Otherwise, Randy and I went our separate ways today to finish Christmas shopping. I'm usually done weeks before this, but not this year with our trip to Spain and cruise home. I can't share details in case Dear Hubby actually reads this, but I must reveal that after visiting at least 6 stores, I finally found a significant item on his wish list. Whew!! I didn't think I was going to come through which would have severely damaged my power-shopper reputation. It was a close call.
I've been reading a lot about food and cooking recently. Just finished Thomas McNamee's biography of Alice Waters. Tough to write about someone who is so ultra-private in spite of her high public profile. I read _Meat: A Love Story_ by Susan Bourette from the ship's library while at sea. A collection of individually well-written, semi-interesting essays, but without a clear point of view. The New Yorker had an entire issue in mid-November devoted to food which I read, literally, cover to cover. And I've discovered Holly Hughes's collections of "Best Food Writing," starting with the 2008 edition. (I believe that 2005 was the first.) Which has led me to, finally, pick up Michael Pollan's _Omnivore's Dilemma_, although what I really want to read is his _In Defense of Food_, a chapter of which appears in BFW 2008.
Sadly, I was reading OD in the middle of the night last night after waking up worrying about stuff I don't worry about during the day and shouldn't be worrying about at all. It doesn't help that December in general gets me crazy. I'd love if someone could put me in a deep freeze after Thanksgiving dinner and leave me there until a thawing scheduled for, oh, say, December 27. For all of you, I wish nights of good, restful sleep. Something we take for granted until it eludes us, but a great gift when we have it.
Oh yes! After shopping, I took in the movie, _Precious_. A must see. Heart-breaking, thought-provoking, but also bursting with the human spirit for survival.
2 comments:
I agree! Hibernation is the answer. I swear I was a bear in my last life. Having spent most of my life working on perfecting a sort of waking hibernation (the real kind is so frowned upon), I have gotten to a point where I do that pretty well. Now, if I could only figure out the part where I lose all that weight by the Spring thaw!
Hi, Sally. Just stopped by to say hello and wish you a Merry Christmas. Don't feel bad about shopping on Dec 23 -- I just finished mine today (Dec 24).
Warmest wishes to you and yours.
Joanie
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