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January 26, 2012 10 Comments

Food on Fridays: Say Something Clever

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Food on Fridays with Ann

Not long ago, some friends and I had brunch at Bloomington’s Scholars Inn. We sat on an enclosed porch surrounded by windows, basking in the richness of friendship, conversation, and food.I ordered “Eggs Michelle”: smoked salmon, asparagus, and a poached egg arranged on a toasted English muffin and covered with Béarnaise sauce.Big wooden letters tacked above the windows spelled out, “Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. Aristophanes c. 450 – 385.”From where I was sitting, the main words I could see were “say something clever.”We relaxed as shafts of morning light warmed our sweaters and hair, and the few times I glanced at those words, I thought how freeing it is to sit with friends so trusted, so close, so safe, that any urge to be clever flows not from a need to amuse or entertain, but from the ease and delight of simply hearing each other laugh.

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  • Filed Under: Food on Fridays Tagged With: eggs michelle, friendship, scholars in bloomington, scholars inn

    Comments

    1. April@The 21st Century Housewife says

      January 27, 2012 at 5:46 am

      What a lovely post! And your lunch looks delicious 🙂 Thank you for hosting.

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    2. Susie Buetow says

      January 27, 2012 at 9:55 am

      Sounds wonderful! I’ve never heard of Eggs Michelle. Have a great weekend, Susie

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    3. Megan Willome says

      January 27, 2012 at 3:57 pm

      Reminds me of sharing meals at Laity with good friends like you!

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    4. Hazel I. Moon says

      January 27, 2012 at 6:06 pm

      How often have I wished that I could “Say something clever.” Sometimes it happens just out of the blue without even trying, how I love that. Inspiration might be another word for saying something clever. Never thought of it that way.
      Thanks Ann for a delightful post and food for thought!

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    5. Patty says

      January 28, 2012 at 9:19 am

      The Eggs Michelle look so delicious! Thanks for hosting Ann!

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    6. Trish Southard says

      January 28, 2012 at 10:36 am

      The people I laugh the hardest with seem to be the ones who like me even on my off days. My hardest laughs have always been with my Mom. She is the funniest person I know without even trying… A very elegant woman with a keen mind but a willingness to let down her guard. I knew I’d met my husband when I laughed so hard Pepsi flew out of all facial orifices.

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    7. Sheila Seiler Lagrand says

      January 29, 2012 at 10:39 am

      Friends don’t demand that we entertain them. That’s a great thing for me to remember. Ease and delight,yes.

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    8. Kimberlee Conway Ireton says

      January 30, 2012 at 12:53 am

      Okay, so that Aristophanes quote cracked me up. I hope I will be clever enough to use it in conversation sometime because it’s flippin’ funny. And then of course everyone at the table will think I’m clever and brilliant, which is always a nice thing. (I think maybe I haven’t quite grasped the point of your post here…)

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