Kitchen Table Kibitzing is a community series for those who wish to share a virtual kitchen table with other readers of Daily Kos who aren’t throwing pies at one another. Drop by to talk about music, your weather, your garden, or what you cooked for supper…. Newcomers may notice that many who post in this series already know one another to some degree, but we welcome guests at our kitchen table and hope to make some new friends as well.
While it is important to read the news and keep up with current events, these days it can be overwhelming. Death, destruction, and climate disasters…and the seemingly everlasting, pernicious presence in the commentary of one narcissist I shall not name. Yup, it can be overwhelming and downright unhealthy to the psyche.
Antidotes include friendship with lovely people (as right here in this kitchen), light moments, and laughter. Please add anything that lifts your spirits in the comments below. Here are a few things to start with.
Owl Kitty makes me laugh. A Portland couple have inserted their cat, Lizzie, into many iconic scenes. Here is one for sumner:
Max Miller has been a go-to decompressor at the end of a day (thank you, Chrislove and belinda!). How about a classic summery dessert?
Or the perfect summer drink? I did not know it was National Lemonade Day but Max says it is so…
Ann and I like world music and often listen to Radio Paradise’s “eclectic mix”. This has been on that station and it is danceable. It is about of a young man struggling to get from Dakar to Paris — if my poor understanding of the French is correct, to help his sick grandmother. (In my my mind, I am writing a happy ending for him.) anyway, the music is very peppy and I love it.
I play board games for relaxation. This is a particularly pretty one — and I believe you can find it at bookstores as well as game stores. Four paws up! 🐾🐾
The weekend begins now! Come in, be comfortable, and share your day, your weekend plans, your menus! This is an open thread.