The Simple Life
Yesterday at 3:20 A.M. there was a huge Earthquake in Napa
Valley.
My family in California is fine.
We have a house in the Napa Valley and even one on the coast
that the San Andreas Fault passes under.
I feel many moments of gratitude. This only confirms for me how fragile
life is.
In 1989 Earthquake in San Francisco, the one when the Bay
Bridge was tumbled, I stood in the financial district holding on to a
girlfriend as all the building swayed and popped, a cloud of dust rising up
like a bomb. I understand the fear
of earthquakes, they are terrifying, they bring you the feeling that you have no control.
Here in Umbria, the region was destroyed by an earthquake in
1997, it has since been rebuilt, the palazzos restored to splendor, painted
gorgeous colors and the churches and historic buildings restructured.
In moments like this I return to The Simple Life, to finding
joy and peace in the tiny pleasures of life. My current love affair is with hot espresso poured over
vanilla ice cream. Trust me it is
one of the great pleasures of the simple life.
I make espresso in my stove top Mocha put a big scoop of ice
cream in a cup then pour the dark rich espresso over the ice cream. I like to add a teaspoon of sugar to
the espresso because I’m so whimpy and can’t drink strong coffee without
cutting it with sugar. For you
kick-ass coffee drinkers you can just do espresso with ice cream.
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| Sette Design - espresso and ice cream |
You know what’s funny is I feel proud of myself for even
drinking the espresso strong like this.
With affection,
Natalie
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Oh wow how terrifying! I have never been through an earthquake and your description of a feeling of no control really sets the mood and makes me understand how horrible it truly is. My daughter and grandchildren lived in Cali for about 3 years and every news report of earthquakes and fire I called her. I am happy to hear you are ok and coping with the thought of it with your ice-cream. I am not a hard core coffee drinker and I still take regular coffee with cream. Haven't had the guts to try espresso yet, lol.
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