Dinner Tonight #39

 

Tonight I made a baked brie stuffed with cranberries and ham.  Served with Ceasar salad, it was mighty fine.

Night Music: At Last

It is 6 years today since we lost this glorious songstress. At least we have her recordings to keep her memory bright and fresh.

An Oasis of Electronic Silence

The everloving and I went to the Skylight this morning; the best value (and best tasting) breakfast on the Drive. It was packed with regulars, which is very good to see, but we were lucky to get a table next to our good friend Eric Philips, one of the most helpful, hardworking, and obliging men I’ve every known and a true treasure of our neighbourhood. It was good just to chat with him and his companions and enjoy the food.

On the other side of us was a family — mother, father, girl about ten years old. They were remarkable because all three were reading books — real books — when they weren’t chatting. There was not a sign of technology anywhere. It is a melancholy statement on modern society that their unusual electronic silence was what made them noticeable, but I am so glad that oases of old-fashioned quietude can still be found.

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