Comments on: The Importance of Home http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/ Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:14:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: admin http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/comment-page-1/#comment-3521 admin Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:03:04 +0000 http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/#comment-3521 Bordeaux, I am really glad it was an "almost" move. It is wonderful to see you backafter all of your travels, trials and new business venture! I hope you and Alexander are enjoying every minute. Bordeaux, I am really glad it was an “almost” move. It is wonderful to see you backafter all of your travels, trials and new business venture! I hope you and Alexander are enjoying every minute.

]]> By: Bordeaux http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/comment-page-1/#comment-3517 Bordeaux Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:28:20 +0000 http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/#comment-3517 I understand the need to want a place. We were traveling for more than half a year last year and by the end of it we so badly wanted a place of our own we almost ended up moving into an old drug den. Good luck with finding a new place, uprooting, regrowing and so forth. Hope it all goes well. I understand the need to want a place. We were traveling for more than half a year last year and by the end of it we so badly wanted a place of our own we almost ended up moving into an old drug den. Good luck with finding a new place, uprooting, regrowing and so forth. Hope it all goes well.

]]> By: Heidi http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/comment-page-1/#comment-3011 Heidi Fri, 22 May 2009 20:29:45 +0000 http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/#comment-3011 Erin, What a lovely piece you have written. You made me a bit misty I must say. Enjoy California. Erin,

What a lovely piece you have written. You made me a bit misty I must say. Enjoy California.

]]> By: Erin http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2983 Erin Wed, 20 May 2009 14:44:15 +0000 http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/#comment-2983 Thank you Rachel! Good luck on your move and in your new job! Thank you Rachel! Good luck on your move and in your new job!

]]> By: Rachel http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2974 Rachel Wed, 20 May 2009 04:13:57 +0000 http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/#comment-2974 Erin, as someone who has also done a lot of moving around over the last 10 years, I completely understand and I wish you the best for settling into your new home. I know how harrowing it can be to go house-hunting, but I must say the cat graveyard is far scarier than anything I've ever encountered in the US, the UK and France put together!! My next move is also to California (the other end of the state though) so I'll be especially curious to hear about your new life and all the discoveries that await you. Best of luck! Erin, as someone who has also done a lot of moving around over the last 10 years, I completely understand and I wish you the best for settling into your new home. I know how harrowing it can be to go house-hunting, but I must say the cat graveyard is far scarier than anything I’ve ever encountered in the US, the UK and France put together!!

My next move is also to California (the other end of the state though) so I’ll be especially curious to hear about your new life and all the discoveries that await you. Best of luck!

]]> By: Erin http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2958 Erin Tue, 19 May 2009 14:22:58 +0000 http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/#comment-2958 Rainey, Quite alright. I have a recipe on here for a lentil and rice salad that uses dried strawberries you may be happier with. http://theendivechronicles.com/2008/02/29/lentil-and-rice-salad-with-plump-dried-strawberries/ Rainey, Quite alright. I have a recipe on here for a lentil and rice salad that uses dried strawberries you may be happier with. http://theendivechronicles.com/2008/02/29/lentil-and-rice-salad-with-plump-dried-strawberries/

]]> By: rainey http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2947 rainey Tue, 19 May 2009 04:40:01 +0000 http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/#comment-2947 I gotta confess: I shared that recipe in my absolute enthusiasm for the concept but, on trying it, I have to say it's a great disappointment. Better, I think, after trying it, not to cook the strawberries -- they lose not only their color but their bright flavor as well. I'm sure it would be more rewarding to make a flavorful traditional rice pudding and serve it with a generous amount of fresh or sweetened berries. I gotta confess: I shared that recipe in my absolute enthusiasm for the concept but, on trying it, I have to say it’s a great disappointment.

Better, I think, after trying it, not to cook the strawberries — they lose not only their color but their bright flavor as well. I’m sure it would be more rewarding to make a flavorful traditional rice pudding and serve it with a generous amount of fresh or sweetened berries.

]]> By: Erin http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2937 Erin Mon, 18 May 2009 20:22:36 +0000 http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/#comment-2937 Rainey, Quite alright, love foodies just can't stand the word. I'll give you a pass. The risotto sounds wonderful, thanks for sharing the link. I can't wait see you two! Knifethrower, Libra's are wonderful! I love exploring a new place, it's what we've been doing since we signed our lease earlier in the week. I already have a smoked salmon supplier in the form of an awesome old hippie in a little trailer on the side of Highway 1, have found the best bbq andraw oysters on Tomales Bay as well as the best organic cherry vendor and a strawberry lady. It will be very easy for you to find yourself at home in Sonoma I think! Debbie, Oh my goodness! No toilet! I can tell you for sure that we will be talking (and laughing) about that disaster for years to come. Thank you!! Rainey, Quite alright, love foodies just can’t stand the word. I’ll give you a pass. The risotto sounds wonderful, thanks for sharing the link. I can’t wait see you two!

Knifethrower, Libra’s are wonderful! I love exploring a new place, it’s what we’ve been doing since we signed our lease earlier in the week. I already have a smoked salmon supplier in the form of an awesome old hippie in a little trailer on the side of Highway 1, have found the best bbq andraw oysters on Tomales Bay as well as the best organic cherry vendor and a strawberry lady. It will be very easy for you to find yourself at home in Sonoma I think!

Debbie, Oh my goodness! No toilet! I can tell you for sure that we will be talking (and laughing) about that disaster for years to come. Thank you!!

]]> By: Debbie http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2927 Debbie Mon, 18 May 2009 09:38:51 +0000 http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/#comment-2927 You are in my thoughts that everything goes smoothly for the move. I can empathise and sympathise with you. It is both exciting and a tad scary to move like that. The one thing I really don't like is finding a new place to live. We thought that viewing an appartement with no toilet (yes, there was a toilet - it was sitting unplumbed in the lounge area as there was no plumbing in the bathroom for it....eeek) was the depths of hilarity. Your cat graveyard tops that I think! I am jealous that you will have a nice terrace area for some fruit trees though..... I do miss having a garden. Window boxes are just not the same after a while. bon courage! You are in my thoughts that everything goes smoothly for the move. I can empathise and sympathise with you. It is both exciting and a tad scary to move like that.

The one thing I really don’t like is finding a new place to live. We thought that viewing an appartement with no toilet (yes, there was a toilet – it was sitting unplumbed in the lounge area as there was no plumbing in the bathroom for it….eeek) was the depths of hilarity. Your cat graveyard tops that I think!

I am jealous that you will have a nice terrace area for some fruit trees though….. I do miss having a garden. Window boxes are just not the same after a while.

bon courage!

]]> By: Knifethrower http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2918 Knifethrower Sun, 17 May 2009 20:43:07 +0000 http://theendivechronicles.com/2009/05/15/the-importance-home/#comment-2918 As I have a natural migration pattern of my own, I have learned that "home" is where you hang your pot rack, if you even hang it. In all seriousness, I doubt B & I will ever find perfection in a city, neighborhood, a dwelling- in tangible things. I think I define the perfect "home" as whatever tastes the best- what reminds me of Grandpa's garden and the freshness... There I go being a Libra again! You have moved so many times, you definitely know that the fun of learning some place equals about 80% of a move, and it balances the remaining 20% which is fear. Go forth and conquer, and we'll see you soon!!! As I have a natural migration pattern of my own, I have learned that “home” is where you hang your pot rack, if you even hang it.

In all seriousness, I doubt B & I will ever find perfection in a city, neighborhood, a dwelling- in tangible things. I think I define the perfect “home” as whatever tastes the best- what reminds me of Grandpa’s garden and the freshness… There I go being a Libra again!

You have moved so many times, you definitely know that the fun of learning some place equals about 80% of a move, and it balances the remaining 20% which is fear.

Go forth and conquer, and we’ll see you soon!!!

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