tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post1164419713239388863..comments2023-10-11T03:49:53.934-04:00Comments on The Gold Puppy: An abundance of beauty, made more manageable with Chinese medicineReya Mellickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-66839340854118624972013-11-17T17:40:29.785-05:002013-11-17T17:40:29.785-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300452152180544509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-15560800313909102702013-11-17T17:40:28.338-05:002013-11-17T17:40:28.338-05:00For more Polish in your life listen to Katy Carr: ...For more Polish in your life listen to Katy Carr: Paszport and get a copy of Iris Murdoch's 'Nuns and Soldiers'.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300452152180544509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-16926683760917637652013-11-14T03:32:34.204-05:002013-11-14T03:32:34.204-05:00I never knew Chopin was Polish! I always thought h...I never knew Chopin was Polish! I always thought he was French -- and apparently his father was French -- but yes, Chopin grew up in Warsaw. Who knew?!<br /><br />I used to get borscht at Veselka, a Ukrainian restaurant in New York, and it was terrific. If you ever go there you have to try it. They probably add stuff that Ukrainian peasants would not have had available, but still, I love it. :)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-20924908990806080132013-11-13T20:18:31.160-05:002013-11-13T20:18:31.160-05:00I LOVE cornbread. I wish I could digest beans. And...I LOVE cornbread. I wish I could digest beans. And yes, oh my. Long and hungry winters, yes.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-33659172134653533822013-11-13T20:17:52.380-05:002013-11-13T20:17:52.380-05:00I love beets and many beef based soups, but togeth...I love beets and many beef based soups, but together it was like sweet beef broth. YUCK.<br /><br />I could look to other recipes - but I'm thinking I've had my borscht encounter. Enough is enough.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-39882284441494588282013-11-13T18:30:04.837-05:002013-11-13T18:30:04.837-05:00I didn't realize you didn't like borscht. ...I didn't realize you didn't like borscht. It's part of my ancestral culinary heritage, but I guess the Bohemian version is different--ours was vegetarian, and beefed up at the table with sour cream and boiled eggs. <br /><br />I really like most of the poor peoples' foods of my ancestors--especially cornbread and beans. I was shocked, though, to encounter cabbage soup in the Scottish Highlands--they boil the cabbage stalks (after the cabbage is consumed), and serve it with salt and pepper. It's like dishwater. The winters must have been long and hungry.<br /><br />I hope your ancestors had music and dancing, beautiful skies and food they liked. (Maybe beets are better if you've known them since they were seedlings.)Rebecca Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06494730619850791609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-16464434293085556622013-11-13T16:35:17.997-05:002013-11-13T16:35:17.997-05:00My acupuncturist arrived in this lifetime with all...My acupuncturist arrived in this lifetime with all his wisdom intact.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-39995965596305191322013-11-13T15:02:14.070-05:002013-11-13T15:02:14.070-05:00I think we always want to think the best of people...I think we always want to think the best of people but they were only human after all - we are all bought up by imperfect people - the best any of us can do is to practice a good heart don't you think? - in that way they would make us proud, and we would them.<br />Your acupuncturist sounds the best!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com