notes for the journey (august 18, 2009)

cake for two . chocolate cafe, south bend, indiana . july 2009

if you were here today and we were meeting up for tea and chocolate cake for two, these are a few of the things i would tell you about as we talked the afternoon away...

jenna's post about envy. wow. this is a must read. a must. (i keep thinking about it and so want to discuss.)

dar's "on the go" project and description of said project is simply fantastic. (oh and her new hippy urban girl space makes me smile...)

maddie's ecourse, "Bones of a Poet ~ photography and the wonder of seeing" sounds so wonderful. this phrase from the class description, the course "will teach you how to encounter the world with all of your being," speaks right to the guts of me. yes. hope you will think about joining in on this beautiful experience. (and be sure to check out maddie's new internet home.)

jennifer's poetry in motion fills my heart with joy.

jonatha. saw her live again friday night. swoon. the triple door is a perfect venue. we had the best meal and then the best time listening (read singing along) to jonatha sing those songs we love. and it was such sweetness to be able to connect with her afterward. the works continues to play pretty constantly around these parts. yep. simply put: her music is part of my life soundtrack.

this movie. even if the nuances and poetry of the book were not completely captured, i can't stop thinking about this beautiful story. seeing it on the big screen yesterday was a gift in the midst of lots of doing (even if some of the doing involves procrastinating). am planning to reread the book very soon (want to join me?).

home. a beautiful new flickr group.

anything that you would share if we met for tea + cake?
do tell...

Comments

[Jennifer/The Word Cellar]

Thanks, dearie. I would share the summer fruit crostada (peaches, blueberries, and plums, oh my!) that I made last night, just in case we needed more sweets. :) And we could have a long talk about envy, inspiration, and how each one of us is something pretty special.

I was trying to read "Julie & Julia" before seeing the movie, but I think I'll abandon that plan so I can hurry up and read "The Time Traveler's Wife" before seeing *that* movie. There's not enough time to read everything I need/want to these days!

[Lucrecer]

It would be my pleasure to share a slice of cake and wonderful conversation with you. I look forward to the day we can do just that.

[Meri]

I started rereading the book and was only partway through when I saw the film. I was disappointed! The people are beautiful, but the film seemed to concentrate too much on the mechanics and not enough on the relationship impact, too much on making it comprehensible and not enough on the magic and poetry of the book. But the cake looks delish! And I would tell you how heart-warming it is to have people react so genuinely and compassionately to my query today about whether you're only granted one "love of your life" per lifetime.

[Christina]

i would share with you that i ordered the most amazing apron that called my name, from the the most talented girl. and my day was topped off with chocolate dreams. oh life is good.
; )

[Jennifer]

I feel so honored that you have put me on your little space. You brought a smile to my face today :)

[kristen]

well...i would definitely share that cake with you.

and then i'd probably have a laundry list of things to share with you and it would be all over the place, because you know that's how i roll. (=

i'm going to sign up for maddie's e-course despite my misgivings about e-courses of late...her class speaks to me and i need a bit of focus in my creative work right now.

[henzy]

oh this cake looks so good

[RD]

I've eaten at the Chocolate Cafe in South Bend- few times! Small world! I'm trying to remember if I ever had this cake, but I remember seeing it in the bakery area. And I would absolutely share!