I had such a full day, that it felt like two: coffee, meditation, meeting with Dan and financial planner, meeting with Kathie for my lastest 20 pages, primal movements, editing those pages, finishing up and submitting the next 20, practicing calligraphy, having a very satisfying dinner and now working on the blog. Whew! These are times that I really miss my glass of wine. I’ll have to settle for tea.
I’m pushing myself a little bit because I want to have the second draft of the book finished before I go home on the 1st. Looks like that is going to happen. Once I get that out of the way, I will feel free to play full time. I’m meeting up Barbara, Barb and Debra on the next two Wednesdays. Wednesdays have turned out to be “our day,” The 20th we are going to hike and then have lunch at the new Israeli restaurant. The 27th we are going to Pascal’s farm.
From the 21st to the 25th I’m going to Las Lajas with the gang. Herta might have to miss because she has a sick cat. Hope she can make it. It will be nice to have everyone together.
So, I’m pretty much hold up here until I finish this second draft.
This past Wednesday I went to Barbara and Murray’s for lunch with Barb and Stefan and Pascal and Debra. Stefan made a dish called flammkuchen, Murray made his famous pizza, Debra made a salad, and I made Jose Andre’s wrinkled potatoes with salsa verde.
It was a fun afternoon. I felt like I was in a TV production with Stefan and Murray in the kitchen. They were both nervous about stepping on each others’ toes, but I didn’t see any fights breaking out. Stefan got a bit upset when he discovered that the outdoor pizza oven was too hot to bake the flammkuchen properly. We all found it fabulous.
So, what is flammkuchen? Basically, it’s a French-German-Swiss pizza. It originated in the Alsace region of France, which borders Germany and Switzerland. The dough is super thin, and it contains no yeast. Here are a few photos of Stefan’s creations.
More images of the day:
March 17: I finally made time to finish this posting. It’s two days after the party, but I didn’t want to finish until I figured out how to edit videos. I think I got it. So a few “action” scenes from our great day at Barbara and Murray’s.
I am also exceedingly happy to report that his morning I finished the second draft of the book. The next step is formatting, and then after Kathie finishes editing my last two submissions, we will begin the marketing process. Hallelujah!!
Now I am free to play. Tomorrow I have my last appointment with the dentist for the crown. Barbara and I are going to get together either before or after that. I may even start making a few cards. I haven’t had time for that since I’ve been here.
The water has been turned off here since 3/11. Luckily, I’m the only one in the house right now, so the tank reservoir is still supplying tap water. However, I’ve been conserving – no showering or doing laundry. So far, so good.
Jerry just sent me this photo from Vietnam:
I texted Linda a few days ago and asked if she was having fun. She did not respond. I am judging from this photo that she is likely extremely overwhelmed. Hope I’m wrong.
How lucky am I to have a husband like Dan? He has been FaceTiming me to show me all the cleaning he has been doing. He was especially happy with his clean refrigerator. I asked him if he shared this joy with his guy friends. He said that he did, and they told him he was gay. That’s fine with me – in more ways than one. It is such a joy to come home to a clean house.