Bonjour and Merci beaucoup! Reminds me of the American memoir on Midwives (Diary of a Midwife). Such history. We were just looking at spoons yesterday.
Very cool hobby! I was in New Orleans recently and took a creole/cajun cooking class. The guy teaching the class also makes some very cool handmade cooking spoons: https://pleasurepalate.square.site/spoons
Edit: And I just remembered that he said he is relocating to Austin imminently!
Many of us are insulated from those who deal daily with the struggles of abject poverty and still maintain some level of personal dignity. It is easy to imagine our recent prosperity as universal when in fact so many are one missed paycheck away from being on the street. In those cases, something as simple and universal as a spoon could be a most prized posession. Art, a hobby, a Godsend.
Well put, Dale. Have you checked out Matt Black's excellent photography book "American Geography"? It's part of a larger project of his on the geography of poverty. Striking work.
Bonjour and Merci beaucoup! Reminds me of the American memoir on Midwives (Diary of a Midwife). Such history. We were just looking at spoons yesterday.
Thank you! Where and why were you looking at spoons?
Our spoon shopping was rather pedestrian and mundane: big outlet store. It was not exotic or esoteric
I get it. Sometimes you just need something to eat your cheerios!
Very cool hobby! I was in New Orleans recently and took a creole/cajun cooking class. The guy teaching the class also makes some very cool handmade cooking spoons: https://pleasurepalate.square.site/spoons
Edit: And I just remembered that he said he is relocating to Austin imminently!
Such a cool hobby, Roberto. The simple wooden spoon can certainly be a thing of beauty.
My nephew won 1st place at the Walla Walla county fair for his hand carved wooden spoon when he was 15. He’d appreciate your hand tools for sure!
Can you send me a picture of his spoon?
Brilliant !!! What a ab fab wake up call !!!
Many of us are insulated from those who deal daily with the struggles of abject poverty and still maintain some level of personal dignity. It is easy to imagine our recent prosperity as universal when in fact so many are one missed paycheck away from being on the street. In those cases, something as simple and universal as a spoon could be a most prized posession. Art, a hobby, a Godsend.
Well put, Dale. Have you checked out Matt Black's excellent photography book "American Geography"? It's part of a larger project of his on the geography of poverty. Striking work.