Friday Flashback: Dust in the Wind
Oct 17th, 2008 by Marilyn
We’re in Chicago this weekend visiting my folks, and the constant intake of pizza, pretzels and Walker Bros. pancakes makes for sluggish blogging indeed. A fresh and tasty post – the joys of noodle kugel – is cooling on the counter for tomorrow, but for a little flashback enjoyment right now, let’s revisit November, 2007.
At this time last year, we were trapped in a tiny apartment, the three of us and one furry, ear-scratching lab, all frustrated and at loose ends waiting for the completion of our new old house. The days were over-priced and under-satisfying, with seemingly no end in sight, and I spent endless hours walking Cleo in the new neighborhood, darting evil laser looks at our builder’s house and kicking pissy piles of leaves his way. As autumn piled up, my inner Robert Frost – who knew? – found a silver lining.
All They Are is Dust in the Wind
originally posted November 7, 2007
It’s the golden hour in Lawrence,
and everywhere I turn
leaves are falling with abandon
in the shades of autumn’s burn.
At our old house, fall was magic
but past a maple foot or two
the swear words flowed like syrup, and the leaf blower always blew.
This year we’re in an apartment
with a bored and grumpy pup
and though we wish our lawn was ready
we’ve no %$#@! leaves to pick up!
Have a wonderful weekend in Chicago! If you are going to Trader Joe’s, I’m jealous!!
me,too jealous…lovely fall pictures Marilyn…I can send you some leaves if you want
)!!
I don’t remember this post from last year, but it’s a beauty! Your poetic prowess is shining through.
Whenever a blogger raves about some kitchen tool I immediately MUST HAVE IT and go out and buy it. I always plan to make everything that looks or sounds good (have three BRAND NEW Madelaine pans purchased shortly after you moved into the new old house – never used). Also bought some new cake flour for some wonderful sounding recipe after realizing that the brand new box in my pantry (probably bought when I saw some other good sounding recipe) had expired two years prior.
At any rate, in May I bought a microplaner based on your recommendation, it sat in the cabinet until yesterday. I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!! I made some orange shortbread and now have a lemon bundt cake (with lemon rind) in the oven. I think I’ll make some lime/hazelnut cookies tomorrow. And will then probably buy some fresh hard cheese and make something Italian! And I’ll probably buy a couple more to give to nieces & nephews for Christmas.
Lovely pictures! Thanks for sharing the flashback.
Pam: no Trader Joe’s this weekend – but plenty of other eating.
Theresa: our leaves are just about there – not quite, but soon!
MB: coming from you, poet-girl, that’s a dear compliment.
Kathy: glad you’ve found happiness with your Microplaner! I think it’s terrific, too.
Jean: bet your leaves in upstate NY are fabulous.
I’m glad you reposted that since I only started reading your blog recently. It really made me chuckle.