"Caramels are only a fad. Chocolate is a permanent thing." Milton S. Hershey

"you ask me what life is. That's like asking what a carrot is. A carrot is a carrot, and there's nothing more to know." Anton Chekhov

"My life just got taken over by my cooking.  If you don't have any discipline, which I don't, you can make 10 gallons of chocolate mousse, take a spoonful and another, and another, and you won't realize you've eaten like five servings of it.  It's just what you do." Duff Goldman

"The best thing I can make is a peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich." Marie Diaz-Balart

"The difference between a bland tomato and a great one is immense, much like the difference between a standard, slice of white bread and a crusty, aromatic sourdough." Yotam Ottolenghi

“She ate so many clams that her stomach rose and fell with the tide.” Louis Kronenberger

“You don’t know what the pattern of flour and chicken is going to be, but you know you’re going to get some good fried chicken.” Ben Affleck

“Where there is cake, there is hope. And there is always cake.” Dean Koontz

“Let’s face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people; it does for me.” Audrey Hepburn

Asahi Nordic Exercise is a routine of gentle stretching, balance, and wellness exercises based on a program originating in Finland.  No special equipment is needed, and you work at your own pace. This program is offered weekly at the Mellen Library & Senior Center Wednesday afternoons through the month of March at 4pm.