleevers.com/pressure-cooker-west-african-groundnut-peanut-stew/

For me, it works great for things like Indian curry where the flavors are supposed to meld. I’m not sure it’s that much faster than on the stovetop for most things, but you can throw in chicken thighs (even frozen) and some veggies, turn it on and walk away. I can take the dog for her evening walk and have dinner…

I actually think 30 is the prime physically and mentally.  Nothing is drooping or deteriorating and you are so much more confident than you were at 20.  The trick is to keep that 30 something attitude as you get older!

They’ve hinted at the stress they were under in their marriage before. Barrack was never home because of work and Michelle was pretty much working full time and running the house by herself even before the campaign.   That they survived that speaks to their love and dedication to each other.  

Well, in my experience, your willingness to have new experiences and your level of optimism have the biggest effect on how well you age after middle age. I have a family friend with chronic health issues and painful arthritis who is adventurous in spirit (just started art classes and took her grandkids on vacation to…

I remember my grandfather, a fit man who died of cancer at 78, saying that he still felt 30 in his soul. He was surprised to see the old man in the mirror because that wasn’t how he felt inside. I’m noticing more and more how people age differently, not just physically but spiritually. I know people in their 70s…

He might.  It just that men usually are shorter lived.  Phillip is still kicking around Buckingham Palace, though, so maybe Charles will have a very long life.  

Well, that was a very different time and different circumstance.  Edward abdicated between the wars in a time of great political anxiety when the monarchy was still politically important in many ways.  I doubt anyone would be bereft not to have Charles as monarch, especially with a far more photogenic younger family…

If I were her, I’d try to get some kind of academic exchange job out of the country for a year or two.  She won’t be able to have a normal life in the US for a few years/  

If Elizabeth II lives another 10-15 years, which is entirely possible given that her mother lived to 102, I wonder if Charles will really become king? Not only will he be in his 80s, but the country will have to pay for a giant international funeral (it will be massive - symbolic of the passing of a century), a…

I know someone who had a homebirth and I thought she was nuts to take the risk, especially since it was a first birth and she was in her early 40s. The doctors were opposed because she had all kinds of issues with blood pressure/diabetes etc. But she did it with a midwife and a friend and her husband there and it was…

My mom hit/spanked me and my dad was quietly disappointed and spoke to me in a soft voice about the impact of my behavior on myself and other people. All my life, I have been way more invested in my dad’s opinions and scared that he was disapproving of my choices. My mom lashing out physically just made me see that…

Yeah he pretty much tells her the only reason he likes her is that she has no fashion sense and looks frumpy in tweeds all the time.  If she had taste like Rebecca, he would have run for the hills.

The Mists of Avalon got past my mom too when I was a tween. I has just seen the musical Camelot and was interested in the mythology. That ritual of incest sex between Arthur and Morgan in the tent while they are smeared with blood and wearing horns! Very confusing for an 11 year old. But hey, when you are new to…

Thanks. The Holocaust survivor is still alive, sharp, and elegant at 98. She’s seen so much trauma, I guess this is just one more thing. At least she has the satisfaction of outliving most of the Nazis and seeing her descendants thrive in America. There are probably a lot of survivors in Pittsburgh as there is a…

Wow this one really hits home for me as my Jewish stepbrother lives in Pittsburgh with his kids. Luckily for us, they weren’t there. I just pray that his beautiful little girls don’t hear about this and realize that crazy people want to kill them for the crime of existing. I don’t want this awful reality to…