My kid is in junior year of college, and I nodded through all your college comments. We are fortunate to have a path for paying the high costs, but if he'd changed majors mid-study?... It would have required selling the house, both kidneys, and some blood. And now I'm going to dig out the mixer and make some cookies - thank you. 😊
I now know the proper attire for wallpaper shopping. I probably won’t do the tiara thing. I attended the U of Washington in the mid 70’s, I paid about $150 a quarter for tuition. May Ronald Raygun and all others responsible spend the rest of time in very hot conditions. Thanks for the recipe, we will try it this holiday season.
My first year tuition - McGill University in the 80's - $790. When I told my parents I wanted to go to university they said great! - there was no fund. I worked for a year after high school to make money for college. Because I was paying my way - working in the dining hall ($10/hr - unionized!) I took my time - 5 majors - not exactly sure what year I graduated - feel so grateful for that experience. Good luck to you, Sam - as you navigate the college experience! ALSO my mother was a member of a bridge club until the day she died (too young) and I always thought her shortbread was the best - now I now where she got the recipe! I will be making these soon!
OMG that recipe...you are the only other person I'm aware of who has the cookbook "Best of Bridges". That whipped shortbread has been my preferred method for shortbread creation my entire adult life! I bought the book in my early 20s when I needed to learn how to cook; the bookseller came in and dropped it off along with a bunch of lady books for the front staff to peruse at the law firm where I answered the phones: cookbooks, design books, inspirational quote collections and planners (wow, I guess that's not a thing anymore). Worth it for that recipe alone, but there are other good ones in there! Wishing your daughters the best of luck with college applications (I'm sure you've told them that unis and Canada are better and cheaper?)
My kid is in junior year of college, and I nodded through all your college comments. We are fortunate to have a path for paying the high costs, but if he'd changed majors mid-study?... It would have required selling the house, both kidneys, and some blood. And now I'm going to dig out the mixer and make some cookies - thank you. 😊
I now know the proper attire for wallpaper shopping. I probably won’t do the tiara thing. I attended the U of Washington in the mid 70’s, I paid about $150 a quarter for tuition. May Ronald Raygun and all others responsible spend the rest of time in very hot conditions. Thanks for the recipe, we will try it this holiday season.
My first year tuition - McGill University in the 80's - $790. When I told my parents I wanted to go to university they said great! - there was no fund. I worked for a year after high school to make money for college. Because I was paying my way - working in the dining hall ($10/hr - unionized!) I took my time - 5 majors - not exactly sure what year I graduated - feel so grateful for that experience. Good luck to you, Sam - as you navigate the college experience! ALSO my mother was a member of a bridge club until the day she died (too young) and I always thought her shortbread was the best - now I now where she got the recipe! I will be making these soon!
OMG that recipe...you are the only other person I'm aware of who has the cookbook "Best of Bridges". That whipped shortbread has been my preferred method for shortbread creation my entire adult life! I bought the book in my early 20s when I needed to learn how to cook; the bookseller came in and dropped it off along with a bunch of lady books for the front staff to peruse at the law firm where I answered the phones: cookbooks, design books, inspirational quote collections and planners (wow, I guess that's not a thing anymore). Worth it for that recipe alone, but there are other good ones in there! Wishing your daughters the best of luck with college applications (I'm sure you've told them that unis and Canada are better and cheaper?)