Loooove Reba

Tight pants!

Watch and be happy (er).

Recent infatuations

Broad City.  The Great British Bake Off.  This song. Embroidering inappropriate things (will share later).  Plotting a visit to an amazing garden.

Research

I have made some supremely sexy meals lately.  Only for myself an sometimes the kiddo but that does not make the meals unsexy.

Polenta with roasted mushrooms.

Carmelized onion pasta.

I'm counting this as research for future sexy meal needs.

Unexpected

And on some days, your ex-father-in-law calls you at work to remind you that he still loves you and that you're always welcome to come visit him in Arizona.

Man.

I confess that one of the hardest parts is missing that family.  I knew them for close to half of my life.  I still talk now and then to a sister-in-law or get a facebook message from a niece or nephew or even a call from his grandma so deep in dementia that she thinks we're still together.  "Sorry grandma, he's at class.  Why don't you try his cell..."

It's not avoidance really.  It's partly keeping myself out of the gossip.  Accepting that someone else has stepped hard into my old spot.  And maybe not putting myself into a situation where I let it slip exactly how much lying bullshit I was dealt during that marriage.

Anyway, I thanked him for checking in, told him that I loved him too, and promised to let him know if I was in the area.

Awww man, life is tough some days.

How subtle is the gift of memory?

A friend had a spare ticket to see a play over the weekend, and I jumped at the chance to go.  The show Isolde was interesting.  Spare set, a handful of actors, and a way of telling a story that was a bit new to me.

I adored the character of Patrick and the musings on memory and one's place in the scheme of things.

Recipe-less

This guide to recipe-less lentil soup is pretty great.  Made the version with coconut milk and ginger.