User talk:Sam Sailor

“

One by one, the guests arrive
The guests are coming through
The open-hearted many
The broken-hearted few

”

— Leonard Cohen, "The Guests"
based on a 13th-century Persian poem

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This week's article for improvement (week 8, 2025)

Cheesecake recipe from a family cookbook

Hello, Sam Sailor. The article for improvement of the week is:

Family cookbooks

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Previous selections: Peninsula • Ice cream social

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This week's article for improvement (week 9, 2025)

Katz's Delicatessen, a popular Jewish deli on the Lower East Side in New York City

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Jewish deli

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Previous selections: Family cookbooks • Peninsula

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Women in Red March 2025

Women in Red | March 2025, Vol 11, Issue 3, Nos. 326, 327, 332, 333, 334

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This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2025)

A kerosene storage tank

Hello, Sam Sailor. The article for improvement of the week is:

Kerosene

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Previous selections: Jewish deli • Family cookbooks

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Precious anniversary

on Ravel's birthday, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:10, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Danke, Gerda, wonderful to hear from you in these times filled with challenges and unpleasantries. MfG, Sam Sailor 08:58, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2025)

Wooden rake

Hello, Sam Sailor. The article for improvement of the week is:

Rake (tool)

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Previous selections: Kerosene • Jewish deli

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This week's article for improvement (week 12, 2025)

Hello, Sam Sailor. The article for improvement of the week is: Cove Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Rake (tool) • Kerosene Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 17 March 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]