 I am no Icarus, I am cautious and try not to fly too close to the sun, but I am still susceptible to sunburn. Using sunscreen is an effective way to shield your skin from the ravages of the sun’s rays, but how do you protect your more delicate organs? What if the threat is […]  At night, in secret, I offer whispered prayers to God, or the universe or myself, or whatever is out there listening. I am not a religious person, I haven’t been in a church or synagogue in many years. Most of my friends are atheists or careless observers of some sort. I don’t talk much about […]
 Many years ago I had a friend from Argentina who introduced me to the Spanish Tortilla, and it was love at first bite. A cousin to the Italian frittata, the Spanish tortilla goes by tortilla de patatas or tortilla española, and always includes potatoes. The frittata is a bit looser on the ingredients; the only must-have is […]  If there was a jug of Almaden on the table I knew it would be a bad night. She often came home from work and had a glass of wine, or Sherry, but an Almaden night was different. I didn’t always know what had triggered it, and frankly the list of possible transgressions was long. […]
 Everyone has their favorite dish at Thanksgiving, and mine is stuffing. We have a loose leaf binder (our version of a family heirloom) that my sister Connie keeps in her possession; shared when someone else hosts the dinner. I’m happy she’s the one who holds it for us. I believe of the four of us, […] |
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Peggy Gilbey McMackin - It’s 7:30 am and my brain hasn’t yet woke up, but just to say, nice Post, happy for you in the exhilarating moments, and though sad it didn’t last, am quite happy for your end resolution and positive outlook. Cheers to a more lasting next time!
Patricia - Matters of the heart are always risky, but I am of the school, better to have loved and lost…
Always take consolation in the fact that you were true to your feelings and went after a desire of your own. You can’t control the other aspects unfortunately, but imagine never taking these kinds of chances and feeling the exhilaration, if only short lived.
Love the comparison to the sunburn. Wasn’t sure what “parts” you were talking about that you can’t use sunscreen on at first…lol. Glad it was about your heart… : )
Nancy K. - I love this very honest look at dating, or whatever you want to call it. I especially love that you talk about getting burned without every using that term. At first I thought it was actually going to be about burns but quickly found myself completely drawn into the allegory. Excellent piece. Good luck out there!
Cindy D - This was so beautifully constructed; who among us can’t relate to being consumed by that feeling of being swept away? . Glad your burn is healing.
Donna-Louise Bishop - I loved your comparisons between sunburn and this relationship. I thought the parallels worked really well. I wondered if perhaps there was a bit too much about sunburn in the intro and maybe that could be filtered elsewhere in the piece? I found the initial jump from the sunburn to the relationship pulled me out of the piece a bit. Other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this and your attention to detail/emotion/thoughts worked great. Awesome job.
nrlowell@comcast.net - Thanks Donna-Louise. I wondered about that as well.
Another Valentine’s Day » Chefs Last Diet - […] eyes, would you send a love letter and let them gaze into your heart and soul? I was recently wooed with texts and IMs and mistook the chatter for romance, silly […]