I rewrite everything because I change measurements to weights except for the little ingred like T and t, and use abbreviations like AP, BP, BS, van, and S. I sell jams and bake treats weekly for my farmers market booth so they also include parenthesis for 2x or 3x batches. The recipes are on hand printed index cards and have the date of the first time I made them. I use the same bowls so I write things like "grn bowl 1#6 sug" so I don't have to tare. I do have another list (with photos) on my computer that show the wt of the empty bowl in case it goes missing. Fully written out baking and canning recipes are on my computer in the event that a card is lost or purpled to illegibility (pickled beets do it every time) or I want to give the recipe to someone. I also note who/where the recipe came from and/or have the URL on the computer file and changes from original are in blue. I tried using my laptop in the kitchen but it doesn't work well after airborne flour gets into it, coupled with the fact that I am usually baking several things at once and hate switching screens (unsanitary to touch keyboard), so it is easier to have the old-fashioned index cards in the tuck-in bulletin board at eye level. Like Chase, I use brackets and note the method - so easy to read. I realized that teaching someone my index card hieroglyphics isn't all that difficult to get the hang of if they have baked or canned before, but nearly impossible for the novice. Nancy

Popi, if ONLY things settled down to peace when they move out. Some of the most frightening, difficult and heart wrenching times with my children have been SINCE they moved out. Motherhood...well, parenthood...just doesn't end. I'm quite sure that as long as I have two brain cells to rub together and any degree of consciousness whatsoever, I'll be worrying about my children and trying to find some way to better understand them. Just about the only thing I can say about that milestone (moving out) is that the rules change somewhat. To oversimplify, a parent can no longer use those old standards: "Not as long as you are under MY roof!" or "My house, my rules!" The emotional investment, the concern, the worry, the commitment...those don't seem to change at all. As for the reason for the disrespect and conflict...some of it is very likely insecurity as you say. Part of it is probably quite reasonable reaction to a parent's lack of reason. And a lot of it is the normal "business" of childhood - becoming an independent, individual grown up. When our babies are born they are still almost a physical part of us. They grow and become more and more able to "leave" us - as they should - first at a crawl and later toddling, walking, and running. They move from our complete physical control to "voice control" as I called it (off the changing table and into the playground) and eventually beyond our supervision for longer and longer periods each day (school, for example). And there is a psychological version of this as well. Very young children identify so closely with parents. They see them as all-powerful, all-wise, unflawed. But as the child grows, self awareness develops. The child begins to realize that they are NOT the same as the parent (think about the toddler's overuse of the word "NO") and gradually they begin to test out, try on, new opinions and ideas that they encounter as their experiences reach beyond the parent/child relationship. They MUST develop their own point of view, which involves a process of separation from the parent that is, to one extent or another, painful to all involved. It isn't easy and is often painful but it is necessary if the child is to become an adult. Often, I think, that pain - fear of loss of control on the parents' side and fear of the unknown on the child's side - translates into aggressive, angry confrontation. It's a delicate balance for the child to demand independence but still require reassurance and support and it's equally difficult for the parent to encourage growth and independence in the child while feeling responsibility for that child's safety and welfare. No wonder we find ourselves yelling!

An interesting group of performers today and their assessment of their work. Still play sometimes Paul Simon's "Graceland".

I read Page 1 of 5 this morning, good quotes from different mind-sets and time/culture, enjoyed them - Pages 2 through 5 will have to wait until later, It's too early to absorb that much deep thinking in one session. Amazing you, offering such a abundance, thank you (heart emoji here)