Saturday, September 09, 2006

A more elegant life

Sean and I became friends at a very interesting time. He had been out of work for 6 months or so and managing barely to stay in his Palo Alto apartment. I lived down the street after - well, going through a big change. Let's just say, I had to leave town under a black cloud. So, we couldn't possibly be at our best as humans.

But difficult times have a way of bringing the best out of folks. I say that Sean struggled, but only because I imagined it must be difficult to be out of work for so long. I think it ended up being 11 months or so. But, he never broke a sweat and we spent our copious non-employment-full time walking my dog and drinking coffee. I still remember our lovely Turkish coffee maker who would see me coming and make it just like I liked it - extra cardamom! Now that's community! One day we had a discussion about "arriving to a more elegant life" which involved cafe au lait bowls.

Not long after, it could have been my birthday, or it could have just been "elegant life" day, Sean brought me 2 beautiful white cafe au lait bowls, the perfect size and weight for large hands or small.

I love that he remembered my small comment in a grandiose conversation sandwiched between yoga and French philosophy, I'm sure. I love that he wanted to give me elegance, to remember to live in elegance at every turn. I love that he felt I needed and would cherish these as a testament to our friendship and to living a more elegant life.

So, without further ado, I give you:

Cafe au lait



Cafe au lait with Dog

See two little green spots floating in the black?

And Cafe au lait with Blog

2 comments:

CafeSean said...

Awesome shots. C'est merveilleux to see that you are living the more elegant life.

Fun to see the little sunrise emblem on the inside edge of the bowl in the top picture.

Happy Morning!

Sean

CafeSean said...

Awesome pictures. C'est merveilleux to see that you are living the more elegant life.

Fun to see the little sunrise emblem on the inside edge of the bowl in the first picture.

Happy Morning!

Sean