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Dear Reader,
A few weeks ago I invited the family to one of my eat-and-run turkey dinners. Come for dinner, eat and then skedaddle. No need to hang around. Everyone had a great time, especially James, my ten-month-old grandson. He'd never eaten one of my deviled eggs and it was fun to watch him gobble it down. So I offered him another and he devoured that one, too. Being a good hostess, when someone's plate was empty I offered seconds, "How about more potatoes and gravy, green beans, another helping of turkey or skunk beans? And of course there's dessert, pumpkin or cherry pie, with a big dollop of whipped cream on the side!"
My daughter-in-law smiled and looked at my son, "Doesn't your mother sound just like my Grandma Trehey? Always making sure everyone's got plenty to eat."
Could my daughter-in-law be right? I am a grandmother, I do love to cook, and it does my heart good to see people enjoying their meal--oh, no! Maybe it's true! Maybe I have become one of those people who feel the need to make sure everyone gets enough to eat. But then again the thought is a bit ironic, since personally I don't eat very much.
Case in point, last week when I was in New York City my agent sent an email inquiring about what kind of food I'd like to have for lunch:
"Whatcha feel like eating Suzanne? Sushi, Texas barbq, nuevo-Indian, Italian? Or R U gonna just push a couple pieces of lettuce around on your plate no matter where we go?!"
And then later that evening I had dinner with a publisher who is also a very good friend. Immediately after the waiter handed us our menus, my dinner companion announced, "Suzanne, I want you to actually eat tonight. Be a member of the clean plate club!"
In my defense, most of my meals in New York City are really business affairs, so how can I get down to the business of eating, when people keep firing questions in my direction? And since my mother drilled into me, "Never talk with your mouth full." I confess to frequently doing the lettuce shuffle.
So I replied to my agent, "Yeah, you've got my number, don't you? My eating clothes are pajamas, but since we have an appointment to go to after lunch, how about any place that has a great salad and you do the real eating for both of us."
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
http://www.DearReader.com
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