Random Notes from the Sandwich Life
1. I feel like I've been away for a long time....but I guess I haven't really. I feel like I'm missing chunks of time because things are going by so fast. A few days ago I left work and the ginkgo trees were clouds of gold. Now the leaves are all down and there are puddles of gold on the street instead. Sometimes all the change makes me feel unsteady. I remember the first time I went out for the evening after having Leo. It was about a week before going back to work but the place I was working was having some kind of anniversary thing at the Highdive in downtown. Ernie and I went and the whole evening I felt as though I was going to tip over because I was so used to having the weight of Leo as I held him that without him I felt unsteady. That's kind of how I feel now. Not that I'm missing any weight Lord knows....
2. Is this the coolest 3rd birthday party invite you've ever seen? I've talked about my beloved Sarah Eckhart here---but I've never mentioned that her husband and boys are just as wonderful. Happy Birthday (a little late I guess) Silas.
3. We bought a gorgeous golden cauliflower at the farmer's market on Saturday. Last night I used a recipe from a Sara Moulton cookbook. I roasted it, then tossed it with chicken stock, pasta, a little bacon and toasted breadcrumbs. It was marvelous and I have at long last convinced my husband to like cauliflower....
4. I also am madly in love with the sweet potato pie that Sasha delivered to us over the weekend. Does Dick get credit for that Sasha? Great crust too.....I'm so impressed with people that can bake.... We are enjoying wonderful treats of late....Judi's friend Nancy in Maine sent fantastic cookies (the sugar cookies are like eating a solid piece of vanilla....) and her other friend Nancy came down from Evanston with homemade blueberry cobbler.
5. Kind of a busy weekend. Judi's friend Nancy visited on Saturday which was great for her and then other friends from Michigan drove down and visited on Sunday. Her friend Beverly also kindly drove Judi's car up from South Carolina, packed with things for us. It's very strange to unpack boxes of wonderful antique glass that you love only to hold it, look at it and realize that you're getting this because your sister is dying. Very strange.
6. Sunday Owen and I came down with pinkeye. Poor little Owen had it bad----couldn't open his eyes in the morning until I'd put warm wet washcloths on them for quite awhile. I also have a bit of a cold and between the two didn't go to work yesterday. Much better today but even I am shocked at how much I slept. Got up yesterday around 6:30 or 7:00, emailed work, ate breakfast and went back to bed. Slept until 11:00ish. Got up, unpacked boxes of glass, ate lunch and went back to bed. Ernie woke me up at 4:20 but I swear I could have slept longer. I felt better at that point so I got up, did some paperwork, cooked dinner and lazily watched tv until 9:00 and then, you guessed it....went back to bed. Slept until this morning, just waking up a few times in the night. I don't even want to total the number of hours of sleep.....