Allpoeticvirtualtravelingaside,asLouisaputitwhenIproposedtheproject,</span><spanclass="pink">"Your breakfast can be my dinner and vice versa!!"</span><br><spanclass="purple">
Ithinkitwasatanorganiccafe/foodstoreinNorthFitzroyabouttwentyyearsago</span><spanclass="purple">seventeenyearsago,whenweallmet,LouisawasfallinginlovewithmyclassmateDanaroundthistimeofyear</span><spanclass="pink">whereIwasservedthemostdeliciousandmostmemorablesoup.Itwasabigbowlofclearvegetablestockbrothwitharainbowarrayoffresh,barelysimmeredvegetablesfloatingaroundalongsidesoftpillowsofspinachravioli.Sodelicious!Itwassuchasatisfyingmeal.IhavemademyownversionofithundredsoftimewithwhateverfreshveggiesIhaveinthefridgeandwhateverpastaIhaveinthecupboard.Icallit"the spring soup"becauseitsatisfiestheneedforwarmfoodsasIslowlymoveoutofmywinter-cookingmindsetandthedesiretoeatthenewfreshvegetablesthatarepoppingupatthemarketorinmygarden:asparagus,beans,carrots,silverbeet</span><spanclass="purple">/snijbiet/SwissChard/beetleaves</span>
Ithinkitwasatanorganiccafe/foodstoreinNorthFitzroyabouttwentyyearsago</span><spanclass="purple">seventeenyearsago,whenweallmet,LouisawasfallinginlovewithmyclassmateDanaroundthistimeofyear</span><spanclass="pink">whereIwasservedthemostdeliciousandmostmemorablesoup.Itwasabigbowlofclearvegetablestockbrothwitharainbowarrayoffresh,barelysimmeredvegetablesfloatingaroundalongsidesoftpillowsofspinachravioli.Sodelicious!Itwassuchasatisfyingmeal.IhavemademyownversionofithundredsoftimeswithwhateverfreshveggiesIhaveinthefridgeandwhateverpastaIhaveinthecupboard.Icallit"the spring soup"becauseitsatisfiestheneedforwarmfoodsasIslowlymoveoutofmywinter-cookingmindsetandthedesiretoeatthenewfreshvegetablesthatarepoppingupatthemarketorinmygarden:asparagus,beans,carrots,silverbeet</span><spanclass="purple">/snijbiet/SwissChard/beetleaves</span>
I've made coffee and played with the cats for their usual morning routine: fetching kibble that I throw around the house. Louisa was a bit later too because dog friend Tony wanted to go for a walk first. When our housemates were fed and roaming around the house, we connected. We connected over Skype. I seemed to be safely positioned inside a cooking device, away from the splatter and spatulas,</span> <span class="pink"> I set my phone in a bowl and then in a glass but our kitchen is wide so I was out of the frame for much of our time together</span><span class="purple"> and Louisa was streaming on my phone, balancing between the mocha maker and the bottles of oil on the counter. There was a loose recipe for Louisa'sfavorite</span><spanclass="pink">myfavourite</span><spanclass="purple">routinesoup,butoverallitendedupbeingmuchmoreaboutcookingtogetherandspendingimpossibletimetogether(ofcourse),thancloselyfollowingarecipeandgettingitright.</span>
I've made coffee and played with the cats for their usual morning routine: fetching kibble that I throw around the house. Louisa was a bit later too because dog friend Tony wanted to go for a walk first. When our housemates were fed and roaming around the house, we connected.</span><span class="pink"> We connected over Skype.</span><span class="purple"> I seemed to be safely positioned inside a cooking device, away from the splatter and spatulas,</span> <span class="pink"> I set my phone in a bowl and then in a glass but our kitchen is wide so I was out of the frame for much of our time together</span><span class="purple"> and Louisa was streaming on my phone, balancing between the mocha maker and the bottles of oil on the counter. There was a loose recipe for Louisa'sfavorite</span><spanclass="pink">myfavourite</span><spanclass="purple">routinesoup,butoverallitendedupbeingmuchmoreaboutcookingtogetherandspendingimpossibletimetogether(ofcourse),thancloselyfollowingarecipeandgettingitright.</span>
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Doyouhavebeans?Ihavebeans<br></span>
Doyouhavebeans?Ihavebeans.<br></span>
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Idon't know if I'vegotbeans.I'vegotbroccoli.<br></span>
Thereweren't many beans left, but plenty of leafy greens! With the phone in my hand, I was proudly showing Louisa the vegetables of my labor, the big monster plant with Brussels sprouts, while getting some beet leaves, Russian kale and New-Zealand spinach.</span><span class="pink"> How lovely to have fresh vegetables so ready to hand! As we are just coming out of winter in Melbourne my garden just has a little bit of silverbeet and some parsley. The broad beans are growing tall but their beans are not big enough to pick just yet. I chose some vegetables I had in the fridge and chopped them into fairly small pieces: carrot,</span><span class="purple"> the carrots here didn'tcomeup.LastyearIhadanicepatchofsmallcarrots,asIsowedthemtooclosetogether,butthisyeareitherthecatsrummagedthroughthesoilortheslugsatetheleafyends,</span><spanclass="pink">silverbeet,redpepper,broccoliandsomechilli,</span><spanclass="purple">whichIputinsidetoescapethecoldernights,astheyarejuststartingtoturnfromgreentorednow
Thereweren't many beans left, but plenty of leafy greens! With the phone in my hand, I was proudly showing Louisa the vegetables of my labor, the big monster plant with Brussels sprouts, while getting some beet leaves, Russian kale and New-Zealand spinach.</span><span class="pink"> How lovely to have fresh vegetables so ready to hand! As we are just coming out of winter in Melbourne my garden just has a little bit of silverbeet and some parsley. The broad beans are growing tall but their beans are not big enough to pick just yet. I chose some vegetables I had in the fridge and chopped them into fairly small pieces: carrot,</span><span class="purple"> the carrots here didn'tcomeup.LastyearIhadanicepatchofsmallcarrots,asIsowedthemtooclosetogether,butthisyeareitherthecatsrummagedthroughthesoilortheslugsatetheleafyends,</span><spanclass="pink">silverbeet,redpepper,broccoliandsomechilli,</span><spanclass="purple">whichIputinsidetoescapethecoldernights,astheyarejuststartingtoturnfromgreentorednow.
@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ There weren't many beans left, but plenty of leafy greens! With the phone in my
Okay,I'll add the water. That'ssofunny,assoonasyouaddwater,it'ssoup.</span>
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WhileLouisaguidedmethroughtherecipe,wecaughtuponrecentevents,chattingaway</span><spanclass="pink">thewholetime</span><spanclass="purple">whilecutting,boiling,cooking.</span><spanclass="pink">IhadabluetoothearbudinmyearsoIcouldroamfreelyaroundthekitchenandspeaktoIngeandhearherclearly.</span><spanclass="purple">Intheend,sheaddedvermicelli(andinmycabinet's case, whole wheat noodles, soaked in hot water for four minutes or a bit more). Then Louisa'sfamilygatheredatthetable,whilethecathereblurredthevideofeedwithallhisfur,andweallsatdowntoeattogether!Whichwehadn'tdonesinceIstayedwiththemin2018!</span><spanclass="pink">Everyonewashomeandinthekitchen/livingspace--mypartner,mydaughterandmydog.</span>
WhileLouisaguidedmethroughtherecipe,wecaughtuponrecentevents,chattingaway</span><spanclass="pink">thewholetime</span><spanclass="purple">whilecutting,boiling,cooking.</span><spanclass="pink">IhadabluetoothearbudinmyearsoIcouldroamfreelyaroundthekitchenandspeaktoIngeandhearherclearly.</span><spanclass="purple">Intheend,sheaddedvermicelli(andinmycabinet's case, whole wheat noodles, soaked in hot water for four minutes or a bit more). Then Louisa'sfamilygatheredatthetable,whilethecathereblurredthevideofeedwithallhisfur,andweallsatdowntoeattogether!Whichwehadn'tdonesinceIstayedwiththemin2018!</span><spanclass="pink">Everyonewashomeandinthekitchen/livingspace--mypartner,mydaughterandmydog.</span>
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Areyoustillthere,Inge?<br></span>
@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ We all love Inge and I know they were sorry they couldn't hear her as we were do
Inourhousewealleatdifferentfoodsfordinner.UsuallymypartnerhassomekindofproteinshakeandmydaughterwhoisstillveryfussyaboutfoodlikessomethingveryplainandIliketoeatsomethingwithlotsofvegetablesorlentils.SowhenwesatdowntoeatwithIngeIwastheonlyoneeatingthesoupIhadmade.Isetthephoneintheglassattheheadofthetablesoshecouldseeallofusandsothatwecouldallseeher.It's not the same as having her here in person with us. We can'tsitclose,giveeachotherhugs,checkouteachother's self-done haircuts and refashioned clothes. But it'snicetobeabletochataboutourlivestogether,tohearwhat's going on here and there, what matters and what doesn't.Islurpupmyvegetablesandpastasoupandshedoesthesame.It'snicetoconnectlikethis.</span>
Inourhousewealleatdifferentfoodsfordinner.UsuallymypartnerhassomekindofproteinshakeandmydaughterwhoisstillveryfussyaboutfoodlikessomethingveryplainandIliketoeatsomethingwithlotsofvegetablesorlentils.SowhenwesatdowntoeatwithIngeIwastheonlyoneeatingthesoupIhadmade.Isetthephoneintheglassattheheadofthetablesoshecouldseeallofusandsothatwecouldallseeher.It's not the same as having her here in person with us. We can'tsitclose,giveeachotherhugs,checkouteachother's self-done haircuts and refashioned clothes. But it'snicetobeabletochataboutourlivestogether,tohearwhat's going on here and there, what matters and what doesn't.Islurpupmyvegetableandpastasoupandshedoesthesame.It'snicetoconnectlikethis.</span>