reprieve

unexpectedly, no work today. ahhhh. i think my heart rate just slowed to a healthy level again. i was up and about extra early so i could get other things done before heading to work... and now i'm enough ahead of the game to take some beth time. maybe i'll watch a movie! or bake a rhubarb cake! or just take a nap.

before i do that though, i'll have a chance to catch up on important things.

like reviewing this book for slow food:


packed with awesome information about food raising, sourcing, and prepping, as well as gorgeous photos and thoughtful commentary on food and just how important it is. originally written for a british audience and now expanded for us americans, this is one of the best comprehensive cookbooks i've had the pleasure to read. highly recommended.

plus i have poetry waiting for me:
neruda, ryan, cummings, and more. not to mention working on some of my own.

i can't get this kay ryan poem out of my head...


Stations

As the
veldt dries,
the great cats
range farther
to drink,
their paths
looping past
this or that
ex-oasis.
However long
the water's
been gone,
no places
are missed:
despite thirst,
every once-
deep pool
is rehearsed.
It's strange
the way our
route can't be
straightened:
how some
cruel faith
keeps the
stations.


enjoy your weekend.