Magic Glasses

Photos: January 2, 2013

Some years ago a friend brought me one pair of these glasses. When you look at lights through them, each light takes on the shape the glasses make - in the case of the first pair I received, the 6 pointed star. I loved them and found where to purchase more. I got ones with a four point star, snowflakes, an angel...) On a whim, I took them out and looked at my new view at night with the glasses



This photograph doesn't quite do it justice (no tripod, through a window...) but you can get the idea. The most fun came when cars drove by. The headlights took on the star shape which then moved along the street. These glasses now sit on my window ledge.  I love to surprise guests with the way they transform my night-time view. And yes - I, too, enjoy the sense of whimsy they bring to me.

Day 235: Sparkling Water

Day 235: Sparkling Water, originally uploaded by susanvg.

Here is one of my guilty pleasures - sparkling water. I remember the first time I tasted it. As a teenager, I went out to dinner with a friend whose father was Hungarian. In Europe, sparkling water was a common accompaniment to dinner (along with wine); in my house club soda was something you put in a mixed drink. The effervescent water was a surprise to me. Later, as an adult, I started to enjoy club soda, especially in hot weather. When my children were young, they, too developed a taste for it and drank it in fancy glasses when we had wine with dinner. It was dubbed tickle water.

Club soda was exchanged for mineral waters and S. Pellegrino has become a favourite, especially after a trip to France. When I asked for l'eau petillant, "San P?" the waitress asked. I know imported water (but it's not just water) is not politically correct (I recycle all those bottles). I nurse my glass like a fine wine. It is a great accompaniment to a meal!