more than a passing interest

i've been doing a lot of reading this summer. mostly cookbooks. mostly swedish and scandinavian cookbooks. i am absolutely gobsmacked by the inventiveness of this cuisine.

i really love reading and traveling and eating. learning how other people see the world, and make do, and thrive, in different locations, with different raw materials.

very inspiring.

we have had a crazy busy summer. and now the weather is clearing up after days and days of rain. i'm going to put in some serious beach time before summer fades away, top priority. see you soon. xo, g

gourmet rhapsody by muriel barbery

currently reading. i must say it is a really great read. first few times i started reading it i had to put it down because it made me too hungry. the descriptions of food, taste, memory, longing, art, intellectualism, france, japan. i loved that hedgehog book too. brilliant.

postcard by lotta jansdotter.