Saturday Sun & Bourgogne
After a long week with more work than sleep, there is nothing better than finally getting to enjoy a relaxed Saturday afternoon on a sunny terrace with a gorgeous bottle of Bourgogne. This lovely little red from one of my favorite regions in France, Beaune, is a perfect fruit forward wine, (not too intense for mid-day) with plenty of body to keep one’s interest, even when paired with some strong cheeses, cured meats and assorted fruits. It was a struggle between savoring slowly and wanting to drink it down entirely too quickly! The price point is also exceedingly attractive in the mid €20s, so of course after the first same,I got of a bottle, a case has been ordered. Some Tiziano Ferro and Matt Nathanson playing in the background and I found my bliss.
It seems that life is a perpetual balancing act between all the things one wants to accomplish and being able to simply enjoy the little pleasures of the moment that come unexpectedly and make up all the most treasured memories. This afternoon I gave myself the space to enjoy the warmth of the sun on my skin, desperately in need of the kind of tan that only the Mediterranean seems to be able to give an Irish lass, and lounged in the casual kind of conversation that gives one a peaceful grin, so rare in a world of endless to-dos. I closed my eyes, thinking of just how lovely it was to be alive, to feel the warm breeze, to hear the sounds of life around, and thought of my father and my adopted grandmother Nonna, who I can now only visit with in my memories. I wish they were here.
