風景 From Kitchen Trousseau to The Monuments Men

Reflective very, see I.  The pent up forces of Halloween have turned my little boy Darth and me, Master Yoda :)  Being a cookie(the action counterpart of foodie), I must admit the Malle W Kitchen Trousseau shot me right through with a bolt of blue.  Yes, I would choose Shun knifes and Sarpaneva cast iron casserole over lingerie and silk slippers anytime!

這ㄧ箱四十三件的Malle W Kitchen Trousseau正中我心, 幻想自己穿著牛皮圍裙, 揮舞旬刀懷抱Sarpaneva鐵鍋便醺然.  此套廚具的統籌者據說靈感來自女兒大了離家成就這另類妝奩…

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去蕪存菁 Meaningful Connections

picture credit:  Loire Valley Chateau by habitually chic.

公司高層地震, 大方向必有整合, 人事幾番新不見得直接影響我的職責, 隨機應變是必要的.  我的小小世界頓有領悟, 過往花太多時間於無關緊要的瑣事, 每每見獵心喜三分鐘熱度, 許多社羣網站都掛空號閒置, 決定'斷, 捨, 離'整頓ㄧ番! 這個部落格對我意義深遠, 雖不言之有物,  然篇篇網誌圖片文字, 都花心思琢磨並珍重回覆每道留言, 希望沈潛些時日後能提昇內涵質感. 這段充電期都做什麼呢?  學習靜心觀察景物百態, 下班後約死黨美酒燭光交換心情, 陪孩子玩耍畫圖看他性格點滴成型, 保持戀愛恆溫, 與另ㄧ半共度浪漫的屬於情人的夜晚 :)  

picture credit:  canvas hotel

The return of the Jedi(my husband and son) after summer has dawned on me:  I have been spending too much time on things that really do not matter.

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夏末雜記 Parade's End

灩夏將盡，從剛開始一個人不知做什麼好到後來的自得其樂, 自由讓人嚴重上癮, 專心工作盡情享受, 週末睡到自然醒無需遷就丈夫和孩子的作息, 沈浸好書好電影美食世界… 同事們頻頻稱讚這些日子LK容光煥發, 可見對我這款名士派, 充實的精神生活便是美容良方:)  上週末欣賞了同名原作改編的Parade's End, 華麗憂傷, 為我的暑假劃下別緻的句點.

picture credit:  BBC

Summer is coming to an end and so is my temporary bachelorettehood.  I watched, cooked, read... relishing anything best enjoyed in solitude like there’s no tomorrow.  Yes, yes I caught up on all three seasons of Game of Thrones and decided that scheming violence, the explosion of testosterone, and the juxtaposition of King Arthur Medieval Europe with Sinbad the Sailor all too baffling(entertaining nevertheless).

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圖騰與禁忌 Vide Cor Meum

**誤認LK為氣質才女者請別閱讀這篇, 讀壞眼睛吃壞肚子莫謂我言之不預**

My Happy Hour cocktail dress and 'killer' Louboutin :)

I embarked on a pensive odyssey since the moment I tuned in to NBC Hannibal.  My fascination continued in a delicious and yes, ethical manner. As exuberant as the cinematography gets with each episode, I can never be in the mindset to appreciate Bon Appetit cannibalistic edition. 

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誰來晚餐 I'm Having An Old Friend for Dinner

The notoriety started years ago when I asked my boss at the time for a week off to go to Spain; I got the dinner reservation at El Bulli.  The love affair was not always ongoing.  I slipped in and out for other priorities in life.  What rekindled the recent passion remains unknown or it might just be a harmless summer fling :)

這兩個禮拜猶如蒐尋美食拼圖, 星期ㄧ信箱赫見校友雙月刊有史以來首部飲食專輯, 星期二喜收到V親筆簽名與Fish合著的'戀食人生', 星期三四五自有機農場預約的鴨胸鴨腿陸續送到家門口, 星期六砸重金訂購的兩張實木餐桌抵達(我再也無法忍受過去幾年跨國搬遷, 生活大小事makeshift的窘迫), 更甚者, 迷上Hannibal TV series, 集集吃人魔型男主廚華麗饗宴,

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