Why I recommend "The Persistence of Yellow: Book of Recipes for Life" — 4 weeks ago
WORTH CONSUMING!
Snippets from the book:
- “She had a conference with her angels before breakfast. Decided how to spend her day:
Climb trees. Run fast.
Sing at the top of her lungs
Do the dishes tomorrow.”
- “Before I wrote this letter, I removed everything and put it in a pile by my writing chair:
The part of me that says “I’m always right” is on the very bottom. The bright purple urge to yell instead of listen is there too. And I tossed in the ego, the bad vibes and that baby blue sweater you always wanted. So this is my true self wanting to tell you this…”
- “And that song you used to sing to me. The one about the little pigs and the frog who live under my bed. You sang until I dreamed. Yesterday, I sang the song to you. You remembered the words and sang along. We laughed. And I stayed until you dreamed.”
- “So where’s the key?” I asked. “What key?” you said. “Oh come on. Don’t tell me you don’t have a way to open this?”
I shook it. I sniffed the crack. I pressed my eye to the keyhole. That’s when I saw it:
Celestial wings, secret notes, constant light, a way towards something familiar. “See anything?” she asked…”
- My daughter asked me how to fly, never thinking she could not learn. She thinks I have the recipe for flight. So we climb a tree and watch the evening sky. And wait for the necessary ingredients.”
- ”...and those worlds you used to create for me. Remember? We’d sit on the floor, Grandma’s old quilt draped over our heads. “Invisible,” you’d say. Pure dark space until we looked up and noticed the pinpricks of light piercing the fabric. “Stars,” you’d say.”
