31 May 2024 – A Month Has Gone By Quickly

Mon: with the flock away, it was a quiet MemorialDay staying indoors with the AC to continue reading this well written book, Plantation/2001 very befitting being in this Lowcountry surroundings – 585pp, real page turner story. Writer DorotheaOliviaBentonFrank(1951-2019) grew up in SC and wrote 10Books&10Novels – pix downloaded.

I went to my husband and said, ‘I want to buy Momma’s house and keep it in the family.’ Peter said, ‘How much is it?’ I said $180,000. I only needed $149,000 and he said no. I asked him why and he said, ‘If you think I’m going to spend the rest of my life sitting on a front porch listening to all your relatives tell the same stories over and over till they fall off the porch, I’m not going to do it.’ ” Ms. Frank was livid. “I said: ‘O.K. Well, I’ve got news for you, Bubba. I’m going to write a book and I’m going to sell a million copies and I’m going to buy Momma’s house back. And you can’t come in.’ He said, ‘Let’s see you do it...

https://www.paperbackswap.com/Plantation-Lowcountry-Tales-Dorothea-Benton-Frank/review/0425194183/

Tue: grocery shopping – 3types/4ozs,1.15gr per package of smoked salmon/AlaskanUS$9,AlanticUS$9,NorwegianUS$7, all good but need some scramble eggs to compliment them. Steelhead&salmon are both nutritious fish that are rich in protein+omega-3 fatty acids, and in general, salmon is slightly higher in fat than steelhead.  Steelhead vs. Salmon: What’s the Difference? – Alaskan Salmon Co. (aksalmonco.com) Flock came for dinner and Linn made yummy ShrimpAlfredo.

When you feel neglected, think of the female salmon, who lays 3,000,000 eggs but no one remembers her on Mother’s Day – Sam Ewing

Wed: really 9yrs ago! Amazing that Tristan, boy in the strip-T-Shirt remembers that I was in their class to give a talk about CNY! And look at them now!!

@TotalWine for some unusual miniature bottles for my collection, a lemon squeezer – like my GinTonics when I can use this to get the flavour&oil of a fresh lemon. OrientalMarket the only place I know of here for Curry sauce!

Summer for prose and lemons, for nakedness and languor – Derek Walcott

Thu: finally, 64tiles cleaned&scrubbed, trying to assemble them together for attachment on this cute table that was blown down by a storm some years ago. Except for a few broken tiles, can still be repaired but hard on the hands! Nice to be able to be busy&constructive to use as a side table in the living room.

Former US President Donald Trump found guilty – usually, fast asleep as it is past midnight where I am now – trying to understand what is happening and despite that no one is above the law, but who know what will happen??? Sharing this perfect sardonic humour borrowed from a FB-friend.

A few minutes past the supposed dismissal time, the courtroom is so silent that all I can hear are my own keystrokes and those of the reporters to my immediate right and left – LisaRubin

Updates: Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts in hush money trial (nbcnews.com)

Edited: 5Jun – good one written by Denise Foot, and popularized by TV anchor Lawrence O’Donnell?

Becki Dahlstedt – It is very good but has been also mis-attributed to Lawrence; it should be attributed to Denise Foot (a retired nurse in Alaska)

Debra Sherman – The sad part is that I don’t think any of this is true. He’s a narcissist through and through. Narcissist do not see their failings or wrongdoing. He probably sleeps just fine narcissists don’t have a conscience.

Fri: celebrating a 50Bday@SanJose,AugustaRd,Lexington