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I sent away for various vinegars, and seem to have got a duplicate going, but it was confusing, mainly since some were not available, and my ordering got a bit out of order. My current repertoire
But it's all good, and you will never hear me moaning that I can't get malt vinegar ever again. Lifetime supply. See that basket of little packets!
But the places we'll go, the dishes we'll try! Because I'm worth it.
The bottle of malt was a mistake for red wine out of stock. And the little packets of malt are great, just rather a lot.
Big red notice on the inner box of packets: do not cut into this box you will damage the contents. Hard to get in without cutting at least the tape. And indeed that punctured a packet, little fountain, lovely smell and just missed my eye. Tight packed. Somebody used to packing sardines? Some of the packets may end in handsome son's kitchen, he being a pretty good cook who uses condiments.
This beautiful little guy expired on my door mat. Look at the color. If anyone knows what he was in life please say. I've seen this insect on the sage and other flowers.
And since the long awaited Mantel arrived, that's the current reading. The last in the trilogy of Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies
Julia Alvarez next
Last evening's Book Passage event was Sara Paretsky. I've read several of her V I Warshawski gritty mysteries, the heroine being an intrepid PI. Exciting stuff and I had no idea how old Paretsky is, nor how funny and good humored and interesting a speaker. Some writers are not cut out for talking and it's better to read them.
She's good for both.
She lives in a small town in Kansas, so we're spared the big city I'm really someone vibes given off by writers who shall remain nameless, no need to give them even more attention. And I loved her account of ordering books from her local indie bookstore and having them delivered right away by bicycle.
Since the Book Passage series are all talking heads, you can do other things, at the same time, so she helped me do quite a bit of seam finishing on my jacket, without missing anything.
Life's full of stuff!
