Korean for Dinner

I am not sure if I have ever eaten Korean before, but I was surprised at how comforting the food was. It was not too spicy, the children ate enthusiastically, and all the other patrons at the restaurant were Korean. Maya and her friend Shin Shin with her parents Christy (Chinese) and Andrea (Sardinian) and brother Antonio, Belina and Marius and Daphne (we took care of the children while she drove to a shower party in Philadelphia but turned back when the traffic was impossible to manage) and Eric and I joined for dinner at 20th and Charles street. I learned that this corner was the Korean section of town, and I could not read the signs in front of the businesses, I simply knew that this was the place to meet.

I liked all the appetizers, with interesting tastes and textures, including the root of lotus flowers and transparent noodles and dumplings of all kinds, steamed and grilled, fried and in soup, vegetarian and beef and seafood. Eric had a seafood pancake which was the best of the dishes.

Maya visited with Shin Shin for the afternoon, after spending the earlier part of the day with Belina and Marius. She is still in social mode, making contact with the friends she missed last year. I had breakfast with Emily before taking her to her train to New York. We ate at Miss Shirley's, Tara's favourite place for brunch, but it was so loud inside, we chose to sit outside under an umbrella in the pouring rain. It was good to catch up with Emily.

Eric and I are not doing much with the house, we are waiting for the roof to be done, and it does not seem right to move furniture in before the basement is cleaned out and the walls throughout the house are painted. I am ignoring the house, we still live with two beds and a table and chairs and nothing else and that seems to be enough. We are camping in our house for now, and no one is complaining. I wonder if we will just stay this way for now....

It was thus a lazy Sunday, wiht brunch, the New York Times crossword puzzle, yoga, dinner and True Blood for dessert. Back to the office tomorrow, and to fencing camp for Maya for the week.