Perspective | Snooze you can use: Sleep is important, so dreams must be, too, right?

Michel Stevens of Harpers Ferry, W.Va., has been a chef for more than 35 years. It’s a profession that monopolizes her waking hours. Sometimes it infiltrates her sleeping ones, too. “I dream up recipes in my sleep,” Michel wrote. “Often my dreamtime recipes come out somewhat better than my waking recipes.