| August 18 2005 |
| hihi
Hey everyone, just thought I'd leave a quick note for ya. My dog has been "missing" for a month. I know he isn't missing. I'm sure he was caught in another fox trap. I guess I'm just not meant to have any animals out here. A bright side? Um….Well, I just discovered that I screwed up a few jars of raspberries from last fall and now have raspberry wine instead of juice. In fact, it's really good. Here are a few recipes, all worthy of summertime spoils: Raspberry Wine for recipes: Fill a glass jar with ripe raspberries and sugar. Fill the jar to the top with hot water. Wait for jar to cool and store in a cool, dark place for at least six months (I'm told the longer you wait, the better which makes sense.) • Red Yogurt Delight: Strain fermented berries from jar and add to 1 cup unsweetened yogurt. Stir well and eat, (It's very good, I promise.) Save the wine for a Raspberry Swirl. • Raspberry Swirl*: Add 1-2 parts cherry wine to three parts carbonated lemon water. Stir well. Garnish with a lemon wedge. *Common Sense Caution: This drink can get you drunk… and will it, holy hand-grenade! Posted by nelle at 4 : 47 pm | Leave a note {0} |
| July 21 2005 |
| written to one, relevent for others - excerpt from an email
Now, "the serious" It's 9:38 p.m. and I'm having my diner as I just got home. Lately, I've been thinking about all the people throughout my life that have changed me. You know, the for-better-or-for-worse kind of changes. I've thought about everyone from that DJ guy, Mika I think his name was (he was in your mammas hot tub once) to Christophe to Jessica right down to Ivo (my dog.) In doing so, I have come to understand a few things; (1) I owe so many assholes a big fat 'thank you' for giving me the lessons I needed to be a better person and that (2) I owe the people I love(d) and the people who love(d) me (those two lists aren't always the same) an ever bigger and fatter 'thank you' for putting up with my awful-self over the years and also that (3) no matter where I go, what I'm doing, what language I'm speaking or how aware of it I am, that every one of these people (good and bad) are forever engraved in my heart and I will always carry them with me regardless of desire to do so or not to do so. They've become the shields, swords and white flags I will use throughout my life's journey. I have also learned that the hardest thing to do in this life of mine is to unlearn my wrong ways and to relearn what is right in their place. But what does all this rambling of mine mean? I love you. I miss you. I'm sorry I'm not better at keeping in touch. You're still in my heart. You still mean the world to me. I think of you often. I cry for you often. I hope that all you have, at any given moment, is the best that life has to offer anyone. I wish you continued success. I want you to continue persevering. I pray that you do. I'm thankful that you came into my life and I'm 1000-fold more thankful that you've stayed in it for so long. I don't know if you really realize just how proud of you I am. Not only have you come this far, but you're still going (and you make it look so easy.) I'm proud just to say I know someone with that kind of endurance and drive but even more so, I'm proud to say that I know you. It warms my heart and makes me impatient for the future. Posted by nelle at 3 : 07 pm | Leave a note {2} |
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