You Gotta’ Ciabatta or <i>Inclined to be Wined</i>

You Gotta’ Ciabatta or Inclined to be Wined

Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s painting ,“The Peasant Wedding” (1567), depicts a rambunctious, old world, small town celebration. Uproarious laughter and boisterous shouting, the banging of empty ale mugs on heavy wooden tables, the giggle of children munching on treats, spill out from the painting. It’s a snapshot of a typical village scene from medieval times and one of…
Lead Duck Launching: Transforming Heavy Lead Ducks into Speedy Leaders

Lead Duck Launching: Transforming Heavy Lead Ducks into Speedy Leaders

Another Monday after a busy weekend. My social, emotional and intellectual skills have all fizzled out. Not a good time, probably, to take a look at major life goals and try to fit them into the skinny slivers of time sporadically available to me in my ordinary and sometimes hectic life. Most middle-aged women these days have just…