julia.................

ok, so i was saddened yesterday by the news that julia child had died peacefully in her sleep at nearly 93..........like most other americans, i have fond memories of watching her pbs cooking show........of seeing her enthusiastically chop up meat, poultry or fish..........mince scads of garlic and saute it up in a pan perfectly sized for the task..........carefully place baking pans in the oven.....only to whisk out a finished pan with a flourish.......and after arranging the dish lovingly on a plate....she would raise her glass of wine with a hearty 'bon appetit'.......she made us all want to cook, and to cook well.................last summer, when belgian boy was staying with us..........we took a flying trip to washington dc........my best memory of that excursion was the smithsonian's reconstructed installation of julia child's kitchen.................in it's entirety........it was a sight to relish.................just to take it all in, scan the contents from open cupboards to brimming shelves...........she will live on through video, published works, and through her inspired followers..............we discussed her passing briefly as we were getting ready for dinner.........a passable thai concoction, and the comment was made that with julia gone, and martha headed for jail......what would happen to domesticity in america...............who would be there to fill their shoes, cajole us to cook, organize, beautify for ourselves rather to pay others to do it..................sad days indead.....................