The Twists and Turns of Side Streets and Dark Alleys
I have never stayed on the main road for too long. The little side streets, the tangents of life are too intriguing.
In my career I sidetracked for a long time, which ultimately helped put me on the main road again with more horsepower and sharper vision.
But sometimes there are places I'd rather not explore. Some of those places are dark lanes in old Cahors, just feet from the lively and friendly market place, which teems with life and flavor and the more guttural accent of the Midi Pyrenees. (Some friends had a close call near here a few years back. We are vigilant.)
So I took photographs instead, and found this one intriguing with its rosy hues.
Not much time to cook just now.
In my career I sidetracked for a long time, which ultimately helped put me on the main road again with more horsepower and sharper vision.
But sometimes there are places I'd rather not explore. Some of those places are dark lanes in old Cahors, just feet from the lively and friendly market place, which teems with life and flavor and the more guttural accent of the Midi Pyrenees. (Some friends had a close call near here a few years back. We are vigilant.)
So I took photographs instead, and found this one intriguing with its rosy hues.
Not much time to cook just now.
Comments
I have been relying on simple things like deli potato salad and fruit lately. Life gets so busy!
Deli stuff works for me, even when I'm NOT really busy! Those rotisserie chickens are the best!
And sometimes there is a real feeling of being burned-out after years of blogging. All of us need a rest from time to time. It helps to put things in perspective.
I personally have been working on 3 blogging projects for the last 4 months and I have not been able to publish any of them (Crus du Beaujolais, History of French restaurants in Chicago,and brandade de morue)in spite of hundreds of pages of research on these topics.
So, relax, enjoy your potatoe salad and deli, and come back to us when you feel like it.
Sometime "prendre de la distance vis a vis du sujet" is essential to start again on the right foot.
Alain
I will look forward to those posts you are working on!
Is there not a French expression, something to do with retreating to come back stronger? Always something I have done at various times in m life...
I think that the French expression you are refering to is: ''S'arrêter pour repartir de plus belle'' meaning: To stop while doing something then to start again in an even stronger way...
Alain
Merci!
Work and life get in the way of blogging. But I miss it, and all my blogger friends.