copenhagen

I've been so bad, so remiss...I've not been blogging, mostly because I've been non-bloggable being in N.C. visiting my continuing-to-improve mother and most recently in Denmark.

What a fantastic place...beautiful Copenhagen,  wonderful castles,  happy contented and kind people...AND amazing flea markets.

I think ebay killed the flea markets in the US...the market here in NYC has dried up except for the occasional surprise...as Bob said, the flea market here is full of "burped up detritus".

In Denmark, fantastic finds at fant-as-tic prices...
And YES, I got a digital camera and YES I'll post pictures (when I figure out the whole process).

The best ceramic surprise from Denmark is Hjorth (pronounced "Hyort" in Danish donchaknow).  The standard Hjorth ceramics is a dull tan/brown with ugly bland floral designs...the Hjorth pieces I bought have a more deco feel, but are very simple in design.

Gots to go, pic's soon.

dyslexia

OK, OK...so the moon was to the left of the stage..."right" seemed more romantic somehow (I think I drank too many Peach something-or-other drinks last night).

Cathy left...homemade ravioli

Cathy train-ed back to suburban Maryland an hour ago...I just wanted to say that she and Bob made an amazing dinner last night...including handmade red, white and blue ravioli...

...well actually, when they made them they looked more pink, white and green BUT once cooked they were flesh-colored, white and blue...most important, they tasted great and, yes, I helped...at the end...I was the assembler (a nasty job)...and as the non-cook, I had to clean the dishes...

...I know my favorite pseudo-punctuation (some would call it an affectation) is that I use a lot of "..."...but I'm working on increasing my use of commas to compensate.

...I did not win lottery or the "mega-million" so I have to work tomorrow...hate that.

...Friday we saw "Much Ado About Nothing" at Shakespeare in the Park...the weather was great and the production even better...Jimmy Smits has a wonderfully comic side...and the moon rising to the right of the stage was beautiful, large and almost truly green.

beginning

It's all my friend's Cathy's fault...she has a blog about cooking (she actually READS the recipes...and worse, she follows them word for word....)so my turn...
I'm feeling old (at 46) and want to retire desperately but in the process I've been playing the lottery and buying pottery.
Initially I really favored American pottery from the mid and early 20th century...but now I am a huge devotee of 20th century scandinavian pottery...
oops, I have to go, Cathy is standing over my shoulder reading my blog (doesn't she have a recipe to obsess over????)