We have been in Pennsylvania for one week now. We are finally settled and I finally have time to pick up a book. I had a whole line up of books ready to go starting with George Orwell's Coming Up for Air. I set these books aside when I realized I needed a read that felt like home and could give some comfort. Now that things are slowing down, I have been dwelling on how much I miss family and friends. So I need a book that is all about family and friends and love and comfort. I couldn't think of a better book than Jacques Pepin's The Apprentice. Pepin's love for food, family and friends permeates this book and a reread is exactly what I need. The other thing that is making this move a little easier is how beautful Pennsylvania is. The humidity takes some getting used to but the town we are living in is so green and the houses are charming and the people are friendly. We have been enchanted by the most simple things...lightening bugs at dusk, sharing roads with horses and buggies, even the groundhogs who are kicking up a lot of dirt but are too cute to be mad at for long. I guess we are both working on feeling at home.
