>> Oh, oh, I was *hoping* there would be a pilaf recipe! I *have* to try this; the whole gang loves lamb... <<

Yay! :D I love pilaf too. Biryani is also excellent, a similar concept from India. A restaurant we love makes a mixed-meat biryani that is delicious. Not something I can eat more than a few bites of, but so worth it.

>> Project Linus... well, of *course* it's about security blankets! <<

Yeah, I love that.

>> <3 <3 <3 I really like how Mallory is coming along. <<

I'm happy to hear that.

>> A lot of times something like this can make a big mess... <<

Well it certainly did that, especially for the first couple of months. But it's getting better now.

>> but she would not be the first I knew for whom this *saved* a life... in this case, with a fair bit of help from new friends.... <<

Support makes all the difference. I wish more people understood that. So I write lots of examples.

If people want to cover the other side some time, well, I've written that too.

>> And, yes, pay it forward. <<

Some debts can't really be paid back, so this keeps the gift moving.