Last week I finally got around to christening the kitchen chalkboard. After quickly flipping through the quote index, it makes complete sense who got first dibs.
The soft consonance of a waterfowl floating in the foggy, feather-calm final minutes of low tide on a fall … Saturday. [Dang it.]
Happy pup at Pemaquid
Finished Reading (2023): Culture Care by Makoto Fujimura 📚
Simple and elegant, pointing clearly toward (and from) the profound.
We swim in rivers of culture that are “blackened and uninhabitable with utilitarian pragmatism and over-commodification.” But in that culture, we must “always be willing to present a bouquet of flowers” — even to those “who may not yet know that they desire beauty.”
Post-Thanksgiving reminder:
… When the power is restored, transfer the roast to oven, resume normal cooking activities, play some “smooth whiskey blues,” and thank your lucky stars you’ll be eating before midnight 🙂
And when the power is not returned to thee at the appointed time, light thine charcoals in order to save the holy ($95) standing rib roast. (It was an accidental purchase…)
The second rule is to continue to relax. Light some candles and play a couple games of cribbage.
When the power goes out just before cooking Thanksgiving dinner, the first rule is not to panic. Instead, go for a sunset walk.
I have had four jobs today:
- Read books ✔️
- Go for a walk ✔️
- Make whippy cream ✔️
- Read more books ✔️
It’s a happy Thanksgiving
