disappointments of everyday life

I can be a pretty pessimistic person.  But lately, I find myself trying to make lemonade from lemons.  I attribute the change in perspective to motherhood (sure Little Sir is a challenge sometimes...but at least he is cute--his new haircut, not so much...). 

My last 24 hours have been filled with a few little (tiny, really) disappointments. 

I was determined to start my second Pomatomous, then I knit the cuff and my excitement was kaput.  Second sock syndrome, it does exist.  The bright side, there aren't really that many pattern repeats to do to count this sock done (sure, the pattern repeat is 22 rows long; but, whatever).

There was no Pushing Daisies broadcast last night (many of you were aware of this).  But really, did you all think my Wednesday would go pie-less?  It is, after all, pie that puts the pie in "Pie Hole Wednesdays." 

Also, I did promise that I would come back with pie.   I hinted that the pie involved rum, for the curious...

The pie is Rum Raisin Apple Pie.  I made my usual pate brisee pastry crust (from the Joy of Cooking(JoC), 1972 reprint).  I am not usually a fan of raisins; but, if they are rum soaked, well that is a different story all together.  I really liked the pie, it was a nice (subtle) departure from my usual apple pie (made following the JoC Apple Pie II recipe).  And the rum-soaked raisins were really a nice touch.

So while there was no new episode of Pushing Daisies last night, there was still pie.  And I did actually watch Pushing Daisies while making the pie, it was just last week's episode (which I recorded--somehow, pie-baking during the CMAs didn't have quite the same appeal).

And then this morning I woke up feeling lousy.  Miserable even.

My doctor told me to have a bowl of chicken soup.  This made me wonder what vegetarians are told to do when they have bad colds and are miserable (how do you cure what ails you?).  So after going to work and canceling my appointments and picking up work to do at home, I came home.  If I don't feel better tomorrow, we may end up postponing our New York trip...bummer.  I guess the bright side of all this is that I have time to knit.

But, I think I am going go get some sleep.  Quiet house with no cute toddler talking about trains non-stop in a very loud voice...nap time, definitely.

Comments

[margene]

Hope you feel better soon!!

[Heather]

The pie looks great! Sorry to hear (read?) that you're under the weather-- hope you're feeling better soon!

[stacey]

feel better soon....have a big bowl of soup and a slice of pie! :)

[Risa]

I hope you feel better soon, Nova!

[Ashley]

Feel better soon! Pie cures all ills for vegetarians and carnivores alike.

(But lately I've been relying on carrot-ginger soup to cure what ails me--ginger to open your sinuses, orange juice for vitamin c, and carrots for...orangeness! (What do carrots have? I'm sure they're virtuous in some way.)

[Elinor]

What do we vegetarians do? We never get sick because we eat so many veggies! I'm sure pie would go a long way towards fixing any ailment though! I'm sorry you're feeling crappy and things aren't going well. I hope some knitting time will make it better. New York isn't going anywhere.

[Elli]

Aw, feel better soon, Nova! I too was sorely disappointed at the lack of pushing daisies last night. I even went on Wikipedia and sortofkindof read ahead to see what the future episodes would be about. Except that I was so scared that I would read something that I didn't want to know that I didn't really read them. I know...these are the thinks crazy are made of...

[Theresa]

Feel better soon - chicken soup does work. There was a study.

[Stella]

I find myself recommending this left and right: Grate some fresh ginger into chicken broth (homemade stock is awesome, but whatever you can get is fine), heat until the ginger softens and the flavor infuses a little. Add a generous amount of coconut milk, a little lemon, and salt to taste. I like some fresh cilantro in it too. It's super easy to digest, soft on the throat, and yet chock full of the fat and protein that your immune system is so greedily burning through right now.

Hope you're feeling better soon!

[jen]

Oh, that sucks. Hope you feel better soon. And a quiet house DEFINITEly calls for a nap. The all-day-long type. (your pie looks delicious!)

[Kristy]

Another delicious looking recipe! I hope you feel better quickly :/

[christine]

oh, bummer. feel better soon... but enjoy the quiet house! it's a rare, beautiful thing. hugs and kisses to little sir.

[leslie]

sure hope your nap was restful and healing! and hopefully you woke to a warm piece of pie.

i love little sir's haircut! he looks adorable!

[Liz K.]

I just said to Mr S that I could never be vegetarian because I could not LIVE without roast chicken. And my daughter added, "and chicken soup, Mom. I can't live without chicken soup."

Sorry, vegetarians, there's just nothing better. You will never convince me.

[Barb]

You certainly are a cheerful pessimist! Hope you're feeling better soon. Little Sir couldn't be anything but cute if you shaved his head! You may inspire me to do the sock thing yet...but let's not be hasty.

[Stacey]

Feel better Nova!!

Oh and this vegetarian eats Amy's No-Chicken Soup! :) Not the same, I must admit, but good enough.

[Meredith]

Bummer you aren't feeling well. Hope you're better soon. And Wednesday nights are downright blah without Pushing Daisies. That pie looks yummy!

[whitney]

You poor thing! I hope you feel better soon!

For the record, this vegetarian likes mulligatwany soup from the Indian restaurant up the street when she has a terrible cold (or really, any spicy or gingery soup). I was never a fan of chicken-soup even when I did eat meat, to be honest!

[yaiAnn]

Oh miss, do feel better! I think I see the sun shining ahead already.

[joy]

Get well soon!

[tiennie]

Feel better Nova! I hope you do get your trip. The pie looks so yummy.

[Nora]

Sending you healing thoughts across the ocean. x

[brooke]

The pie looks delicious. I hope you feel better soon!

[pamela wynne]

Vegetable soup is good, too.
The pie looks fantastic. All your pies, Nova, look fantastic!

I say, if the Pom isn't fun, don't do it until it is. Obligation knitting should only happen in the cases of gifts and external deadlines, definitely not guilt. :)

[Amy]

Feel better soon! I always drank miso soup when I was sick and vegetarian.