Book Five: "Let the Great World Spin" by Collum McCann

...so I'm becoming a chef again...cooking is so creative...like being an artist...preparing marvelous things...I own a Michelin star kitchen...ok, no more boasting. I certainly don't own any Michelin stars ...yet:).Lately I've been a fan of Rachel Allen's "Bake!" series. I learn a lot with every episode. Rachel creates amazing things with simple ingredients and visits these fantastic kitchens of culinary craftsman. Today she visited wedding cake maker.It takes hours to decorate the cake with all those intricate decorations like little petals,roses and other swirly wiggly things...no wonder it costs so much.

My late discoveries are freshly baked scones eaten with butter and jam, delicious carrot cake with orangy creamy cheese topping and muffins. I bought these cute little silicone muffin cups and Nataniel loves them.

I'm thinking of creating my own greenhouse on the balcony.I would like to have some fresh herbs...and other stuff ...yes ,my knowledge on gardening pretty much ends on shop bought herbs, so forgive me my lack of anything in that matter.

The April's book for the book club is amazing one "Let the Great World Spin" by an Irish writer Colum McCann. It's a New York tale of the 70ties. It consists of amazing stories build around man's crossing between World Trade Center towers on a wire. The thing accually happened and there a movie was made last year called: A man on the wire". I didn't see it but the members of the book club said that in spite of being a documentary it really keeps you at the edge of your seat. But back to the stories...Collum's ability to write makes the characters alive and although you meet them only for a split second you can get to their core. The place- New York looks kind of scary though...I haven't finished the novel..so many diversities...so much violence...like everybody has to fight to survive. New York... as big as the whole world.