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Let Ithaka be always in your thoughts.To get there is your goal and destiny.But do not hasten to your journey’s end:it’s better if it lasts for many yearsso that you'll reach the island when you’re old,wealthy with all you’ve gained along the way,not hoping Ithaka will make you rich.Your marvellous journey is Ithaka’s gift.Without her you would not have started out.But she has nothing more to give you now.And if you find she's poor, you’ve not been fooled.So wise have you become, so much you’ve learned,that you will know what Ithakas must be.Source: Seen in passing on X-Twitter. Holler if you want the whole thing.Author/Translator: Armand D'Angour, Professor of Classics, Oxford. Cello lover. Larkin about. Turning life into Latin verse, one hexameter at a time. Podcast “It’s All Greek (& Latin!) to Me”.
Posted: Feb 06
Tag Archives: Food & Drink
The All-Aboutness of Avocados
The long-lasting effects of an encounter over the avocado bin, and reflections on the life lessons offered by that humble fruit. Avocados are all about planning. Startled, I look up from what I’m doing — feeling up avocados — and … Continue reading
More or Less
In which the alleged wisdom of the Orient collides with the pickiness of Isabel. Unencumbered by handles, the tea cylinder is still too hot to lift, so I nudge it carefully, turning it to see what it says. Ah. Ten … Continue reading
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By Bread Alone
A chance encounter with buckwheat tea leads to deep thoughts about bread, bread-like substances, and proverbs. It started innocently enough. Doesn’t it always? It ended with yet another overwhelming spell on Dr. Google’s couch. But I get ahead of myself. … Continue reading
Sweet Corn, Green Onions
One of a miscellany of short observations from a trip to Scotland. The sandwiches today are tuna with sweet corn. The Lady of the house — literally, she being married to a Lord — is briefing us on today’s options. … Continue reading
Wolf!
A warning label about a silica-gel packet provokes anxiety, curiosity, and, finally, disbelief. Do Not Eat the Silica Gel. The warning on the pre-cooked bacon-bit package practically screams at me. In large lettering, Caps For Emphasis, it is, … Continue reading
The Full Meal Deal
One of a miscellany of short observations from a trip to Scotland. Haggis? It’s a clear question, as she hesitantly pokes at a dark puck of mystery something-or-other on her plate, not even entirely sure that it’s meat. Haggis. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture, Food & Drink
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An Embarrassment of Marmalades
One of a miscellany of short observations from a trip to Scotland. It’s Elizabeth Barrett Browning meets Count von Count from Sesame Street: How do I love thee, Scotland? Let me count the ways. One, two, three: three kinds of … Continue reading
Are You Serious?
One of a miscellany of short observations from a trip to Scotland. Haggis. An inevitability of Scotland according to everyone we know who’s been here before us. And everyone has advice on how to relax and enjoy the inevitable. It’s … Continue reading
Try It – You’ll Like It
Trying new foods? Forget that! How about trying some old foods again, for the first time? Being the 12th and last of a miscellany of short posts to mark the 12 days of Christmas. In late November, just … Continue reading