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May 20, 2009
Unaccustomed Strawberries
Strawberries
Originally uploaded by kerner
I'm taking a quick break from the gift knitting sweatshop to post some pictures - strawberries from my farm share last week, and teeny tiny wild strawberries growing in my yard. (Toes for scale.) I guess they're probably edible, but it hardly seems worth the trouble for a strawberry that's the size of a pea.
Life always seems especially hectic when I don't have time to myself to catch up on chores around the house and relax with crafts, reading, and some brainless TV watching. Last week I spent most of the week in San Francisco for a conference, then the weekend was busy with family activities - a baby shower for my sister and a graduation party for my cousin.
Being gone for 4 days immediately followed by all those activities made for a busy weekend, but a series of unfortunate travel delays (which ended up with me in a different airport than expected at 11pm last Friday night) created a rare opportunity for me to read an entire book in a single day. (I used to be an epic reader, but law school broke me of that habit. Too many casebooks, I guess. I'm slowly but surely getting back into the reading habit.)
Unaccustomed Earth is a book of short stories by Jhumpa Lahiri, the author of The Namesake. (Thanks to Kelli for the great book recommendations as always!) I recently watched the movie of The Namesake, and the first few stories I enjoyed comparing and contrasting the different paths that Lahiri's characters' lives took, as compared to those in the movie. The first half of the book contains unrelated stories, but they are all meditations on the themes of relationships, love, duty, and expectations. The second half of the book is several short stories that feature the same characters in various stages of their lives. I am totally a sucker for this kind of story (see Duets, Sliding Doors, etc.) so that really made the book for me.
I am happy to report that I cleared my schedule for the evening, and have made progress on several projects that I've had rattling around in my head for days: clean the craft room, catch up on laundry, take some pictures of my current knitting project, etc. I'm feeling much more relaxed just knowing that those things are done.
Posted by zarah at May 20, 2009 7:46 PM
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I'm horrible at reading on a plane or in the airport, too many distractions I guess. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll have to add it to my list it sounds like it would be right up my ally.
I wonder why your strawberries are so tiny, they are cute even if it's not worth it to pick them.
Posted by: marycatharine at May 21, 2009 10:03 AM
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