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A friend made this for me in college and I'll never forget it.
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/17897/hungarian-mushroom-soup/
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Enjoying Teaching
I have been enjoying being a teacher because it gives me joy. I am going to wait a few days before I decide what to do for the student who wants to be tutored in English conversation.
This morning my swim student told me about her ballroom dancing costume and upcoming dance contest. She sews her own outfits (this one has rhinestones and denim bell bottoms!) I hope I am this adorable when I am 80.
I
have spent lots of time hoping (waiting) to help people who are
ultimately not interested in growing or learning so when faced with interested students I feel I have found a home.
I
had good results from leaving Romeo in his bed next to Lulu when she
was in her crate (and the lights were on so they could see each other).
No sign of separation anxiety when I came home from teaching. This is great news! I had a hunch it might work. This
takes a load of worry off of me.
I
have been walking my dogs at least twice a day to various neighborhoods. I recover with reading naps. Lately my
swims have been brief and mainly to loosen my back and shoulder muscles.
Ice dam causing basement flooding. Buckets and mop are out!
Not a surprise.
Sleeping on clean sheets improves sleep quality by providing a fresh, comfortable, and hygienic environment that helps you fall asleep faster and sleep more deeply.
A National Sleep Foundation survey found 73% of people feel they get a better night's rest on clean, fresh-scented sheets. Regular washing removes sweat, oils, and allergens that cause discomfort.
Key Benefits and Reasons:
- Enhanced Comfort: Fresh, clean, and crisp sheets feel better on the skin, reducing irritation and promoting relaxation.
- Improved Hygiene & Allergies: Washing removes accumulated dead skin cells, body oils, and dust mites, which can trigger allergies or, in some cases, cause acne.
- Better Smell: The clean scent of freshly washed linens acts as a sensory trigger for relaxation, creating a calm environment for sleep.
- Temperature Regulation: Clean, breathable sheets help manage body temperature, reducing discomfort from sweating during the night.
Emotionally immature parents rely on their children yet resent them at the same time. They benefit from the child’s built-in deference and attachment to them. They feel bolstered by the power dynamic of being the parent and having power over someone else. Yet they resent the child’s needs as a source of irritation and inconvenience to them. They tend to see the child as a competitor rather than as an innocent being naturally entitled and reliant on their support.
CPR – or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – is an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when the heart stops beating.
Dispatcher in Holbrook instructs frantic 911 caller how to administer CPR on 4-year-old who had stopped breathing Authorities are commending a Holbrook emergency dispatcher who guided a frantic 911 caller through the CPR process, calmly providing instructions that helped a 4-year-old girl in East Bridgewater start breathing again. The emergency was reported to the Holbrook Regional Emergency Communications Center around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, the center and East Bridgewater officials said in a statement Wednesday. The child had stopped breathing at a home on West Street, so the family called 911. A dispatcher at the Holbrook center, Sophia Zervos, took the call and provided crucial information to help save the child’s life, officials said. “I want you to put the heel of your hand in the center of their chest, right between the nipples, and you’re going to push down hard and fast, two inches in depth,” Zervos told the caller, according to the statement. “OK? We’re going to start now. I’m going to count with you.” “Ready? Go. One, two, three, four, five, six,” Zervos counted as the girl’s family followed her instructions. “You’re doing a great job,” Zervos told the caller. “Everyone’s already on the way. How’s she doing? Is she breathing?” A relative said no. “Take a second,” Zervos said. “Stop compressions and see if her chest is rising and falling. OK?” Following two rounds of compressions, the girl’s family noticed her stomach moving, officials said. The child then threw up and started breathing again. Zervos told the caller to turn the girl on her side so she wouldn’t choke and assured the family that help was on the way, officials said. The family confirmed the girl was awake and breathing on her own. “I want you to watch her breathing for me,” Zervos told the caller. “I want you to make sure she’s getting some good deep breaths and she’s breathing on her own.” Zervos then heard the sound of approaching sirens, signaling that help had arrived, officials said. The child’s family has since reported that she’s recovering at an area hospital, officials said. You can listen to audio of the 911 call here. “Sophia Zervos handled this call with absolute professionalism and integrity,” said Steve Hooke, who directs the dispatch center. “While every call is handled by a true team of emergency professionals, this particular incident exemplifies our daily mission.” East Bridgewater’s fire chief, John Dzialo, said the dispatcher’s “clear and thoughtful instructions bought this child a few extra, vital minutes of oxygen. “When we arrived, the child needed medical attention, but she was breathing on her own,” she said. “Dispatcher Zervos helped these parents save their child’s life.” Michael Jenkins, the police chief in East Bridgewater, said Zervos “was there for this family.” “She gave them step-by-step directions on how to save their child’s life,” he said. “I’m sure they’ll never forget this call and the calm, reassuring voice at the other end. I know I’ll never forget it.” Travis Andersen can be reached at travis.andersen@globe.com.
Chinese New Year 2026 will welcome the Year of the Horse, specifically the rare and energetic Fire Horse, beginning on February 17, 2026,
Chinese New Year 2026 will welcome the Year of the Horse, specifically the rare and energetic Fire Horse, beginning on February 17, 2026, and symbolizing ambition, speed, and independence, following the introspective Year of the Snake.
Horse (Fire Horse) February 17, 2026 The Fire Horse signifies a dynamic period of action, rapid change, enthusiasm, and freedom, building on the previous year's focus on letting go. A Fire Horse year occurs only once every 60 years, making it a particularly significant event.
Mother of Dogs
I knew from age five that I never wanted to be a mother to a human. In fact I wanted our family dog, a Scottish Deerhound, to be my mother and I curled up with him on the rug and whimpered hoping he would think I was his puppy.
Life is what waters you each morning. And once a week, a hand that you can’t see plucks your dead leaves.
from the poem Fortune
From the book Recent Changes in the Vernacular, Tres Chicas Press, 2017. by Tony Hoagland
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
I believe in cheerfulness. There are bastards in the world: don’t let them get you down. That is how cruelty and ignorance work, by discouraging the rest of us. There is evil in the world, outright evil, not mere political disagreement, but craven cruel corrupt evil, and thanks to this many of my Unitarian friends are rethinking their longstanding disbelief in eternal damnation and imagining men with blank gazes baking on hot sulfurous coals. Progress is being made. Garrison Keillor
Unitarians thinking it over
The Column: 02.09.26
https://garrisonkeillor.substack.com/p/unitarians-thinking-it-over
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
JBanks90: I always thought it was a shame that CVS, who are headquartered there, never seriously invested in Woonsocket. CVS is the 5th largest business in America and many employees come from Woonsocket, yet there is no Corporate investment. Woonsocket High School is among the worst in the state. I realized this when visiting Bentonville Arkansas, home of Walmart. Bentonville has the best schools, nice homes and businesses. Shame on CVS.
“The presumption of regularity that has been previously extended to [the government] that it could be taken at its word—with little doubt about its intentions and stated purposes—no longer holds.”—U.S. District Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai of Oregon, in a sweeping rebuke of the Trump DOJ’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls
Social media ‘addicting the brains of children,’ plaintiff’s lawyer argues in landmark trial Parents from the United Kingdom, Mariano Janin and George Nicolaou, hold photos of their children outside the Los Angeles County Superior Court in Los Angeles, on Feb. 9. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comparing social media platforms to casinos and addictive drugs, lawyer Mark Lanier delivered opening statements Monday in a landmark trial in Los Angeles that seeks to hold Instagram owner Meta and Google’s YouTube responsible for harms to children who use their products.
Delicious Simple Supper
I used an ice-cream scoop to make balls of leftover buttermilk cheddar red-skinned mashed potatoes. I topped them with with homemade cilantro pistou and cottage cheese. Delicious.
14 Loaves of Multigrain Bread
On Sunday I mixed flour oats, rye, cornmeal, water and salt. The sourdough is a creature alive in a bucket. Cold lava bubbling and bumpy. On Monday I shaped it and dropped it into greased loaf pans. I placed them in the cold empty oven to proof. I walked my dogs on the snowy windy cemetery hill and came back home and and turned on the oven. The house smelled good and the loaves were beautiful. When baked, I tapped their bottoms for hollow beats and good eats.
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