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| The Gold Merchants’ Bridge-Florence |
I’m thinking of my recent visit to sunny Italy, but sitting staring out into the gloom at the rain brought by the season’s first hurricane: There’s good news and bad news. The good news is that at least so far we here in central Maryland have been spared strong winds. And we’re told that Irene may be losing steam as she blows along the mid-Atlantic coast.
The other bit of good news for me personally is that we are inside dry and safe. I hope that if you’re in Irene’s path you are, too. Since I’m at the computer you can guess that the electricity is still on–yes! (And I hope yours is as well.)
The bad news is that I was supposed to fly to California tomorrow evening, and my flight was canceled. Last night it took 2 1/2 straight hours (literally) on hold with US Airways to get through and rebook a flight for Monday afternoon instead. After being entertained by the same tedious ads pitching Life Alert and a trip to Jerusalem every three minutes for an entire evening, I don’t want to hear either one mentioned again any time soon (maybe never)!
I was supposed to be in LA to work with Todd Porter and Diane Cu, aka whiteonricecouple, who are shooting the photos for my next cookbook. Since their photography is always wonderful (take a look here), I know they’ll carry on just fine on Monday without me. But it’s still really frustrating to arrive a day late.
In the meantime, I’m continuing to make doughs and bake stuff to tote along to LA. And to brighten my spirits, I look through my pics of sun-soaked southern Europe, where I was happily vacationing this time last week. Just in case you’re under the same weather where you live and could use a few cheerful rays, I thought I’d share several of the sunniest shots with you. Enjoy!
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| Overlooking Florence |
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| The Gold Merchants’ Bridge-Florence |
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| Amalfi Coast, near Salerno |
For some food pics of my trip, click here.
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