Chang-rae Lee

Read much of the book on the plane home:

How little you can fathom the consequence of a time. Inside the moment, you do what you can, you do what you must, persisting in your own unsung way, and whether you’ve lived a single decade or handfuls more you can practically believe that no other grave ordeals will come to pass.

Lee, Chang-rae. A Tender Age. Riverhead Books, 2026.

The Lame Donkey

Terrific farewell dinner.

And while my garden already has Sorrel and Parsley, I will find and grow the other five herbs next year for Frankfurter Grüne Soße as well. (Borage, from past experience, grows well in my backyard.)

  • Borretsch – Borage – Borago officinalis
  • Kerbel – Chervil – Anthriscus cerefolium
  • Kresse – Garden Cress – Lepidium sativum
  • Petersilie – Parsley – Petroselinum crispum. (Established)
  • Pimpinelle – Salad Burnet – Sanguisorba minor
  • Sauerampfer – Sorrel – Rumex acetosa. (Established)
  • Schnittlauch – Chives – Allium schoenoprasum (Established)