A blog full of memories
Last night, a friend came to dinner. I thought I’d try to make something simple. I’d seen a recipe in the Fine Cooking magazine last week that I wanted to try out: Meatballs in spicy curry peanut sauce. This spicy meatball recipe called for ground beef. I couldn’t find ground beef in my grocery store. …
An improvement today. I dug out my rollerblades and cruised over to the gym. Total commute time: ten minutes. Still took the elevator down six flights of stairs. When I got to the building with the gym, I clunked up one flight of stairs. In the reception of the gym, I changed my rollerblades for …
Take the elevator down seven flights of stairs to the parking garage. Get in the car and drive 5 minutes to the parking garage at the gym. Take the elevator from the parking garage up four flights of stairs to the gym. Do a cardio workout on the reclined bike. Is that Californian or what? …
I arrived in Lausanne last week. It was also my birthday. Bear’s mother made sure that I was well-equipped to live in Switzerland. We also have a brand-spanking-new meat slicer. An industrial-grade meat slicer in fact. An important amenity here in Switzerland, with all that raclette and viande seche. She threw in some fromage d’alpage …
En fin. I have arrived in Switzerland. It took awhile. About a year in fact. And it’s been a helluva journey. At the beginning of last year, I didn’t know Switzerland was my destination. I just knew that my life wasn’t what I wanted it to be. In California, I felt like I was on …
On the way from Whitehorse to Healdsburg, I stopped to visit my friend in Smithers, BC. She has just bought a house there and is starting to become part of the community. It’s a time for change for everybody I know–or that’s what it seems like anyway. Regardless, I had left Whitehorse at 6h30 am …
What do you need to know about my car? That’s it’s for sale.? That it’s a 2005 Honda Civic Si Hatchback? That it has just over 82,000 miles? Oh…it’s also a 5-speed manual transmission. I just had a minor service, they guys at Automotive Excellence in Cotati said it was in good condition. I have …
To my friends and family who have inquired: “Nothing happening on your blog Jennie. What’s going on? Are you OK?” Thank you for inquiring. Yes. I am alive. I am fine. I’ve just had a lot going on. At the end of January, I drove from Whitehorse, Yukon to Healdsburg, California. We’d sold a property …
Happy New Year everybody. Don’t forget to show up tomorrow at 11h am!!! I sent an email with all the contact information. Let me know if I missed something. Looking forward to meeting everybody.