A Lemony Loss For Words (Or Not!)
I’m at a loss for words.
It could be because my in-laws left yesterday and after a week of talking their ears off I don’t have much left to say.
Or, it could be because J was up crying at 4:18am today and *nobody* in the house managed to get back to sleep. (I’m sooo tired.)
Or, it could be because I’m still reveling in the memory of last week’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher featuring two of my fave podcasters, Marc Maron and Dan Savage. (We watched it from PVR last night, thinking, laughing and smirking along with all of them. So good. Here’s a little clip.)
Or, it could be because I know I’m not ready to begin the series Learning from Strangers in the Grocery Store that I promised you last week. (Let’s just say there have been some recipe development issues.)
How about I promise that again for next week and this week I send you to a different post about the kindness of strangers, called When Life Gives You Lemons. It’s one of my first ever posts. I apologize for the, erm, opposite of a loss for words.
If you can wade through it all you’ll find a simple and refreshing recipe for Citron Pressé to help you get through the current heat wave. And if you want to completely forget that you’re in the middle of a heat wave,go ahead and add some gin (if only I wasn’t 24 weeks pregnant!).
In the lemon story I discuss the disgusting nature of the lemons on my very own lemon tree. This spring we fertilized really well and we’ve been watering like crazy. We have great hopes for the three green goddesses that have appeared. Fingers crossed for some citrussy sunshine rather than their usual piney bitterness.
I just realized that even though I have nothing to say, it still took me nearly 300 words to say it. Maybe my writing hasn’t changed at all in the past year. Yikes!
My brother & I planted a Meyer lemon tree last year and we are hoping for the best. (We are not botanists, either). Your corn & chipotle soup looks fantastic. Tried to comment but it was closed. Look forward to following your kitchen adventures here.
Thank you for the comment, compliment and for visiting here. Sorry about the corn and chipotel soup. I close comments after a couple of weeks to reduce spam. It seems to work. I just hope it’s not too frustrating to anyone.
I am hardly a botanist, but I guess that some of these fruit trees take time to develop and really deliver. Still, I am insanely jealous whenever I see a citrus fruit tree in somebody’s yard. What I wouldn’t give, even to just see one every day.
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I wish it was just a matter of time. It is a fairly old and established tree that was planted grafted to an orange tree that yields abundant delicious fruit. We sometimes wonder if it’s the grafting that causes the weird taste.
Citrus is always so pretty to display isn’t it. I have a bowl of lemons on my kitchen counter and they bring so much color to the space. And oh…are they wonderful for cooking too. Yesterday I made lemon, pepper and garlic chicken using all fresh ingredients, fresh lemons and lemon zest. It was yummy!
You’re right Nitza! It is so pretty. Nothing I like more on a table than a bowl of lemons and limes. Almost sad to use them up but they do taste sooooo good.
I wish you luck with your lemons. My poor trees didn’t set any fruit this year. I think they needed a rest. I hope you get your citrussy sunshine.
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Thank you! So, when you do get lemons, do they actually taste good? I really do have my fingers crossed this year but I’m doubtful since they’ve been so weirdly yucky in years past. I just can’t figure it out.
I think you had plenty to say-IT’S HOT! That’s enough isn’t it! The heat muddles our brains and works to keep us lazy.
Double like.
Now go back to your series about Strangers, learning & the grocery store. I’m patiently waiting for your story. (:
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Thanks Maureen! It’s nearly ready. So frustrating when things don’t work as planned.
Christine!
The fact that you can stir yourself anything at all, even something as funny and self-deprecating as this (ha ha – you thought I was going to insult you!) is mind blowing at 24 weeks.
You better be confident that everything you write (and let us see, anyway) is great. So there.
Also: wishing I could grow lemons. Even green knobbly ones.
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Thanks Mrs. Happy to make you chuckle. Lemme tell you though, being funny in the 2nd trimester is *much* easier than being funny in the 1st. But it seems to me that you’re doing marvelously (and your Mr. is managing to get a few smiles too – amazing!).
I loved ” When Life Gives You Lemons”. I can picture both of you walking and singing the ABC song. J with his digging hand, and you sitting in Florida, enjoying a cool glass of lemonade, while your mind was being whisked away to Paris. Keep up the good work. p.s. I can honestly say that I don’t ever remember you being at a “Loss for Words”.
lol. It’s true, Mom. I rarely am at a loss for words. Glad you liked it!
Still impressed with your writing-even when you are at a loss for words.
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Thank you. That means a lot to me.
You totally deserve every great comment you get.
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