Alisha Sommer | Essentials for Living

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Ten.One Thousand, One Hundred & Ninety-Nine

  1. Light.

  2. What day is today?

  3. 1965? I look at the paper on the back. 1965.

  4. I am walking quickly. The weather is beautiful. Bright blue skies, wispy clouds. Bright colors. If I was younger or older or had no kids, I’d live on these streets.

  5. Brunch with Roxy. Horn’s Eatery. A lot of coffee. A lot of coffee.

  6. Someone replaced the torn American flag.

  7. No nap. Great British Baking Show.

  8. We taste the cake. Turns out I put about 5 teaspoons of salt into it by accident. What a way to ruin a birthday.

  9. We keep tasting little bits of it to test it. No amount of ice cream or caramel drizzle with fix this level of saltiness.

  10. There was power but now there isn’t power anymore.

  11. Hanger steak. Baked potatoes. Swiss chard. 2010 Chateau St. Jean Cinque Cepages. 2013 Continuum. The 2010 was good, but the 2013, as young as it is, blows it out of the water. Can’t wait to drink more of this over time.

  12. That’s not being open minded.

  13. The Four Agreements:

    1. Be impeccable with your word.

    2. Don't take anything personally.

    3. Don't make assumptions.

    4. Always do your best.

  14. Also: reality is relative.