My memories of Asia are sometimes sparked by the most common things. This morning, for instance, distinct memories came to me of an Indonesian breakfast as I was eating my own breakfast here in small town Missouri.
Fresh cage-free eggs, unpasteurized cow milk (just milked from the cow on Thursday), and hot tea sat on my [...]
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I’ve been missing New York City a lot lately. Yesterday I started looking at pictures from my move back to Missouri, and when I did, I realized there were things I had intended to blog (about my move) that I wasn’t able to at the time for logistical reasons. Part One: Missouri is so nice, and people here are so nice. It’s all so…NICE. Where’s the grit? Where’s the texture? Where’s the edge? Oh, that’s right. It’s Missouri. It’s not gritty or textured or edgy. It’s nice. Photo by smalltowngirl Thank God for blogging, FB, and Twitter…And thanks to my NY friends who are following my blogs, [...] Eyes burning, but snug at home with my hot tea and fuzzy pjs, I feel good about moving back to Missouri. I’ve spent two days this week working in various parts of St. Louis; driving in city traffic, eating in city restaurants, and talking to city people. I’ve spent the other days in small town Missouri; taking [...] Dad pulled in to Brooklyn just before 2 p.m., and after finding a parking space and exchanging a bear hug, we headed to La Bagel Delight for a sandwich. I gripped the rungs of the ladder, excited. Kids laughed and hollared and water splashed in the pool beneath me as I placed my foot on the first cool, metal rung. Quickly, I ascended, afraid to look down. The top of the ladder came quickly, and as my eyes became level with the diving board, I [...] It’s Lincoln’s birthday, which means that it’s a floating office holiday. I had to work for a few hours, but now it’s time to enjoy a gorgeous day outside by stealing my own Shake Shack virginity, and taking a walk in Manhattan with my camera. I sat with Jeff on a park bench in Chinatown watching teenagers in t-shirts toss a football to one another. It was nearly fifty degrees today after weeks of temperatures that hovered around zero, so warm sunshine and the lunar new year brought a sense of lightness to the park around us. My hope when he [...] |
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