“Fish, to taste right, must swim three times – in water, in butter, and in wine.”
Rain dashing against the window and the whistle of the wind are the first sounds I heard when I woke up. It was after 10. I had watched the World Series last night, and the game lasted until the wee hours of the morning so ten wasn’t really sleeping late. That game is the new record holder for the longest game in time and innings. It took eighteen innings, two full games, until it was over. The Sox lost, but it was a great game.
All of these late baseball games are taking a toll. I am walking through the day like a phantom. I am perpetually exhausted. I dare not nap as that would further disrupt my sleep. This series has to end soon.
Today’s storm is a nor’easter. Tree limbs are bending and swaying in the wind. Leaves are falling. The deck is covered with them. I saw a cardinal underneath a deck chair trying to stay out of the rain. The goldfinches are more intent on eating and are crowded at the two thistle feeders. I watched one sunflower feeder swaying back and forth. I could see tail feathers hanging below the feeder. They belonged to a bluejay, one of the first I’ve seen in the yard.
Last night my friends came to dinner. It was a birthday dinner for all three of us even though our birthdays were a couple of months ago. I enjoy having friends over for dinner. I get to choose a menu and try new dishes. Last night we started with a pumpkin dip and cheese and crackers. The dip was delicious. Dinner was seafood. I don’t make it often enough. We had a casserole with fish, shrimp and scallops with crab cakes as a side. The dinner was easy to make, and it was delicious. I have leftovers for tonight.
I voted yesterday.
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October 27, 2018 at 2:20 pm
I also stayed up to watch the entire game last night but only slept until ten o’clock. When I was in high school my cousin and I went to see a Sunday double header at Shea Stadium between the NY Mets and the SF Giants on May 31, 1964. The second game went 23 innings. We left after the 10th inning of the second game because I we had to go to school the next day. We were surprised to see the game still going on the TV after we got home. I had to look up the date because memory is the second thing to go when you get older. 🙂
I love seafood of any kind. My favorite is Dungeness crab which is native to the Northwest Pacific. It’s as sweet as a Maine lobster combined with the taste of a crab. After that I love any shell fish and mussels, clams or oysters. Among fish I love Northwest Pacific Salmon, red snapper and even cod. Calamari and other squid are low on my seafood scale.
Unfortunately, we are polluting our coastal waters to the point where some species are no longer available. One of my coworkers used to fly for Southwest Airlines. He used to carry hundreds of pounds of fresh oysters in the baggage compartment on the first morning flight from New Orleans to Baltimore. The local blue point oysters from Chesapeake bay were no longer edible so restaurants in Baltimore were serving gulf oysters flown in from New Orleans. Because of the airline industry we enjoy fresh seafood from everywhere here in Dallas.
It’s yet another beautiful day with a predicted high temperature of 60 degrees.
October 27, 2018 at 5:14 pm
Bob,
I was up until after 3. When I got upstairs, I read a bit as I had trouble falling asleep. I hope tonight’s game is quicker. Your story about the double header reminded me of a Celtic’s playoff game. It went into triple overtime. We were at a bar. A guy came in and said he’d left early as they were losing. He paled when he found out they had tied the game and gone on to overtime, and he had missed it all.
I don’t like oysters, calamari or salmon. I like just about everything else. Fish should never be pink in my mind.
The fishing boats here go further and further afield to find fish. It is sad that that way of life may end.
I can get fish right off the boats. It doesn’t get much fresher than that.
Rain and wind were around all day.
October 27, 2018 at 3:15 pm
I can’t keep up with the pace of change in the City of Detroit.
Mrs MDH and I were invited to a soft opening of a new restaurant Besa, owned by friends from the Albanian community. It’s beautiful, up market and in a once abandoned building.It’s the City of change,restaurants, residential conversions and the telling presence of national retailers. Had you walked these once abandoned streets 5 years ago, it would have been hard to imagine such a vibrant community could and would emerge.
Last night the streets were heaving with people and cars even when the Red Wings had started in the new Little Caesar’s Arena, the fans of Luke Bryan had filled Ford Field and the crowds settled in to an evening with THE President Obama. Tonight the Pistons and music, tomorrow, the Lions and Snacky take on the Seadogs
I am proud of my adopted community, I have lived here for 38 years, and this is a dynamic to enjoy. Our dinner was a wonderful leisurely 3 hour experience and we didn’t bother to go over to Third Man Records in mid town to see Jonathan Richman playing in that small setting.
I didn’t watch the 7 hour extravaganza, but I do wonder who will have the energy and focus, players and fans alike to take this on again tonight
October 27, 2018 at 3:57 pm
It’s nice to hear something positive about Detroit. Folks around here still consider Detroit a cesspool. One of my coworkers returned from our training center in São Paulo Brazil saying, “it’s like an eleven hour flight to Detroit”. He didn’t say that in a complimentary way for either city.
October 27, 2018 at 4:49 pm
Bob, once you would walk the street alone, and fear someone appearing in the opposite direction. Detroit is an easy shot, the auto industry, devils night, Kwame Kilpatrick, the bankruptcy, the list is lengthy and depressing.
From the river right up to the Theatre and stadium district redevelopment is done with the exception of the old Hudson’s site which is under construction. Young professionals are snapping up the lofts and condos. Infill continues, it’s all cool stuff
Our drive in to the city was twice the normal 40 minutes last night as we joined thousands heading in.
Think open Texas
October 27, 2018 at 5:20 pm
My Dear Hedley,
I am so glad to hear that Detroit has a new life. It is tragic when a city dies. I give lots of kudos to people who take a chance and relocate to what had been abandoned.
Boston has also been enlivened. At night it is filled with people heading to shows and restaurants, to Fenway and to the Garden. I love Boston.
You chose well where to settle.
That game was just too much. Alex Cora had no bench left. I was waiting for him to ask if anyone in the stands had experience in the in field or the out field.
October 27, 2018 at 6:48 pm
I am commenting on this from Facebook. This post of yours appeared today on Facebook. I wish I could figure out why it doesn’t appear here every day.
October 27, 2018 at 7:12 pm
Rick,
Facebook turned off the posting of blogs, but today I found a way to have it appear. I don’t know how long that will keep happening.
October 28, 2018 at 12:20 am
I did see some more snow falling during the day but I doubt it ever managed to reach the ground because it was enough above 32F to melt it fast, still I really can’t say I liked to see snow at all.
I woke up rather early this morning, already at 4:09 am. I have been sleeping a bit longer lately so I was a bit surprised to see that it was so early, then I remembered that we’re changing back to normal time today 🙂 I don’t know what will happen next year though, we might change for the last time so we always will have daylight savings time or if we will continue to have our normal time 🙂
Have a great day!
Christer.
October 28, 2018 at 12:51 am
Christer,
I find snow a terrible inconvenience, and I’d hate snow this early in the season. It poured today. I was happy it wasn’t snow.
Because I have been up so late, I never get up early in the morning. It was 2:30 last night, and it is already almost one AM. Baseball on the west coast with the 3 hour difference is killing me.
I think we have to change the clocks back next week.
Have a great day!
October 28, 2018 at 12:26 am
I have become a huge Red Sox fan because of you Kat.I am enjoying this series so much,mostly because I can see you cheering for them too. Strange times we live in, connections are formed between people who have never met, probably never will. I love reading all of you commentators as much!
October 28, 2018 at 1:00 am
splendid,
I’m glad I converted you to the Red Sox. Keep in mind though that being a Sox fan can sometimes be heart breaking. This year, however, has been a joy so far. They are one game away from winning the series.
You are right about making connections and becoming friends with people you’ve never met. One of my Coffee family just passed and it was such a loss to me. Minicapt sent me fun websites to read, wonderful music, much of it military, songs from Maori choirs and he convinced meet to get a Mac. I received an e-mail from his nephew saying he knew his uncle and I had been friends. We were, and I never met him either.
October 28, 2018 at 9:36 am
Hi Kat,
Pouring rain and very windy up here. My lawn is deeply carpeted with soggy walnut leaves and walnuts. It looks as though a mini twister spun around the house and took the leaves off just the walnut trees. I’ll wait until Tuesday to clean it up. It should be dry by then.
Yesterday was the mostly knitting group meet-up so it was spent in the warm company of friends. There was food, including a pumpkin cakes with the most perfect cinnamon frosting ever. The weather outside was forgotten until we had to go home.
Enjoy the day.
October 28, 2018 at 10:55 am
Hi Caryn,
I watched the trees by the deck. I swear they dipped almost to the deck, and they are tallow trees. Henry didn’t mine. He went out several times.
The street and my steps are still wet. It will take a while before they dry. Waiting is the best idea.
Yesterday I did very little. I might do more today, but I’m just exhausted from all the late Sox games. I have little ambition.
Your yesterday sounds great. That was my Friday.
Have a great day!!