{"id":19787,"date":"2021-01-17T18:43:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T01:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/?p=19787"},"modified":"2021-01-17T18:43:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T01:43:40","slug":"on-being-hopeful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/2021\/01\/on-being-hopeful\/","title":{"rendered":"On being hopeful"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sometimes, I scroll through my blog or my Instagram and remind myself that I am a most fortunate person&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IG-806x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IG-806x1024.jpg 806w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IG-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IG-118x150.jpg 118w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IG-768x976.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IG-31x40.jpg 31w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IG.jpg 1015w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope that at this time next week, we (as in the U.S.) is on it&#8217;s way to being a more kind, more thoughtful, more caring country.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know &#8230; that might be too much, too soon to ask, but I truly hope that the true spirit of this country will be for working together, no matter what &#8220;party&#8221; &#8230; to work together on all of the issues that we face.  It sounds a little trite, but we really should be able to do more together &#8230; if we focus on what we have in common, what we want for our children and grandchildren, on clean air and a healthy planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a plethora of abhorrent rhetoric about each &#8220;side&#8221;.  DROP IT! and focus on real progress toward a peaceful, sustainable world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, YES, I am crazy following the Vendee Globe!  As of this writing, 8 boats have crossed the Equator back into the Northern Hemisphere.  There are only 3 boats still to round Cape Horn.  It looks to be the equivalent of a photo finish, which is UNHEARD of in the history of the Vendee Globe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I watch the Vendee Globe on YouTube and Instagram and in my watching and also watching various cooking channels, I happened on Refika!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Make Lavash &amp; Hammered Beef Recipe Together At Home? Refika&#039;s 2 Special Delicious Recipes! ?\" width=\"658\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/26tAVZKNJXI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Good grief!  I am hooked.  I love the spices and the recipes and I love Refika.  She has marvelous energy and enthusiasm, plus she explains the why of things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am off to make Lavash Bread this Sunday Evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheers to all, I hope you all have reasons to hope for better times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes, I scroll through my blog or my Instagram and remind myself that I am a most fortunate person&#8230; I hope that at this time next week, we (as in the U.S.) is on it&#8217;s way to being a more kind, more thoughtful, more caring country. 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