thoughts rattling around
Phew. Woke up this morning to Sam throwing a paper in front of me and saying, "Apparently New Orleans has gone to crap while we were sleeping." The last we heard it was "fine" and "narrowly missed" but, good grief, its difficult to process, really, I'm mesmerized by the footage. So sad.
After being greeted with the newspaper, I was greeted with this fantastic alpaca scarf courtesy the fabulous Elise! I love the use of the seldom seen, highly underestimated teal! Elise, you are a sweet pea. I can't wait to wear it in the cold! So soft!
Also, Sam and I were realizing this weekend that we have reached the halfway of our stay here. Just 9 more weekends. Must pack in as much as possible! This weekend: camping with Will. Coming soon: trip to N. Ireland yay!
And lastly: excellent recipe I found/concocted:
Corn Fritters, people: very finely chop up some leeks, chilies, and garlic, sautee them in a little oil with some ground coriander just for a little while, then put them in a bowl with 2-3 eggs, a few tablespoons of coconut (trustme), and a can of sweetcorn, stir it all up. Then, drop tablespoons of the batter into a hot oily frying pan and fry up crispy and brown. Deeeelicious. Note: I didn't have any cornmeal on hand because from what I can tell, the English don't so much know about it as *somehow* not know about it really, but I think some cornmeal in the batter would also make the fritters quite delicious.
And...done.
Oh, P.S. haircut tomorrow! Prolly nothing drastic.
posted by Laura Negus at 11:45 PM
2 Comments:
haha! I was so looking forward to you getting it! it took every bit of willpower not to say, "OMG, you MUST tell me when you get your scarf!" did you notice that apparently I was on. crack. whilst writing your card? ah, dearest, this hurricane katrina business is nasty; very nasty indeed. n'orleans hasn't been damaged so badly in ages. I suppose this is the risk you run when building on a flood plain, hmm?
New Orleans is wheels off.
In the words of one newscaster "So many......so poor.......so black..."
Classic stuff.
I relish the wall to wall destruction that pops up every so often.
Of course human suffering is never good, but it is a part of our world so we may as well rejoice the bad along with the good, eh?
Plus,
Lovely viewing from the corporate tower, you know.
Generic W.B.
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