Mardi, October 20th
It was overcast and windy much of the day. I played catch up with the blog and wrote. On my way to Chez Elisabeth which is a small vegetable market around the corner I bumped into Barbara and Donna. They are both originally from the Boston area but prefer Europe. Barbara is a former anthropology professor and is now the owner of a used book store and dressmaker's shop. She spent 30 years working in Senegal, but now in semi-retirement she lives in Argeles year-round. Donna is an American writer and journalist and splits her time between Geneva and Argeles. They both absolutely love it here. We talked briefly and I told them that I wanted to make a NY style cheesecake with fresh local goat cheese. They seemed intrigued and asked to try some samples once it was ready later in the week. I continued on my stroll through town, picking up ingredients for the cake and for lunch. On my way back to the house I stopped by Chez Elizabeth to get some basil and the owner gave me a bundle for free.
For lunch I made an eggplant parmigiana and we invited Daniel. He brought some wine and an apple tart for desert. We had another spirited discussion which ran out of gas around 2pm. The rain started shortly after Daniel left and I retreated into a book my father had pulled out of storage, "3333 proverbs in Haitian Creole."
Here are a few examples:
- With a lot of patience you can see the teats of an ant.
- If you can't catch a flying witch, saddle a werewolf instead.
-Only a fool would try to wash a dirt floor.
-Nothing dries faster than tears.
-Long before the donkey had sores, flies got along just fine, I can do without you.
-Before a dog eats a big bone, he would be wise to measure his asshole.
-Hunger is the best sauce.
-The stable boy rides more often than the master.
-The cudgel that beats the black dog can also beat the white dog.
-A beautiful face without grace is like a fish hook without bait.
-A good cabaret needs no sign.
-Good wine is what you drink at your friend's house.
-He tries to make square farts with a round ass.
-Gluttons dig their graves with teeth.
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