holidays floating around (you'll see). And today there were multiples of instants adding up to one totally prosaic day, which started as all good novels do: a dark a stormy night. (Promise, there's an upswing coming.) Walker blew into our flat this afternoon proclaiming that it was definitely the worst day, weather-wise, this year. Grizzly, cold, windy. The birds were swarming ominously and loading the air with their squawks.
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The wind came in yesterday, and when we turned the corner walking home from dinner, Walker actually had to yank me off the stairs I was so stuck in the wind. Its effects on the waves were obvious today: thick, fast, and furious. (seriously, check out all those guys speeding in!)
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Anyway, the weather, in addition to being dreary, was hazy, and I got a migraine. I sat in front of my computer (bad idea), waiting to write and not. I texted Walker telling him I couldn't make dinner, and he must have prayed, because ZING! I had a dinner inspiration and the headache left. The relief of being rescued and free to think about something other than pain is one of the most joyful instants I can imagine. I've talked about this before, but I'm celebrating it again today, along with the rise of the yellows in our garden.
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Unfortunately, in all the tumult outside and in today, I forgot it was Pi Day. Math geekiness+an excuse to eat pie+memories of highschool whipped creamings=a great holiday. Alas, I baked nothing for the occasion. Last week, however, my gluten-free success story was a leek and comte tart, and that's close enough to a pie. The crust was butter-flaky, and I am so grateful for inspiration.<div class="daily-double"
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