sabato.
mi
sono presa del tempo per me stessa, la mattina. l'ometto venerdì
sera è andato in trasferta extra da papà, perché non si son visti
in settimana. poi è tornato. e, insieme, abbiamo attraversato,
ognuno a modo suo, una crisi. la separazione non passa sempre
inosservata, nemmeno qui. lui ne è uscito da solo, dopo un po'. io,
invece, ho avuto chi nel frattempo mi ha dato una mano. una grande
mano, per la verità.
quando
è tornato il sereno abbiamo preparato insieme la torta di zucca e
cioccolato per il pranzo dell'indomani con la nonna. dopo cena lui ha
voluto chiamarla per chiederle se potesse assaggiare la torta
anzitempo. ovvio che lei non avrebbe mai detto di no, così è finita
che la torta l'abbiamo assaggiata in due. a quel punto però le ho
ritelefonato io per dirle che, con molta probabilità, ne avrebbe
trovata ancor meno, dato che ci avremmo senz'altro fatto anche
colazione.
***
saturday.
I took some time to myself in the morning. on friday night my little boy had gone with his dad, since they couldn't see each other during the week. then he came back. and both of us, each in his way, passed through a crisis. a separation does not always go unnoticed, not even in here. he was able to let it go after a while. and in the meantime I had someone who gave me a hand to get out of it. a great hand, to be honest.
when it has cleared up, we prepared together a pumpkin and chocolate pie for the lunch with his grandmother of the following day. after dinner he wanted to call her to ask if he could taste the cake ahead of time. obviously she would never say no, therefore we ended up tasting the cake in two. at that point it was my turn to call her back to tell that, probably, she would have found even less cake, since with no doubt we would have had it also for breakfast.
I took some time to myself in the morning. on friday night my little boy had gone with his dad, since they couldn't see each other during the week. then he came back. and both of us, each in his way, passed through a crisis. a separation does not always go unnoticed, not even in here. he was able to let it go after a while. and in the meantime I had someone who gave me a hand to get out of it. a great hand, to be honest.
when it has cleared up, we prepared together a pumpkin and chocolate pie for the lunch with his grandmother of the following day. after dinner he wanted to call her to ask if he could taste the cake ahead of time. obviously she would never say no, therefore we ended up tasting the cake in two. at that point it was my turn to call her back to tell that, probably, she would have found even less cake, since with no doubt we would have had it also for breakfast.
domenica
(di pioggia a secchiate e vento di traverso).
la
nonna temeraria è arrivata in autobus lo stesso (però poi l'abbiamo
riportata a casa noi la sera).
era
da molto che non passava di qui, così ha visto le mie modifiche e,
finalmente, anche la cameretta.
io,
nel frattempo, ho preparato un menù semplice ma d'effetto: arrostini
di coscia di pollo disossata e ripiena e le patate al cumino dell'erinni in dose idonea per favorire la pace nel mondo. il tutto
accompagnato da vino rosso corposo e seguito dalla torta di cui
sopra.
mentre
nonna e nipote si scatenavano (hanno tirato fuori di tutto di più,
riordinato, giocato a nascondino e non so che altro), io mi son data
al progetto creativo al quale stavo girando attorno da qualche
giorno.
poi
abbiamo accompagnato la nonna a casa, fatto una vagonata di popcorn
in padella (non sapete come si divertiva l'ometto quando alzavo
appena il coperchio e la pentola sparava popcorn per tutta la cucina)
e scelto un film, che oggi gli avevo promesso un pomeriggio di cinema
casalingo. ha scelto uno dei nostri film preferiti (sì perché io credo ancora a babbo natale, sapevatelo). e mentre lo
guardava, io ho continuato a creare. il risultato finale, a fine
serata, ci ha visti esaltati entrambi. voi, però, dovrete pazientare
ancora un po' per vederlo ...
***
sunday
(with buckets of rain and crosswind).
bold grandma came by bus
(but then we drove her home in the evening).
she hadn't been here a long time, so he saw my changes and, finally, even this bedroom. in the meantime, I prepared a simple but effective menu: boned roasted and stuffed chicken legs and potatoes with cumin in the appropriate quantity to promote world peace. all accompanied by full-bodied red wine and followed by the above mentioned cake.
while grandmother and grandson let loose (they pulled out almost everything, rearranged, played hide and seek and maybe something else I don't know), I gave myself to the creative project to which I had been turning around for a few days.
after having driven grandma home, we made a truckload of popcorn in a pan (you should have seen how much fun my little boy ad when I raised the lid and the pot shot popcorn all over our kitchen) and he chose a film, since I had promised him a sort of home theater afternoon. he chose one of our favorite movies (yes, I still believe in Santa Claus, you'd better know it). and while he watched it, I continued to create. the final result at the end of the evening saw us both excited. but you still have to wait for a while to see it ...
she hadn't been here a long time, so he saw my changes and, finally, even this bedroom. in the meantime, I prepared a simple but effective menu: boned roasted and stuffed chicken legs and potatoes with cumin in the appropriate quantity to promote world peace. all accompanied by full-bodied red wine and followed by the above mentioned cake.
while grandmother and grandson let loose (they pulled out almost everything, rearranged, played hide and seek and maybe something else I don't know), I gave myself to the creative project to which I had been turning around for a few days.
after having driven grandma home, we made a truckload of popcorn in a pan (you should have seen how much fun my little boy ad when I raised the lid and the pot shot popcorn all over our kitchen) and he chose a film, since I had promised him a sort of home theater afternoon. he chose one of our favorite movies (yes, I still believe in Santa Claus, you'd better know it). and while he watched it, I continued to create. the final result at the end of the evening saw us both excited. but you still have to wait for a while to see it ...
