Tuesday 1 January 2013

tiny icicles chimed

'We celebrated the Russian New Year in Odessa. My grandmother, the sweet-natured Bella, had prepared a feast. We had an enormous meal preceded by zakuski - salmon, caviar, smoked sturgeon, salted cucumbers and pates of all types - washed down with vodka, followed by a series of dishes that combined traditional Russian Jewish cuisine with French and Russian recipes, from a pie made with carp to boiled chicken, accompanied by a series of wines, culminating in several bottles of champagne which we drank, as one should, so cold that tiny icicles chimed against the crystal glasses.' Elisabeth Gille The Mirador Dreamed memories of Irene Nemirovsky by her daughter.
champagne


Wishing you all a very happy new year x

6 comments:

  1. That sounds like the perfect icy start to a New Year. Hope you had a perfect, if less icy, start to yours!

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    1. Tonia - It was a lovely New Year matinee of Simon Callow in A Christmas Carol followed by drinks. HomE & snuggled before the manic eveNing for others commenced. Happy New Year to you.

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  2. Happy New Year! Loved the part about "tiny icicles." How lucky you were to see Simon Callow in A Christmas Carol!

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    1. Sunday - Happy New Year to you! Yes we were so lucky to see Simon Callow - he was amazing.

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  3. Happy new year, lovely piece, my goodness that sounds like an epic Russian feast.

    Your Simon Callow jaunt sounds just the ticket. We had friends over on NYE and after watched the fireworks that go off down in the valley at midnight.

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    1. Lilac - Happy New Year to you! I managed to peek some of the fireworks from the warmth of our bedroom, not the same as being outside watching. Simon Callow was wonderful - highly recommend it.

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