Day Three Hundred and Forty Eight
I had a very busy weekend (no blogging…) and here are the highlights.
Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose was excellent. Didn’t end how I had expected it to, but no matter, it was a very enjoyable book that rekindled my desire to study Latin. I now have access to a book entiled (something like) Basic Latin Grammar in 20 Lessons: For reading the missal but not Virgil. My plan is to study Latin grammar and then read interlinear texts to expand my vocabulary. So I should have a grasp of it by January 20th…
We spent time with friends both Friday and Saturday hosting a bake day and then brunch. Kayla and I baked up a storm and the resulting cookie fest with a little hyper-inducing. I love people, at least most of them, or most of the ones I know. It is lovely to have that happy camaraderie and those with whom you are truly comfortable.
We enjoyed a party Sunday night at our dear friends home. Five couples and around 200 kids made for somewhat nutty fun. Jared was a sweetheart and rode herd on our two while I got to relax most of the evening. The food was great, activities excellent and white elephant gifts odd but good. We came home with a magnetic game set, a talking Goofy and movie tickets. I did surrender both Mark Twain’s Joan of Arc and P.G. Wodehouse’s Carry On Jeeves.
I’m in the midst of Primo Levi’s The Periodic Table which is an odd but very interesting autobiography.
I’ve had several requests for my Caramel Heavenlies recipe.
Line a cookie pan with aluminum foil then line the bottom with graham crackers. Sprinkle Three cups of mini marshmallows, one cup of grated cocoanut and half a cup of sliced almonds across them. In a small sauce pan melt half a cup (one cube) butter and then dissolve into it half a cup of brown sugar. Add one Tablespoon cinnamon and two teaspoons vanilla to the mixture and then pour evenly over the graham crackers. Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes. Remove and let cool completely then pull off the aluminum foil and cut the Heavenlies apart. I like to cut small squares and then halve them into triangles. You can re-use the foil by turning it over for the absolutely necessary second batch.
December 15th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
I’ve been thinking about recommendations for next year.
What about the Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy? Medieval setting, crazy family dynamics, Catholic comfort. Makes me eager to get into storage to find my own set. I had a Jesuit prof at Gonzaga who kept this on his “reread every year” list.
December 16th, 2008 at 9:17 am
Sounds like you had a busy and fun weekend! I love spending time with good friends- that’s honestly the thing I missed most while in SD.
BTW- Alex looks adorable in glasses! :>P I love little kids in glasses.
December 17th, 2008 at 5:57 am
I LOVED The Name of the Rose. One of my favorites. When I had that Boise bookclub we read that book. Some of the ladies could not get into it. Only a few (including me) were insane about it. I started drawing monks and thinking of empty cathedrals. I think it got me going on loving icons and probably inspired my blog’s name just a little.
Ever since then I have tried my best to stop licking my finger before I turn a page.