We’ve been crazy busy at work lately and it’s putting a damper on my ability to blog during lunch. Mostly I just have to work during lunch.
Anyway, my mother was here for a brief but awesome visit this past weekend. Two funny highlights:
- At one restaurant, my mother ordered her signature drink, a vodka martini straight up. She gave me one of her olives; I asked her where she had deposited her pit. “In that ramikan for the pits,” she said, pointing to a small white dish. “That’s the SALT!” I exclaimed and laughed until tears came to my eyes. “It’s white! I didn’t see anything in there! I thought it was empty!” she explained. And then: “Do NOT blog this.”
- My mother: “You have more gray hair than I do.” [She dyes hers.]
It was great to see her, as always. We went hiking, shopping, eating and more eating. I ate more incredibly awesome food in three days than I had in a long time. (Her review of Higgins: “Fantastic; NYC-restaurant calibur.” Pok Pok: “Can we eat lunch here tomorrow?” Lovely Hula Hands: She ordered dessert. She NEVER does that.)
Also, she cleaned the dust bunnies on my ceiling.
8 responses so far ↓
1 malahat sunset // Jul 28, 2009 at 3:25 pm
When I read “Do NOT blog this”…I cracked up and laughed for about a minute - so funny! I cannot believe she actually said that to you. Writers write, for crying out loud. Did she honestly think you would honor that request?
Do NOT stop blogging about the funny and endearing things your mom says and does.
2 Sasha // Jul 28, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Thank you for another laugh at your poor mother’s expense
3 jiffer // Jul 29, 2009 at 6:28 pm
cleans dust bunnies, i guess i could invite her to visit.
4 Elaine // Jul 31, 2009 at 7:56 am
Yes, I was thinking the same thing– could your mother please come and see me? I would cook her a meal! and not tell on her if she left a pit in the salt cellar.
5 Britt // Jul 31, 2009 at 8:44 am
Awesome. Sounds like the perfect weekend, actually.
6 malahat sunset // Jul 31, 2009 at 3:25 pm
I was just thinkin’ (I do that occasionally):
“Do NOT blog this” would be a great name for a blog, if you ever wanted to start a new one.
7 Kathryn // Aug 3, 2009 at 3:17 pm
sounds like a fun visit
I too have more grey than my mum and she does NOT dye hers - BUGGER!!!!!
8 malahat sunset // Aug 10, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Just a reminder: thirteen days and counting. I’m just sayin’.