Further Reasons to Be Grateful

Bone weary after yesterday, the cook lies on the couch and counts her life's blessings.

A top-of-the-list even dozen:

My husband and children.

My biological and chosen family.

They all stick by me even when it’s difficult.

Memories, including the bad ones because they make me who I am.

A sense of humor.

Fortunate enough to be able to help others.

All the books piled around this house. See below for current pile I’m working through.

Comfortable chairs/couch/bed to read them in—and quiet!

Meditation.

Chocolate.

Port wine.

My cookware all found in thrift stores or handed down, especially my aunt’s copper pots.

And one more: My readers. Your presences kicks me out to find good subjects you might want to read and then try to write them up as best I can each week!

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A Pile of Books for Tea Time and Late Night Reading:
In no particular order but, yes, all at once, whenever I can....

I Remember by Joe Brainard—weird, hilarious, and profound.
Wuthering Heights and the Gondal's Queen poems by Emily Brontë (see this post).
Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward--have become addicted to her writing.
An Omelette and a Glass of Wine; Mediterranean Food; French Country Cooking; and Summer Cooking by Elizabeth David--I'm in the midst of writing a piece about her and having a ton of fun cooking my way through her recipes.
Heart Spring Mountain by Robin MacArthur--I really liked Half Wild, a collection of short stories
Life's Work by David Milch--because Hanna Raskin of The Food Section recommended it (thank you Hanna!)
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee--I keep it on the edge of my desk to read whenever sentences fail me.

See you all back here for the regular Tuesday read!

And if you haven’t already…..