Well, many things have been happening and not much writing has been done.
I have been stalking the dried fava beans at the abastos market and I finally got up the nerve and bought about two cups. Tonight, I made soup from my Diana Kennedy book and I think it turned out really good. Sadly, I also found out that Adolfo detests dried fava bean soup and would not even try a bite.
My job has been kind of nuts lately, but mostly in a good way. Hopefully, I will soon be planning a trip to Xalapa.
I went for the first round of wedding dress shopping, which was kind of horrible. The first shop was comically horrible. First, when the shop ladies found out I was shopping for a wedding dress, there were yelps and squeals of fake congratulations. Then, I tried to explain that it would be a casual affair and I was not interested in dresses with sequins, rinestones, or other plastic crap. She responded excitedly that it was “my day” and as the bride, no matter how casual, I was supposed to “shine” (with rinestones, apparently).
Also, a friend is beginning to study for the GRE and this morning we met to work on vocabulary. We are thinking good thoughts about a Fulbright grant to the New School in NYC.
While all this is going on, I’ve managed to kill off a tomato plant and encouraged an aphid invasion. So, the garden is not in tip top shape.
There are many more plans in the works.
