Flitted

Sometimes, in a summer morning,
having taken my accustomed bath, I sat in my sunny doorway from sunrise
till noon, rapt in a revery, amidst the pines and hickories and sumachs,
in undisturbed solitude and stillness, while the birds sing around or
flitted noiseless through the house, until by the sun falling in at
my west window, or the noise of some traveller’s wagon on the distant
highway, I was reminded of the lapse of time. I grew in those seasons
like corn in the night, and they were far better than any work of the
hands would have been. They were not time subtracted from my life, but
so much over and above my usual allowance.

Henry David Thoreau

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Concrete

Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated. Thus, everyone’s task is unique as is his specific opportunity to implement it.

Viktor Frankl

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A bit fruity…

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Luncheonette

Cheeseburger salad, with very American cheese at the perfect level of melt, and a whole lot of pickle! The dressing was mayo, ketchup, and mustard.

Gigante bean caesar salad with olives and parmesan over top.

I have perfected a quick marinade of gochujang, soy sauce, ginger, and garlic, and we’ll let chicken, beef, or pork (pictured) bathe in it overnight, sometimes longer. Greg grills it on our Staub, and makes it pretty. So tasty!

Red chile chicken and a B.L.T. salad

We are very much creatures of habit in this time of our life, with our private luncheonette churning out some sort of protein, accompanied by corn, peas, or a salad on most days. When the weather turns cold, there are more soups and gravies, maybe a potato mash. It is a rare occasion for the rice to appear, and make for a slightly sad looking plate. How vivacious all the color is!

One weekday, we get fast food, usually tacos or a pizza. One weekend day, we make our library visit, grocery and errand run, and choose a place for lunch. It is a rare occasion for us to eat dinner, and, in true old people style, I cannot even recall the last time we dined in a restaurant after 4 p.m. Though, Greg has reminded me, we have had snacks at the Roadhouse Cinema in their deluxe loungers before the show gets to going. Mostly, we have a snack at Greg’s quitting time.

How funny to turn into these people. They’re alright, though…

Distant

The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone who thinks and feels with us, and who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.

Goethe

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