Joy and solitude and stuff

[serene]

I've been so focused on getting the new project ready to launch that I haven't been doing much else online.

Offline, I'm still on furlough, which means lots of needed downtime, and very little money. Which means that when a beloved family member's hours get cut at work, all I can offer is moral support.

Saturday and Sunday, I'll read for the Bar exam again (that is, the person I was a reader for last year is taking the exam again, and I'm being a reader-assistant again). The money's decent, and the work is easy and interesting.

Also on Sunday, the Mom Food blog launches, and I'm super-excited about that. A friend brought up an issue with the name, and I may write about it, but the upshot is that I know my experience is not universal (cf. This Is A White Blog), but it's mine, and it's worth sharing, so I'm gonna share it. And if you think I actually like said friend even MORE for making me think about that, you're right.

Then Monday, after two months off, I get to go back to The Best Job Ever! Refreshed and ready to administratively assist my little heart out!

Comments

[snippy]

In Portland there is a restaurant named Mother's. Every month they feature (specials, that is) a different mother. It might be a real mother (somebody's mother) or a fantasy mother, or a general statement about motherhood. This month's mother was the Mother of Salmon, a Native American tribal story. Then the specials that month are either actual recipes from that mother (if a real person) or recipes that fit the story.

I think you telling your own mother's story is a great idea.

[serene]

Aw, thanks! I like the idea of Mother's. I have a dream of one day owning a restaurant where the food is served the way my mom served it: A bunch of good stuff, served family style, but everyone in the restaurant gets exactly the same stuff to choose from. (I figure that handling allergies and food hates can be done the same way Mom did it: a combination of a wide variety of foods at one meal, posting menus ahead of time so people can opt out of problematic dishes, and unlimited portions of everything including sides so that no one who doesn't like one dish has to go hungry.)