“We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.”   -E.B. White

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Home, where my thoughts escape me.

Sorry for the huge gap in my entries, I guess that Simon and Garfunkel had a point!  The irony of the "notes from afloat" blog is that I am not exactly afloat at the moment.  Downtime is good for the soul, especially when your work is very full on and consumes a lot of your personal time.  But the catch-22's of my career are many.  The travel, excitement, luxury, and adventures of the yachting lifestyle are incredulous!  But the sacrifices you make, really force you to appreciate the simple things in life (if you did not already).  The simple pleasures of waking up in a non-bunk bed, walking around outside, going out with old friends, joining friends for a barbeque, being able to leave work, seeing your family, settling into a place and becoming part of a community....ahhhh, these things are precious.  And we salty people discuss this often, trust me.  But the beauty of it all, is that you learn to appreciate the little things.  And furthermore, being away from the boats for a couple of weeks has been awesome.  Starting to feel refreshed and getting really excited for the new adventure!  I will greatly miss my friends though, as always.  And maybe at the end of this Summer, maybe, just maybe, my love life will be waiting, silently for me.  Where, is the question of the moment?  Have faith in the mystery of it all, y'all.     
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Where has this southern gal been in the past year?

  • Bra, Italy
  • Milan, Italy
  • Venice, Italy
  • Cinque Terra, Italy
  • Paris, France
  • Sardinia
  • Ajaccio, Corsica
  • Calvi, Corsica
  • Portovenere, Italy
  • Portofino, Italy
  • Villefranche, France
  • Cap D'ai, France
  • Nice, France
  • St. Tropez, France
  • Cannes, France
  • Monaco, France
  • San Remo, Italy
  • Hilton Head Island, SC
  • Ft. Liquordale, FL
  • Seattle, WA
  • Nosara, Costa Rica
  • Charleston, SC
  • Waxy O'Connors, FL
  • Florida Keys, FL
  • Highbourne Cay, Bahamas
  • Harbor Island, Bahamas
  • Nassau, Bahamas
  • Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  • Big Lake, Washington :-)
  • Mt. Vernon, Washington
  • Seattle, Washington
  • Portland, Oregon
  • Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
  • Wilmington, North Carolina
  • Outer Banks, North Carolina
  • Stuart, Florida
  • Palma de Mallorca, Spain
  • Barcelona, Spain
  • Rome, Italy
  • Sorrento, Italy
  • Sollerno, Italy
  • Agropoli, Italy
  • Positano, Italy
  • Amalfi Coast, Italy
  • Ischia, Italy
  • Isle of Capri, Italy

MY MENU MANTRA

I cannot overemphasize the importance of approaching each new menu or each new dish with a fresh attitude. Never look back, burdening yourself with the memory of the dinner that didn't quite work.  Nor should you endlessly repeat the comfortable dish that you have mastered: that promotes a stagnant attitude.  Move away from that safe old chocolate mousse recipe to new ideas, new cookbooks, and new restaurants for inspiration, motivation and incentive.  Learn to discriminate and choose the best of everything.  More than any other quality in other cooks, the one I most value is the ability to see precisely what is needed in a particular dish, dinner, or event.  This discrimination and attention to detail distinguish those dedicated and perceptive cooks I most admire.  -Alice Waters.