“Tongue was all he had yesterday,” said Cook. “So many I had a sudden vision of a whole field of silent cows. Quite a nasty turn it gave me.”
― The Summer Before the War
― The Summer Before the War
“When I get to the kitchen, preparations are in full swing. My mom tends to the Cullen skink, which is a thick haddock soup. Nan works on the tatties, herring, and black pudding. My job is the clootie dumpling— essentially, flour, bread crumbs, dried fruit, suet, sugar, spices and milk, all wrapped up and baked in a clootie, or cloth. We work harmoniously as we have been preparing this meal together for close to three decades. My”
― Relatively Normal
― Relatively Normal
“The very next day after the county fair, Mom brought me to the optometrist to get contact lenses, because sad moms get real permissive.”
― Awake: A Memoir
― Awake: A Memoir
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