This week went by ridiculously quickly, well that’s not quite right Monday and Tuesday dragged and then on Wednesday my brain got full up and the rest of the week flew by. Links this week are minimal, the world is full of chaos and I just can’t any more so I retreated into fiction re-read The Spanish Bride and am about to re-read John Kincaid’s memoirs. It’s been that kind of a week!

1) Israelis gather on hillsides to watch the Gaza bombing. I keep thinking about John Woodward Philip – “Don’t cheer boys, the poor devils are dying”

2) This about hunger and food bank usage in the US is worth a read.

3) Bourbon Slush Punch…I really, really want a garden so I can have a garden party and serve this!