Saturday, April 15, 2006
Overheard this week....
On NPR's "Talk of the Nation--Science Friday"...
I belong to a generation that has forgotten how to, or doesn't take pleasure in cooking, according to the author of The Omnivore's Dilemma.
Hmmm....Magnolia Bakery (SO worth the ridiculously picky recipe!)cupcakes from scratch, lemon bars (not from a box), hand-chopped salsa (alas, I did buy the tortilla chips), spinach dip from Mom's recipe (again, I cheated on the mayo--but I know how to make my own, so does that count??)...just a few of things all made while savoring the balance of a knife in my hand, the sweet smells of my kitchen and the anticipation of blessing my family and friends during Easter dinner tomorrow.
Should I invite the guy over...or just savor the guilty triumph of us nerdy Martha wannabees throwbacks?
At the grocery store checkout one over from me early this morning...
Woman buying groceries to clerk checking her out: "I just can't get into Easter now that my kids are getting older."
Wow....that one broke my heart. I can't imagine a more important holiday. We really minimize the basket/bunny thing (many years just skipping it--this year it was a good excuse to buy the kids the new Narnia movie on DVD). However, we do decorate (see below!), prepare and rejoice in He who is Risen.
Because if I can't "get into" Easter, then I've missed it.
Have a glorious Resurrection Day.
HE IS RISEN, HE IS RISEN INDEED!
I belong to a generation that has forgotten how to, or doesn't take pleasure in cooking, according to the author of The Omnivore's Dilemma.
Hmmm....Magnolia Bakery (SO worth the ridiculously picky recipe!)cupcakes from scratch, lemon bars (not from a box), hand-chopped salsa (alas, I did buy the tortilla chips), spinach dip from Mom's recipe (again, I cheated on the mayo--but I know how to make my own, so does that count??)...just a few of things all made while savoring the balance of a knife in my hand, the sweet smells of my kitchen and the anticipation of blessing my family and friends during Easter dinner tomorrow.
Should I invite the guy over...or just savor the guilty triumph of us nerdy Martha wannabees throwbacks?
At the grocery store checkout one over from me early this morning...
Woman buying groceries to clerk checking her out: "I just can't get into Easter now that my kids are getting older."
Wow....that one broke my heart. I can't imagine a more important holiday. We really minimize the basket/bunny thing (many years just skipping it--this year it was a good excuse to buy the kids the new Narnia movie on DVD). However, we do decorate (see below!), prepare and rejoice in He who is Risen.
Because if I can't "get into" Easter, then I've missed it.
Have a glorious Resurrection Day.
HE IS RISEN, HE IS RISEN INDEED!
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2 Comments:
That's weird....I commented and now it's gone. I hope you didn't read my latest blog before you wrote this...seriously though....I wasn't going to "get into" it this year...and lo and behold ds 4 helped remind me that what we do is important sometimes. You guys have a BLESSED day tomorrow. The decor looks GREAT!!
Good morning and Happy Resurrection Day...I was tagged this morning...and as soon as you have time....
You've been tagged, too!!
:-)
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