Necessity Fathered His Reinvention ; Wife's Illness Brought Out Culinary Skills
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › June 14, 2006
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A few mornings after my mother broke her hip and was rushed to the hospital, my dad called and invited me for breakfast.
I'm sure he can't face eating alone, but all I can think of is every pot, pan and utensil flung about the sink, broken egg shells and slippery butter sliding across the floor, milk souring in its pitcher, invariably left out from last night's dinner.See the full content of this document
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Necessity Fathered His Reinvention ; Wife's Illness Brought Out Culinary Skills
Why am I thinking about messes? This is the first time Dad has been alone in the house in 67 years. And I realize I'm as worried about my no-nonsense father taking care of himself as I am about my mother recuperating.
At 88, Milton is still a typical 1950s husban...See the full content of this document
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