I really hate to let this moment go…I want to stay here a little while longer and make this memory last. I am torn between laughter and remorse…this memory of inedible spiced spaghetti sauce and overcooked pasta…tears and complaints and distress…and my determination to make you eat my hard cooked meal. I am so sorry sisters…what a horrible thing for a big brother to do…but I was so young (may be 11 or 12?) and did not appreciate the full effect of overzealous seasoning with Tarragon and Turmeric. It seemed a good idea at the outset…my intentions had been only to create a delicious meal for all of you. Somehow this honorable origin got away from me and went so horribly wrong…pride and vanity reared inside me and you took the brunt of this ugliness when you refused to eat it. A reaction far too adult for my young age…for this I am truly sorry. If it’s any consolation I still have no idea the purpose of these herbs and never used them again – no one has suffered this torture since. Our brother had bolted from the table immediately in search of our mother or some adult to bring this madness to an end, knowing more than you that the forced consumption of this meal was indeed cruel and could not continue. At some point he returned with someone and everyone was saved…you from me and this meal…and me it seems from myself. Oh my…what kind of storm of our youth rendered such incredible and insane events…made me more a mean parent than a trusted and loved big-brother…and for the love of god, why was I cooking meals? You may recall that I did not partake in this meal – as any chef would, I had tasted my masterpiece during creation…OMG it was horrible, lol!
My little sisters Louise & Diane - love you both! (about 1975)
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Lawrence Lewis
“A sister is someone who knows everything about you and loves you anyway.” – Unknown
About Lawrence Lewis
I do a number of things professionally...but most of all and the true purpose of what I do through "my work" is to provide for my family, be a good husband and great father, and try to make a difference as a world citizen...I guess it's not much more complicated than that 🙂