South Indian Cooking

When my DH and I were married this past July, our friends - our extended family - gave us a unique and most-cherished present: a day called "Teach the Newlyweds to Cook". These friends are all from India, and they got together, picked some recipes, and walked us through the process of each one. Then - of course! - we ate the results. What an incredible gift - time with people we love, doing something we love, and enjoying the fruits of our labors! My DH took notes, and we savoured the scents and tastes from a world away. It was the most wonderful day we've had in a long time. Loving to cook, as we both do, the day was a perfect way to relax.

Monday I went to my credit union to do the major name-change thing on my day-to-day accounts. I love my credit union (http://www.watermarkcu.org/). They're efficient, friendly, and don't nickel-and-dime me to death with charges for every little thing. They just moved into their new space - a new building right near their old one. I do so much banking remotely, I didn't even realize that they'd moved! Luckily, I walked there, so I was passing the new entrance on my way there.

Tuesday was Veterans' Day, but I haven't gotten my flag, yet. I was at the house in the 'burbs, though, where my DH had put out his flag for the day. Next year, we'll have one at both houses.
I was going to post quotes from Bob Brezny's site on his reaction to the results of the election, but his entire article is worth reading. I highly recommend that you head over there and see his article called "Changing the Way We Change" (http://www.freewillastrology.com/). It's really beautiful, and insightful. We've got work to do, and I hope that we - all of us - are up to it.