18 October 2007
You might not have noticed I was out of the country, what with the fact that I totally forgot to mention it and the irregularity of posts even when I'm safe at home. But rest assured that my absence didn't go unnoticed by everybody:
No, the cats haven't learned fancy lettering. I think the best part was that I knew exactly where these flowers came from; if you know the giver, you might be able to guess too. Traveling around the world used to be more exciting when I had fewer boys and pets to miss while I was away.
I flew to the UK the Sunday before last, got in that Monday morning, and on Tuesday I was back on a plane, this time to Frankfurt. The Frankfurt Book Fair is one of the largest international book fairs, and before you start in with your envy and excited remarks, it's nothing like the book fairs you used to go to in your school gymnasium. This year was pretty good, though: deals were done; German comics were bought; entirely too much food was et.
And speaking of food, there was no shortage of delightful things to consume, but it was so far from what I'm used to eating that it's left me feeling pretty miserable. I started getting a cold a couple of days ago, and I'm putting it down to the drop in my daily intake of iron and vitamin C while I was away. See, at home, I eat mostly green veg and fruit -- apparently other people do not eat this way, particularly people who run restaurants.
So even though I felt very bedraggled this morning, I made my way to the supermarket to stock up on perishables. Kale has never looked so tasty. I even bought a crown of broccoli, since I thought my plants had all bloomed (if you've never grown broccoli, the florets turn into little yellow flowers if left on the plant). I double checked when I got back, and of course there were about three servings of edible florets on the plants. Home-grown broccoli in the middle of October -- nothing strange about that.
Despite having had some really nice times while I was away, I've never been so happy to get back home. That's a good sign, though. Me and Minnesota are pals (I'll remember I said that when I'm cursing the winter).
Minnesota is happy to have you back and I'm looking forward to sleeping without your daughter dog laying on my legs. (was I supposed to keep her off of the bed?)
.d
posted by .d at October 19, 2007 12:29 AM
Glad to hear you're back at home. I gotta admit that I really miss Minnesota these days. Seattle is alright but waaayyyy more expensive than Minneapolis. (Esp the fabric stores!)
posted by sara at October 19, 2007 07:28 PM
Nice to have you back. There's no place like home eh!
posted by Laura at October 20, 2007 09:25 PM
Sorry we left you feeling pretty miserable. Next year I'll have fruit and veg in the stand fridge for you.
posted by Gwyn at November 9, 2007 05:57 PM