At 06:34, four minutes after my alarm rang, the Sun rose in Rome.
The Sun will set, if all goes well, at 19:49.
The “Ave Maria” Bell? At 20:00
This 101st day of the calendar year is the Feast of St. Gemma Galgani.
On this day in 1970, Apollo 13 was launched.
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Yesterday, I treated myself to some new flowers from Pippo. The others, the first I bought, had lasted over two weeks! But they were starting to drop petals. What I didn’t mention is that I was at the fishmonger before I went to get the flowers.
Why the fishmonger, you ask? I wanted to treat myself to something I’ve been eagerly awaiting: vongole… clams.
Last night I did the first cooking thing I’ve yet done that didn’t involve putting something between two slices of bread or the equivalent.
I purged the clams for hours in salty water. They say in the shop that they are already purged. Yeah… I purge them more.
None of your weak-ass US garlic here.
A little oil, parsley stalks, white wine.
I cooked the spaghetti – mostly – ahead and put it aside while I prepared the clams.
Time to rock and roll.
You can see them starting to open.
Finish cooking the spaghetti in the juice!
Assemble and add some parsley.
I was very pleased. That scratched an itch.
Meanwhile, on the way to church today, not much going on in the morning chill.
Black to mate in 4.
NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.
