Happy New Year, Ruth and Jeff and thank you for all of the beautiful work you’ve shared with us this year! I loved your recap, Ruth, revisiting all of the wonderful travel and stories ....and, food! Again, so sorry for the loss of your beloved brother earlier last year, I’m thinking about you! I’m excited about your upcoming trip to Japan and look forward to hearing all about it. Wishing you all good things in 2023, my friend! 🤗
It was fun to read your retrospective. I have read all your posts except the one about veganism, so will check that out. It’s given me such a lot of pleasure to read your newsletter over the year and I look forward to hearing about your adventures in 2023.
I don’t believe in diets so I have no recommendations in that department, but I am planning to do a bit more exercise. I’ve become a bit sedentary lately (too much reading?) so need to nip that in the bud. On second thoughts, I don’t think I’ll cut down in my reading, just do more walking.
Just love your work (and Jeff's!) It's always both pleasant and inspiring, two things we need more of. Wishing you another colorful, delicious, and happy new year!
Happy New Year 2023. We thought 2022 was pretty good, since we all got to travel again. I'm looking forward to 2023 and see where it takes you two. Your sunset photo is spectacular! I notice the sailboat called a ketch perfectly positioned in the light and I love the picture of your Aunt Gerda's recipe box. I have my mother's and realize I need to go through it and find the 50s recipes like jello salads!
What a wonderful last if the year column. So sorry about your “baby” brother, but what a touching and revealing obituary you wrote I, too, was charged with writing my baby brother’s obit four years ago when a drunken driver changed (destroyed?) our lives on Christmas Day. He was 53, the light of all of our lives, and left behind a 10-year-old son and terminally ill wife who died the following February. Also loved reading about Gerda’s recipe box! Looking forward to reading your column in the New Year. Peace.
Loved reading about your travels both near and far. And the cookie, pies, and cakes. Oh my! Looking forward to your cooking and travel adventures in 2023. HNY
Thanks for the look-back at your travels and food adventures, Ruth. Looking forward to what you will share in 2023, especially from Japan. A very happy, healthy new year to you and your family! I do so look forward to seeing the Substacks that I began to follow in 2022 appear in my inbox, and you are high on my list.
Happy New Year, Ruth and Jeff and thank you for all of the beautiful work you’ve shared with us this year! I loved your recap, Ruth, revisiting all of the wonderful travel and stories ....and, food! Again, so sorry for the loss of your beloved brother earlier last year, I’m thinking about you! I’m excited about your upcoming trip to Japan and look forward to hearing all about it. Wishing you all good things in 2023, my friend! 🤗
It was fun to read your retrospective. I have read all your posts except the one about veganism, so will check that out. It’s given me such a lot of pleasure to read your newsletter over the year and I look forward to hearing about your adventures in 2023.
I don’t believe in diets so I have no recommendations in that department, but I am planning to do a bit more exercise. I’ve become a bit sedentary lately (too much reading?) so need to nip that in the bud. On second thoughts, I don’t think I’ll cut down in my reading, just do more walking.
Just love your work (and Jeff's!) It's always both pleasant and inspiring, two things we need more of. Wishing you another colorful, delicious, and happy new year!
Happy New Year 2023. We thought 2022 was pretty good, since we all got to travel again. I'm looking forward to 2023 and see where it takes you two. Your sunset photo is spectacular! I notice the sailboat called a ketch perfectly positioned in the light and I love the picture of your Aunt Gerda's recipe box. I have my mother's and realize I need to go through it and find the 50s recipes like jello salads!
Happy New Year Ruth, thank you for one year of beautiful writing and friendship. See you to the other side ❤️
What a wonderful last if the year column. So sorry about your “baby” brother, but what a touching and revealing obituary you wrote I, too, was charged with writing my baby brother’s obit four years ago when a drunken driver changed (destroyed?) our lives on Christmas Day. He was 53, the light of all of our lives, and left behind a 10-year-old son and terminally ill wife who died the following February. Also loved reading about Gerda’s recipe box! Looking forward to reading your column in the New Year. Peace.
Loved reading about your travels both near and far. And the cookie, pies, and cakes. Oh my! Looking forward to your cooking and travel adventures in 2023. HNY
Great article as always but that last sunset photo was 👏👏👏
Thanks for the look-back at your travels and food adventures, Ruth. Looking forward to what you will share in 2023, especially from Japan. A very happy, healthy new year to you and your family! I do so look forward to seeing the Substacks that I began to follow in 2022 appear in my inbox, and you are high on my list.
Great wrap to another amazing year!