Jan. 3, 2007 - Thinking of the future
Here lately, I have been thinking about my departure from this life. I know that sounds kind of macob, but I have. I keep thinking that if I were to die today, what memories of myself would I leave my children? One of those memories would be of me in the kitchen.
One of the things I love to do is cook and bake. My children often help me prepare meals, bread, or dessert. I have been looking at the recipes I use, and I noticed that just about all of them are typed and printed from the computer. The thought hit me that this was very impersonal and did not show anything of myself.
I have been thinking that if something were to happen to me, I would want my children to have the recipes that we have used together and remember me as they cook. So I am in the process of taking all of the computer printed, impersonal recipes and copying each one by hand. I am hoping that my handwriting will give my children some sense of heritage and nostalgia. I am hoping it will be a legacy to be passed onto their children, as there are recipes that come from my mother and grandmother.
This seems like a monumental task, so I have vowed to copy at least one recipe everyday. Breaking it down this way seems doable. Surely over time I can have this accomplished.
