This has been the worse year for allergies since time immemorial - at least for me. Yegads, but it's awful. I thought I was used to it - been allergic to everything for years - but jeez, what a pain in the pututz. I was told years ago that as I got older, my allergies would run their course. They were wrong.
Okay, enough complaining. (Hey, if I can't complain among friends - where CAN I complain?)
I know exactly how this poor little sneezing dog, Biscuit, feels. We're two of a kind.
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On a lighter note - and a few days late - I want to recommend the May issue of BON APPETIT - yes, a real paper and ink (well, maybe not ink anymore, but you know what I mean) magazine. The Italy Issue is full of delicious sounding and looking recipes - mostly simple as can be. Definitely the kind of thing that will make you feel as if you're vacationing in Italy even when you're not. This summer I plan on spending some time reading Donna Leon's Commissario Brunetti mysteries - I've already lined up a bunch at the library - so when I saw The Italy Issue (belatedly May) still lingering at the supermarket checkout rack - I snatched it up.
One of my favorite articles - the section on 'How To Drink Like An Italian." FUN! I am definitely going to try a Cocchi on the rocks one of these days. Cocchi: ... an Italian wine-based aperitif - flavored with gentian, cinchona bark, orange peel, and herbs.....light, bright and refreshing. Serve it on the rocks with an orange twist, or add some fizzy water to make a crowd-pleasing highball. Sounds good to me.
Liked The Italy Issue so much I intantly subscribed to the magazine - special deal: 10 bucks for 12 issues. Can't go wrong with that.
Anyway, I plan on some real Italian reading and feasting in the coming weeks. Allergies be damned!
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I've got 19 books lined up at the library. Too much?
Nah. Too much is never enough when it comes to books and, of course, shoes.
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