Pancakes and Eggs

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I have been thinking of pancakes and eggs.

I don't know why.

But the craving hasn't subsided, though I cannot say it has intensified...

it just remains...

in appetite purgatory.

I have craved this pairing a few days now. And I am not a pancakes kind of gal, so I am a bit befuddled by it creeping into my psyche, every day, throughout the day.

I wouldn't call it torture or taunting,

I would call it unfinished business.

And today I couldn't help but wonder whether it was the pancakes and eggs I wanted, or whether what I wanted was the idea of a long, leisurely breakfast with someone.

And as I sit here, at midnight, unable to sleep before an early a.m. flight, I know that there is something more meaningful worth writing about, and yet,

these pancakes and eggs won't leave me alone...

Because a long, indulgent, carbohydrate-rich breakfast is usually shared by people who have time to sit and enjoy one another's company.

Pancakes and eggs are for gossiping, for some early morning romance, or for a look at someone with whom you've only had lunch with... or dinner... or a cocktail... or a latte with.

Everything is different in the morning.  It's slower, and it's deliberate.

So I am not quite sure when that long, leisurely meal will happen.  It won't happen this week, while surrounded by colleagues in a hurry to caffeinate before work meetings.

It may not happen anytime soon, really.

And maybe the craving will subside.

But I hope that extended, idle breakfast happens soon.  And I won't hold it against anyone if it includes a mimosa, as well.

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Barry! said…
Have a good time in Florida. I'll pretend I'm enjoying some champagne as you eat your pancakes and eggs and enjoy your mimosa. I'll be having waffles though.
January 7, 2014 at 10:57 PM
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