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Living the Dream

February was my turn to host dream group. Since we always meet on a Sunday, I selected the 14th.  Why not capitalize on the holiday?  Early in the week I started my search for a couple of recipes that would a) look pretty, b) taste good and c) satisfy the health conscious members of the group.  Ideally the refreshment should satisfy all three but, two out of three would suffice. Probably because I had dream group on my mind, I woke up one morning during the week with a dream that didn't evaporate the minute I opened my eyes.  In fact, it was the dream that actually woke me.  It had one of those common themes where the dreamer is trying to get somewhere but there are a series of delays, obstacles, or dead ends that don't allow the dreamer to fulfill the intention.  The dreamer gets more anxious, frustrated, or even more determined as time after time the desire is thwarted.  Often the dreamer wakes up feeling emotionally exhausted.  This was one of those dreams in spades. I

I'm Back

I cannot believe it has been seven weeks since I last posted.  Many of you probably thought I was sunbathing on a beach in Mexico.  Those who know me will find that comment pretty amusing.  I haven't been in a bathing suit in thirty years and have no intention of shopping for one either.  So then, what's my excuse? No excuse worthy of mentioning except that I haven't done a project that seemed blog worthy.  I do my blog posts on my desktop because I have it hooked to my TV and I really love working with that large screen as a monitor.  Unfortunately my computer started acting strangely.  It would randomly power down.  Sometimes it would be an hour or two into my work session and sometimes it would be immediately after powering up.  I put up with that for awhile and then my son took on the challenge of diagnosing the cause.  He tried several fixes but nothing helped.  So, off it went to a friend with more tools only to come back with the same result.  It was determined the