For anyone who's wondering why "splendid" ...
"In aging it is even more important to live in splendour, seeking the beauty of mortal life." Munekata Toshiyuki, a retired Japanese high school principal, wrote this as the subtitle of his book "What the Oldest Cherry Trees Saw."
Thursday 28 January 2010
Wednesday 27 January 2010
Cougar
Well tonight I got to feel a bit cougar-ish at Ronda Locatelli as my dinner guest, who grew up on 80s music rather than the 60s and early 70s tunes that marked my youth, and a splendid woman were welcomed as "Mr and Mrs"! A minor gaff. That said, the rest of the evening was excellent. Borlotti beans and tomatoes, mozzarella and roast beetroot, four cheese pizza and pasta with pesto, green beans and potato - all cooked to perfection. The company was entertaining and amusing - overall a lovely evening and I have a cougar moment to cherish...
Live in splendour
Live in splendour
The meaningful things in life
This blogging thing has brought up some new linguistic challenges. What is it that people do when the blog and use twitter?
Do they twog or blitter? Perhaps they bleet?
These questions could use all my available brainpower for the next day or two.
Do they twog or blitter? Perhaps they bleet?
These questions could use all my available brainpower for the next day or two.
Tuesday 26 January 2010
In the beginning there was the word ...
...and the word came from a friend who repeatedly advised me that I should write a blog. After many months the combination of camembert and pavlova (not at the same time) inspired me to write a word or two, or three, or four...
That said, there is a high probability that this will be the last posting to The Pillow Book. Alternatively, it might end up with a few more postings and more closely resemble, in size if not in quality, the book that inspired the blog name - The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon.
You see, when I thought about blogging I was at a loss - what would my blog be about? Would it be like Chocolate & Zucchini, or more along the lines of Sex and Dubai? I had no idea.
So using my highly advanced problem solving skills (first avoid the problem, second ignore it, three scream at it, four curl up in the foetal position and rock, five...) I decided that my blog didn't need to be about anything. Or it could be about everything.
If you are fortunate enough to find it, if you find anything on it remotely interesting or useful, if, if, if ... then please post messages. However, if you find it and you want to increase my size, help me please my whatever in bed, sell me meds cheaply or anything else, if you think you have the right to spam my blog, then please go away. I will only ask nicely once. You send me crap and I warn you, I won't be so nice next time.
Now, after making pavlova last night for the office, I am now going to make a warm, comforting bread and butter custard (enhanced with a little lemon zest and brandy) to use up the egg yolks.
Until next time
Live in splendour
That said, there is a high probability that this will be the last posting to The Pillow Book. Alternatively, it might end up with a few more postings and more closely resemble, in size if not in quality, the book that inspired the blog name - The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon.
You see, when I thought about blogging I was at a loss - what would my blog be about? Would it be like Chocolate & Zucchini, or more along the lines of Sex and Dubai? I had no idea.
So using my highly advanced problem solving skills (first avoid the problem, second ignore it, three scream at it, four curl up in the foetal position and rock, five...) I decided that my blog didn't need to be about anything. Or it could be about everything.
If you are fortunate enough to find it, if you find anything on it remotely interesting or useful, if, if, if ... then please post messages. However, if you find it and you want to increase my size, help me please my whatever in bed, sell me meds cheaply or anything else, if you think you have the right to spam my blog, then please go away. I will only ask nicely once. You send me crap and I warn you, I won't be so nice next time.
Now, after making pavlova last night for the office, I am now going to make a warm, comforting bread and butter custard (enhanced with a little lemon zest and brandy) to use up the egg yolks.
Until next time
Live in splendour
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