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Apr.13.2010 Reasons to be hopeful:1 to 20 1. A swim in the ocean 2. The first sight of seedlings as they emerge 3. New potatoes - steamed and eaten solely with butter and sea salt 4. A trip to Wales 5. The resurrection of my Paella pan 6. Hearing Joyce Carol Oates do a lunch time reading in Galway next week 7. A new haircut 8. A Skype...	Aug.06.2009 Obsessions are like Lava I made Paella again tonight. The thing about Paella is that you have to be in the right mood to make it in the first place. There is no in-between place when it comes to Paella. You either decide to make it or you don't. You head off to the fish market with an agenda (at least today I did). You see...
Jul.07.2009 Paella is a story in itself... I hadn't an iota what to make for dinner but, nevertheless, I drove to the fish market on the other side of town in search of some ideas. When I was there I decided that I wanted a little of everything. Monk Fish. Freshly shelled prawns. A bag of Galway Bay Mussels and some more prawns, this time...	Jun.13.2009 Notes from Cadaques Day One: Beautiful beautiful place. White houses cascade into a blue sea. Green faded shutters and blue doors. Velvet air skims my skin and turns it brown. Soft place. Echoes of voices come flowing from the promenade. Dali types wear black clothing and sip Ricard. Son skims stones from the shore,...
May.26.2009 Tuesday's Thoughts Hubby has banished me from the kitchen as he prepares dinner for a hungry family. He promises that the table will be weighed down with good food in a little over an hour or so, hopefully less than an hour. I am famished! Curried potatoes, his speciality, will grace our plates and Connemara lamb...