it's early

It's early and I've been up for a while. Had a great night's sleep, as I have for the last few nights. I've been taking good care of myself - eating fresh local food, exercising, reading, getting lots done - makes me sleep well and feel good!

Have seen two good movies the last two nights - Summer Hours and Away We Go. Summer Hours is a lovely French film with Juliette Binoche. It's about what a family goes through after their mother dies and they deal with the family summer home in the French countryside. And loved Away We Go. Such a sweet story about a youngish couple seeking their roots. Also saw Julie & Julia last week. Seeing that movie is part of the reason I wanted to start the blog. I've thought about starting one for some time and seeing Julie start one in the movie made me look into it more. Julie on the other hand had something to write about - preparing all of the recipes in Julia's book, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I'm just writing about my life - not sure how interesting that is.

After seeing Julie & Julia, I got my copy of Mastering down from the cookbook shelf. It's now staring back at me from my kitchen counter. I've looked through it and am threatening to make a recipe. I'll do an easy one (if there is such a thing) over the weekend. Will be fun. Then I'll write about it.

Off to take Henry for our morning walk. It's a beautiful, calm, clear, temperate morning in Portland - perfect.

...remember to make it a great day!