Fresh Beds & Fresher Ricotta

Or: Just Add Starch?

The Ricotta Eaters, oil on canvas by Vincenzo Campi, c. 1585

Several years ago, I was given a bit of advice from Mary Pat, my friend Shannon’s mother. I couldn’t tell you the exact wording, but the gist of her counsel was this: Make your bed every morning because no matter how poorly things might go for you, you can look down at your tidy little sleeping…