Food and Family

Been reading a great book (if you're into food stuff) Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food - the substance of it - Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. I can't recall reading one that makes more sense. Maybe because I agree with him. I have for a long while believed (even though not put into pracice) that growing up on a farm was a blessing - and having a mother who loved to grow food plants and preserve and cook and serve them - was a double blessing. I am once again vowing to eat more plants. Now that I have total control over all of my time - I may actually be able to pull it off. ------ The weather is awful - foggy and cold, at least to me it's cold, so I stayed home this morning while Susan and the boys went to Jack's lacrosse game and Luke to play tennis. Which gave me time to finish the book - and be with Gus a bit. What a great mini vacation it is to be with family! And, to have a great supper out at Jim and Nick's barbecue place. It always amazes me how many people there are here! And, as Luke said, it always amazes him how few people there are where I live. I love being able to savor both cultures, but I must admit, I'm partial to my little Cottage on the Pond!