I am 57!

Which is a bit of a weird number.

I had gone to bed way late at around 1 am and was not at my best all day. So I lounged in bed and let go of any attempts at yoga, morning pages, meditation or exercise.

I had a very peaceful breakfast alone while reading:

a Black Forrest cake on a bright green plastic cake holder

People thought of me and left messages everywhere. I mean, they would probably have talked with me as well, if I hadn’t forgotten to unmute the phone. One friend of mine was clever enough to call me on my cell and she got through. We made plans to meet up later in August.

We went to the slightly fancier Italian restaurant at the edge of town as a family for lunch. There was an amuse guele:

a small white plate on a gray tablecloth filled with bruschetta with fresh yellow tomatoes and a homemade breadstick, a glass of rosé wiine and a glass of water. Someone's hands picking up another piece of bruschetta

I forgot to take pictures of everyone’s food but we all had different dishes. My first one was a kind of oversized ravioli (sorry, forgot the name) with a pesto and ricotta filling. You can see a glimpse of the boy’s salad with watermelon, mint and feta cheese:

a plate of very big ravioli filled with pesto and ricotta cheese with a sauce of butter and orange cherry tomatoes, a glass of wine and one of water

For a main course I had manzo, thin slices of beef with chanterelles and a few potatoes:

a plate of manzo, thin slices of beef with chanterelle mushroom and onion in sauce and a few clives of potatoes

And then the boy and I ordered dessert, he had a strawberry cassata and since I don’t really do strawberries I had the chocolate tartufo:

a plate of chocolate tartufo decorated with fresh strawberries and cream, a glass with strawberry cassate and a glass of dessert wine

The food at this restaurant is so good that I even ate half my strawberries.

Then we walked back home through the oppressive heat completely soaked with sweat. But it was nice, nonetheless.

I spent the afternoon sitting around, reading and playing silly games and then eating yet another piece of cake. And admiring my presents:

a vase of orange roses another vase with a lone pale orange rose, a box with a knife sharpener, two birthday cards and a book called "Georgia O'Keeffe, Modern Living"

In the evening the boy and I watched an episode of „Doctor Who“ while eating potato chips, ice cream and licorice. Okay, that was just me, the boy only had ice cream because he was still full from lunch. I was a bit skeptical about the episode at first („Boom“) but I do like it. (I am very happy that the boy does not have as much practice in binge-eating as I…) Of course, I also had a beer. My stomach is not all that happy at the moment.

I went to bed on time because all of that was exhausting and I hadn’t gotten enough sleep all week.

And now I need to gather myself to get through summer break happy and whole! And the next year of my life, I guess.

Share this:

Reader Interactions

Leave a ReplyCancel reply