Comments on: A Vacation

By: Snowpea

Snowpea — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:25:47 +0000

I look forward to hearing more of that trip. The sunset sounds magical — I wish I could have seen it! Trips like that are perfect for chasing away the blahs. Ça change l’esprit de place, as we say (”it puts the mind in another place”). Peter was angry about something at work last week and since we’re on vacation this week, I’m dragging him out snowshoeing as often as possible. He comes back from each outing happily tired, with his eyes full of snow, pine woods and sky. He will return to work a more relaxed and even fitter man LOL

And I’ll have to get walnuts next time I purchase Brussels Sprouts.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:12:55 +0000

LOL I am in complete agreement, and part of the madness of winter is that I forget what I know.

The tragedy of traveling alone is you can’t drive and take photos as well. Many times there is no pull-off area, either. I say Switzerland is “the land of 10,000 photo opportunities and not one place to park to shoot them.”

The walnuts were what Lisa had. I asked for pine nuts, but walnuts should be cheaper almost anywhere.

By: Alison

Alison — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:25:06 +0000

The sprouts were yummy. Isn\\\’t it fun to pitch in? I\\\’m so tired of cooking alone and as a result tend to stick to the same dishes all the time. Thanks for sharing the weekend with us!

By: bleeding espresso

bleeding espresso — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:38:06 +0000

Ah what a perfectly lovely vacation! Must be something in the (winter) air….

By: Tina Anderson

Tina Anderson — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:23:24 +0000

Everyone needs a vacation like that sometimes. It is not healthy to get stuck in a rut and never be able to truly relax and enjoy yourself.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:55:10 +0000

Thanks, Tina. I will take that as permission to take another shortly. I am going back to Puglia to conquer some more Pugliese dishes. I wanted ti make it Sardinia, but a change in the family prevents that for now.