Field Notes- Tuesday, May 16th. Clouds, 60 degrees, rain coming. Dark & Wet.

 Soup.  From top left and around.  Onion, parsley, celery, chicken thighs and center- two of the five carrots.  Also peppercorns and 4 chicken bouillon cubes.  Three to Four hours on simmer once it came to the boil.  Husband is bundled up.  He thinks he is freezing to death. 

I don't have on socks or anything really warm. No sweater, no corduroy pants.  I might change my mind.

Patty sent me a recipe for HER favorite Lentil soup.  It arrived with a multitude of "travelers" attached which I had a HELL of a time deleting, removing etc.  Reminding me to never open one of her emails. EVER. AGAIN.

I am reading a book Ellie Is Cool Now.  A TV script writer for a very popular cable show returns to her small Ohio hometown for the 20th (?) (could have been 15th) High School Reunion.  Sends chills down my spine.  

I have NEVER gone to a reunion of my high school.  My brother has gone to every one of his.  High School and College.  My husband went to one of his high school reunions.  25th or 30th. 

I was NOT invited to go along......everyone else brought their significant others. I would have refused. He says he "can't have a good time....if I am around".   Feel free to think about that.  I stopped long ago.

He showed everyone pictures of our dog Riley.  He had no pictures of me to share with his friends. They asked. None of our two children, either.  Just the dog.  Mentioned this to Riley and he came and sat next to me the rest of that day.

Anyway.  The lead character in my BOOK is a woman who was NEVER popular and NEVER dated in high school. (me) And she returned as a Hollywood Screen Writer etc etc.....and discovers everyone liked her but she wasn't friendly....so they never got to know her, Blah Blah Blah.  Her High School Crush confesses to always being infatuated by her....even now--and wishes  things had been different.  They definitely GET different. She has a list of items she has to complete at the reunion-- from her fellow script writers.  And she has to send photos. Proof..  

The book and premise makes me incredible sad at the same time making me laugh. And wonder....what IF I HAD gone to a reunion........