Know what she likes - perhaps a sweeter, lighter, or more full-bodied beer would be more to her liking than beers she has tried previously?
One of the most promising was Rebekah Lowin, a Columbia undergraduate, whose renditions of "My Heart Was Set on You," a contemporary standard-in-waiting by Jeff Blumenkrantz, and Billy Joel's "Lullabye," delivered in a sweet, light voice, were impressive for their freshness and lack of self-dramatization.
In one section, two women sang a fluting Chinese duet, smiling, nodding and gesturing in blandly sunny unison: yet there was a sweet light of hopefulness in their eyes, a twitch of anxiety in the corners of their mouths, that evoked a much more private and individual backstory.
The bakery also sets out favourites such as queijadas de Sintra, a pastry that originated in Sintra, a town 30 minutes northwest of Lisbon, and features a sweet, light cheese in addition to many of the same ingredients as the pastel de nata.
Luckily, the situation's less bleak with the other desserts: a rich cheesecake with caramel swirls, a huge wedge of chocolate cake that's aggressively rich and fudgy, a custard tart with a sweet, light filling (though let down by a slightly chewy pastry crust).
The entry is actually a modern printed score of the composer's 1795 "Rage Over a Lost Penny," and it makes a sweet, light-touch setup to the lost-and-found theme.
Clay's mother, Odessa, was a sweet, light-skinned woman who took her sons to church every Sunday and kept after them to keep clean, to work hard, to respect their elders.
Most modern versions call for the iconic Angostura bitters, but Regan also adds a dash of the sweeter, lighter New Orleans classic, Peychaud's.
The servers know enough to suggest the Sula Dindori reserve shiraz for those who can handle spicy flavors and a Finger Lakes riesling for those who need the relief of a sweet and light wine.
We are all without the words to truly express our collective grief and profound sadness at the loss of such a sweet, bright light.
