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Flourish Digital Magazine is in Atlanta, Georgia.

14 hours ago

Set The Table With Love @lifewithlisawashington

It’s that time of the year when most of the country is experiencing cooler temperatures.
We want our pumpkin spice, and the leaves are showing us their true colors—
in brilliant yellows, vibrant purples and muted reds.

Fall is in the air, and I am thinking about comfort food—but of course with a healthy twist. One of my favorite things to eat during the Fall months is beans. They are easy to prepare, and high in fiber and protein. The best combination for me is beans and cornbread. This was always a family staple in my household, especially during the cooler months.

I remember my mother putting on a pot of beans before we went to school, and they cooked all day. As soon as we walked through the door you could smell the aromas of lima beans, some days red beans, and pinto beans. And of course, black-eyed peas (technically not a bean, but I had to include it). ...

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Flourish Digital Magazine is in Atlanta, Georgia.

3 days ago

What We Hope Is On The Menu
@routineinterrupted

I recently reunited with a distant cousin from Oklahoma. Then I sent a picture of the two of us to our mutual cousin in California. Her single reply to my text was, “Is that the infamous robe?” It seems my bathrobe-wearing practices have become known from coast to coast to be worthy of mention. Probably because the way I live in my robe sometimes stretches the limits of what is considered wardrobe-appropriate. As I did when I reunited with my cousin, I wore my robe when I was being introduced to the new young man my daughter is dating. Before the handsome suitor arrived, my daughter—who, while she is my first baby, is technically my stepdaughter—asked if I was OK with receiving the gentleman while wearing the robe.

Not skipping a beat, she apologized saying, "I take that back. It’s my [biological] mom who wouldn’t be caught dead meeting someone in a robe. Sometimes I have to take a minute to get my moms straight.”

Read more on page 56 in the latest issue of Flourish Digital Magazine. ...

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