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I hadn’t read one of your pieces for a while, and it was nice to see this pop up! I love that your colleague was named after the Groke; I recall that name from when I read one of those books to my son at bedtime years ago.

Also— Seeing that hanging quail pic was a nice way to start my day.

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Ah, thanks Karl. How are you? And glad to hear about the quail. That was for the true fans.

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Surviving— my personal life is good, I’m happy to say, but our country has a fever that doesn’t look like it’s breaking anytime soon.

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Such human stories, Wil, with lessons we can all learn.

Amanda Jaffe tells a story in her interview at the Substack "Good Humour with CK Steefel": She recalled that "as it became a story, it became my story – and a funny one. It was a great example of Nora Ephron’s famous quote: “When you slip on a banana peel, people laugh at you. But when you tell people you slipped on a banana peel, it's your laugh.”

I enjoy your laughs. :)

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Thanks so much! I totally relate to what you're saying. Really appreciate you being here. Ps, the next chapter of the Finnish memoir is coming soon.

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Woot woot!

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Really enjoyed this round up of your not so fine moments. Thanks for the insights!

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You're very welcome. Thanks for reading!

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“We were served variations on overcooked lamb for a week.”- this sent me down a rabbit hole of memories… all humorous now!

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Very glad to hear all is humorous now. Hard to think they ever will be when they happen, right!?

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The salt cups is the best, especially with the head chef giggling knowing exactly what happened.

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He was great. A true culinary artist but great sense of humour about it all.

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Oh my Wil, what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger they say. Thank you for sharing the mishaps as well as the good times.

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Lovely to hear from you again. It's nice to be writing here again. Thanks for reading.

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Great stories! I can relate. Why do I always forget about the bread in the oven?!?! I always pat myself on the back when I remember to pull the bread out on time. Thank you, Chef, for another great newsletter!

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