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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA few years back, my cousin, Nancy, sent me a little silver\nspoon that belonged to our Grandmother Arhelger which had the engraving\n\u201cSalmagundi\u201d on it. Nancy was not sure what it meant. My father did not know\neither. But both recall the spoon being associated\nwith some sort of a luncheon club that my grandmother belonged to. I cherish this spoon. It\u2019s really all I have from my\ngrandmother. To me it signifies the joy\nshe likely felt while working away in her kitchen, baking and cooking and\ncreating. It represents her ability to\nmake a new life, and to launch into \u201cluncheon clubs\u201d and be back in the world,\nafter experiencing tremendous difficulties and deep sadness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I will never forget you, Grandma Arhelger. Thank you for passing along your love of the\nkitchen and cooking and baking to me. \nAnd to my brother Jim, an accomplished baker and chef in his own right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who in your family, or in your life, has inspired you? Who has left an imprint on your spirit, on\nyour life? Take some time to acknowledge<\/em> them. If they are alive, thank them<\/em>. Nothing is more\nmeaningful than a letter or phone call from someone whose life you have\nimpacted positively. Not only will this\naction make the recipient of your gratitude feel wonderful, but you <\/em>will feel heartened, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With Love,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gretchen<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" February 2019 I never met her, my father\u2019s mother, Gladys Ella Stowe Arhelger. Born in 1891 in the small town of Friendship, Wisconsin, she knew her way around the kitchen, and was known as a masterful cook and baker. She was also a survivor, and endured some of life\u2019s toughest circumstances. My Grandmother Arhelger, who …<\/p>\n