Our trip over President's Day weekend to visit my son, daughter-in-law and six-month-old grandson did not begin auspiciously. Before we even arrived in New York, our brand-new dog sitter phoned to tell us that, while she was throwing the ball in the rec room for fetch--crazy Mac, (our youngest Dal), had crashed into the wine rack, smashing a full bottle of one of my favorites, that had then poured … [Read more...]
Coast To Coast
Last week, I went back to California for the first time since we moved to Maryland in September. The Bay Area south of San Francisco remains unchanged: still beautiful with its sunlight and winter green hills; still frustrating with its traffic and congestion; still costly to live and wine and dine in. Nevertheless, as the plane prepared to land at SFO that night, swooping in close to the water … [Read more...]
Food Equals Love
My sister and I are sitting on opposite sides of the table in a drafty Vietnamese restaurant, slurping up bowls of Pho, on the afternoon before New Year's Eve. We are each consulting our disintegrating copies of The Key To Chinese Cooking, authored by Irene Kuo. In the midst of planning what we are calling "a Chinese feast"--but which Kuo titles a "meal without ceremony," or an "abbreviated … [Read more...]
Waitin’ For The Good Stuff
Today, a Carly Simon lyric is running through my head non-stop: "Anticipation is makin' me late, is keepin' me waitin'." I am trying to be patient, but suppressing excitement about my trip to New York just makes time drag more: November 17th is only two days away, but I feel like a little girl holding her breath on Christmas Eve. I simply cannot wait to board the express train that will whisk me … [Read more...]
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