Global warming may or may not still be controversial -- after all so is evolution -- but one thing seems certain: the weather is weird. This past week has seen incredibly, brutally cold temperatures spring back up into the 60s here in Providence. We were reeling from monsoon-like rains earlier in the week with Florida like temps while just a few miles to our north much of New England was getting hammered by one of the worst ice storms in years.Like I said, weird.
Work is still good for both of us: Susie continues to come up with new desserts, which I never get to taste but hear of constantly each day. I can't help but wonder is there no end to her dessert menu? Anyway, we are lucky indeed not just to have the paychecks of course but to be doing something we truly enjoy and getting paid for it. What the future holds for us is anyone's guess, but right now things are looking pretty good.
One thing seems certain though: we will never get our dad's remains back now. By now most of you know this oddly painful saga of Don Soper's last truly wonderful gift to his community gone very wrong. The DNA test was a "no match" so it seems fairly clear to us now that dad is gone for good. While the third act is not over just yet whatever happens from here on will certainly not be a happy ending.
One other thing seems certain, is that we will not be going to Italy for New Year's break. Money is of course the issue, as it is for most folks in these times, but also time: Gracie's is going to be closed for only a couple of days after the new year and Johnson & Wales returns to a regular schedule on January 3rd. nevertheless, I hope to update my Siena website sometime this coming year. Assuming the gods haven't taken a fancy to other plans of course.
As I have often said, one just never knows what funny twists and turns life has in store for us, right Pop?
(photo above: dad holding me while we both sat on the slide -- pretty much says everything you need to know about our relationship.)
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