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July 30 BakingThis afternoon I baked bread. Years ago...before we had a son, I baked bread almost on a weekly basis. I have an old bread cookbook that I have loved. It is Beard on Bread, compiled by the late chef James Beard. Today I made Anadama Bread. I contains molasses, cornmeal, and whole wheat as well as bread flour. It is still cooling on a rack so we haven't eaten any of it yet. We used to love it toasted with scrambled eggs. The next recipe I plan to reprise is Cracked Wheat Bread. Hope I can regain my "touch." July 29 Always a mother I guess one is always a mother. When I woke up this morning I was dreaming that I was at a very large wedding for a friend. My son John was there with me wearing a yellow polo shirt and khaki shorts. After a bit, he wanted to go off on his own, as is usual for 12-year-old boys. Then I couldn't find him. Time went by. Hours went by. The wedding was at 11am, and it was now 3pm. I kept asking people if they had seen him. No one had. (I don't know how I expected anyone to know whether they had seen him. None of them had ever known him.) Just as I woke I remembered a bicycle shop down the street from the church and was planning to go look there. I was optimistic about finding him. I never panicked. What produces this anxiety in our dreams? John is 31 years old and has two children of his own. July 24 How will I know?? While
I walk on the track at Milestone Fitness, I listen to podcasts that I
have downloaded from NPR, NY Times, or Scientific American. This
morning I heard an interesting and blogger-appropriate quotation. "How will I know what I think until I read what I wrote." attributed to Scotty Reston, news columnist. July 15 Living Living Wills and Powers of Attorney.....Those were our tasks this morning. Husband and I are certainly old enough that we should have done this long ago. Somehow it is like the shoemaker's children who have no shoes. In this case it is the lawyer whose family have no living wills. Well we took care of that, and it is done now. . Of course, we made each other our health surrogate and gave power of attorney to each other. If we are unable to serve, our son, age 31, is designated. I feel quite confident in him. One time a couple of years ago, I told him that I knew I had better be in my daughter-in-law's good graces since she would choose our nursing home. His reply, "No, she won't. I will, and I'll get the best." Just what a mother wants to hear. July 12 Sometimes I lie awake.... As I was drifting off to sleep a couple of nights ago, I wondered about the cars I could hear occasionally going down our street."Where ARE they going and why at this time of night?" Then I thought about how I look at people's lighted windows as we drive along at twilight and how I wonder what sort of life is going on inside those houses. Different styles of architecture and small, unique houses attract my attention the most. I often wish I could meet the people living there and see inside their houses. Does anyone else ever have this curiosity? I mentioned my desire to know to a friend once as we rode a train from downtown Chicago to her home in the suburbs. She dismissed such thoughts with, "Oh, I imagine it is pretty predictable." June 29 MuralsIf you have looked at my photo album of our trip to Ireland, you will see murals depicting "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland. I can't tell you how impressive these were. For one thing, they are painted on the sides of buildings several stories tall. That is not very evident. And, of course,the murals are in the Catholic area of Londonderry and tell their side of the story.
One mural that particularly impressed me was the one of the prisoners wearing blankets. They refused to wear prison uniforms because they considered themselves political prisoners, not common law breakers. Instead they wrapped themselves in blankets.
We asked the attendant at one museum whether things had changed. He said, "Oh, yes. We don't have armed helicopters overhead at all times and we don't have soldiers on the streets carrying automatic weapons." That was true, but the area looked very poor and depressed to us. Certainly, it was nothing like Dublin (the Tiger of the E.U.) nor like Belfast that has money from the U.K. June 24 Sleeping...It appears that I may have found the culprit in my inability to get to sleep at night. It should have been obvious--caffeine!
I do love my afternoon cup of coffee and thought it wouldn't keep me awake because I use about 1/3 de-caffeinated in the mix.
For the last three nights, I have not had coffee at all. Today I used 2/3 de-caf. We shall see what happens tonight.
Pleasant dreams to you all! June 21 "Ah,...sleep that knits up the raveled sleeve of care." A quotation that often comes to my mind. Ol' Macbeth had lots of concerns to keep him awake, like murdering the king! As for me, I long for sleep--especially at 1 o'clock in the morning. For the second night in a row, I have had a terrible time getting to sleep. The first night, I just lay there and kept trying to fall asleep. Last night I did some stretches before getting into bed. At midnight I left Husband in our bed and went into my escape room, the sewing room, where I go to escape his snoring on occasion . I turned on the light and read for 20 minutes or so. I thought I was sleepy, but it still took another hour before I was asleep. Any suggestions? (Of course, Husband falls asleep as soon as his head hits the pillow. Drat.) August 25 Tagged, eh?So.... I've been tagged.
By Richard. Thanks a lot.
Here are 8 things about me:
1. I attended University of Texas, but graduated from Baylor in 19??.
2. I always said that I wanted to go to graduate school someplace where it snows. (I did. Strangely enough, Nashville, TN)
3. I have been married to the same wonderful man for 40 years.
4. I have thought I was overweight since I was 12 years old. Actually, I wish I weighed the same that I did in college. It is all relative. I wasn't fat then at all!
5. I have always had the wanderlust. It amazes me that I have lived in the same house for 25 years.
6. I have always been proud of my Texas background and often refer to it. (Such as..."It has been so hot in Kentucky that I sometimes think I have died and gone back to Texas."
7. My high school best friend have been close friends for 50 years!
8. I plan to live to at least 100. (My grandmother made it to 99 and 8 months.)
I'll have to figure out whom to tag at a later time. August 20 BeckhamDavid Beckham. Have any of you been watching this phenomenon?
Husband and I have been interested in soccer since our son was in kindergarten. Most little ones can run and kick, so that is where he started. We continued to be his fans throughout high school. It was great fun--at indoor facilities in the winter and outdoors in the spring and fall.
Now comes David Beckham. And he may just change the way Americans think about soccer. With his close cropped hair, he looks like the all-American guy. With his celebrity wife, he is living the all-American guy dream. When he is interviewed, he is humble and seems quite genuine. (He doesn't speak with the upper class accent a la Prince Charles. Instead he has the working class accent of the Gekko in the insurance ads.) In short, he is quite charming.
And he CAN play soccer! He hasn't scored yet, but he passes and makes a lot of difference on the field.
I'm glad I'll be able to watch a lot of his games on TV (the telly).
PS He plays the same position that our son always played--midfield.
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