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yesterday was so splendid.....i listened to the chattering of plump yard birds as bunnie played in the bamboo clippings, bernie kraus nature sounds and the fountains splashing......chocolate covered coffee beans, curried dark chocolate bars, a flawless chocolate ganash from the aetherial kitchens of Alon's Bakery set my mind in such a pleasant state of mind.....then visits of friends, culminating in masaman curried shortribs, a fatty pleasure, it's creamy, rich gravy adding sensuousness to nutty, sticky rice with a hint of jasmine and cilantro......accompanied by thai basil rolls, dipped in the extreme of chili oil infused with unidentifiable fragrant essenses and crushed peanuts, a hint of fresh lemon and a touch of sourwood honey and fresh rosemary......then chocolate mousse with raspberries, and candied seville orange peels, dipped in Alessio Tessieri chocolate , cooled in a vapor of pear essence and cleansed from the palate with courvesoir and expresso.......as the sun dropped beneath the earth and the moon emerged from the thicket of bamboo.....another lovely day leading to peaceful dreaming.......better than a green fairy's laudanum sugar cube, dropped, flaming, into a Lucio Bubacco goblet of absinthe over chilled nuggets of purest gold and silver....... i am, for the moment, floating above the tentacles of this worldly place......lounging in the cumulus clouds of my own imaginings.....my toetips massaged by the purring cat's soft belly fur, the cool air wafting the wisteria, hyacinth and rose's sweetness though my open windows.....aaahhhhh........the trumpet vine prepares its nectars for the ruby-throated visitors, yet to come.......this is the most perfect of all worlds....today!

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