The Mindful Carnivore
“—John Burroughs, “The Gospel of Nature”
Willie said the doctors had caught his cancer early. There were no symptoms. It had just shown up during a routine exam and was still highly treatable. The surgery would be no problem. He told me he wasn’t worried.
In September, a couple weeks after his operation, Cath and I headed to the coast of southern Maine for a weekend getaway. Willie was tired, still regaining his strength, but said he felt up to seeing us. We picked him and Beth up, and drove ove...r to one of their favorite restaurants in Portsmouth, crossing the Piscataqua not far from where it flows into the open Atlantic. Though tired—his affect softer than usual—Willie was in his usual “good humor and good spirits.”
At the restaurant, he ordered a pitcher of sangria for the table. I don’t remember what we ate. The food was good, but mattered little. What mattered was the warmth and laughter. Thinking back to that evening, I remember how it felt to sit there beside Willie, and a line of Longfellow’s comes to mind: “Ah, how good it feels!MoreLess
Willie said the doctors had caught his cancer early. There were no symptoms. It had just shown up during a routine exam and was still highly treatable. The surgery would be no problem. He told me he wasn’t worried.
In September, a couple weeks after his operation, Cath and I headed to the coast of southern Maine for a weekend getaway. Willie was tired, still regaining his strength, but said he felt up to seeing us. We picked him and Beth up, and drove ove...r to one of their favorite restaurants in Portsmouth, crossing the Piscataqua not far from where it flows into the open Atlantic. Though tired—his affect softer than usual—Willie was in his usual “good humor and good spirits.”
At the restaurant, he ordered a pitcher of sangria for the table. I don’t remember what we ate. The food was good, but mattered little. What mattered was the warmth and laughter. Thinking back to that evening, I remember how it felt to sit there beside Willie, and a line of Longfellow’s comes to mind: “Ah, how good it feels!MoreLess
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