A recent post by https://paolsoren.wordpress.com who is an excellent storyteller prompted me to reread ‘The Leopard’ by Giuseppe di Lampedusa. Today I began with Raleigh Trevelyan’s introduction to my Folio Society edition of 1988.
Afterwards I watched the rugby Six Nations contests between Wales and Ireland, and between England and Scotland. Both games resulted as I expected, but much closer in more tense and thrilling encounters.
Such is Jackie’s, to my mind, unique skill in reheating roast meat that, for tonight’s dinner we enjoyed the second half of yesterday’s roast chicken as moist as before, with the addition of fresh vegetables and Yorkshire pudding, accompanied in her case by Diet Coke and mine by Château de Ruth Sainte Cecile Côte due Rhône Villages 2023. This delicious medal winner was a Christmas present from Martin.
The rugby was fun. I really like The Leopard- have read it several times over the years.
Sounds like a lovely day, Derrick, followed by the expected (and appreciated) excellent dinner.
Keeping reheated meat moist is an excellent skill.
A good piece of literature, a great sports match (or two) and a wonderful meal shared with a loved one. It doesn’t get much better than this. How could it?
The Leopard isn’t a book I’ve run across before.
Similar day to TWM, with a different reading list
Jackie is an excellent cook. She could have opened her own 5-star restaurant.