February 14, 2006
Valentine #2
I'm simply showering my beloved readers with Valentines today, hoping to make up for all the steamed huffing and puffing. So far, no one has sent me any four inch red spike heels, but the day isn't over.
Photo note: This was taken, with permission, from the inside of the Savoy Bakery in Brookline, Massachusetts, famous for its authentic croissant -- and now its Valentine decorations. (Ask not why I even crossed their threshold). If the truth be known, I was buying one of the apricot variety for a friend. The kind of friend who I knew would let me have a dainty bite. Since I'm rarely in the neighborhood when the Savoy is open, I felt I must not pass up this culinary opportunity -- particulary given my obligations to my readership. The croissant was everything I had hoped it would be. Taking inspiration from the winetasting community, I spit it out before swallowing.
Addendum: Really, spitting has no place on a Valentine. It's as inappropriate as a gift certificate for laser hair removal. (as heard on WBUR)
