April 25, 2008
Back, Finally —April 25
I’m not only back, but finally over jet lag and such, just not over the back pain caused by horrible airplane seats. I had the best time - talked and talked with my amazing nieces, nephew-in-law, amazing sister and played with adorable Great Nephew. (I explained to him many times that I’m his Great Aunt - emphasis on the Great. I’m quite sure he understood, despite his only oral confirmation - the informative “Hudda” followed by flinging his rubber toy into the air).
We had a non-traditional Passover. All vegetarian, deliciously so, and a lot of very thoughtful discussions, including one on romance novels as subversive, feminist material. It was awesome.
I tried a GPS in my rental car, which got me lost on the first turn. I was in Manhattan, trying to get from La Guardia to the NJ Turnpike when I found myself heading to Staten Island at 10pm. I freaked mostly because I’ve only driven in Manhattan itself or to Long Island. By some miracle I made it onto the Turnpike, then realized at almost 1am that I’d somehow missed my exit entirely and gone almost 100 miles out of the way. (Pittsburgh. Sigh.) So I got a motel room and retraced my steps in the morning. The whole experience proved to be amusing to my family.
I now need to jump back into work despite the fact that I’m obsessing over my vegetable garden. Which I can’t even start until the end of May. I did, however, order my tomatoes and red peppers, but they won’t arrive until the end of May, either. And how in the world am I supposed to narrow down my flower garden choices? I have to plant in containers, and I can’t buy several hundred of those, so I must choose. It’s very difficult.
Reading: Catch of the Day by Kristen Higgens (wonderful!)
On Deck: Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach
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glad u are back safely. great review for hav e mercy from rt 41/2 congrats
April 27th, 2008 at 12:25 am