When I became who I am now,I didn’t realise that all aspects of my life would be affected.When I got married in the 70s women might be working but they still were expected to cook and give dinner parties etc..I admit I loved cooking despite a few failures.Nowadays people meet in coffee shops.Women and men may have hard jobs and there are other ways to keep up with friends.
I realised I don’t intend to cook for lot of people now so I have to go through the pans and the pots and the cookery books
This has brought both sorrow and joyful memories.The titles of the books above show you how much effort we women put into producing good meals despite our work.Some people cooked a lot at the weekend and froze it.Others used quick methods.Not many ate ready meals.
I remember being amazed when a friend said she bought a quiche in Marks and Spencer and also people buying sandwiches.However I now do that quite often.
When a partner goes,you have to define or find yourself again.But I think I shall keep these books.Just holding one makes me remember how happy I was looking for new recipes and having a table where people could join us for a meal.
How my heart sings 