![]() ![]() It is so strange how, when I came here first, and gazed upon thatlovely valley from the hillside, I felt charmed with the entirescene surrounding me.The little wood opposite how delightfulto sit under its shadeThen, that delightful chain of hills, and the exquisitevalleys at their feetI went, and returned without finding what I wished.Distance,my friend, is like futurity.A dim vastness is spread before oursouls: the perceptions of our mind are as obscure as those of ourvision and we desire earnestly to surrender up our whole being,that it may be filled with the complete and perfect bliss of oneglorious emotion.But alaswe are as poor and circumscribed as ever, and our souls stilllanguish for unattainable happiness. When, in the morning at sunrise, I go out to Walheim, and with myown hands gather in the garden the pease which are to serve formy dinner, when I sit down to shell them, and read my Homer duringthe intervals, and then, selecting a saucepan from the kitchen,fetch my own butter, put my mess on the fire, cover it up, and sitdown to stir it as occasion requires, I figure to myself theillustrious suitors of Penelope, killing, dressing, and preparingtheir own oxen and swine.Nothing fills me with a more pure andgenuine sense of happiness than those traits of patriarchal lifewhich, thank Heaven I can imitate without affectation.Happy isit, indeed, for me that my heart is capable of feeling the samesimple and innocent pleasure as the peasant whose table is coveredwith food of his own rearing, and who not only enjoys his meal, butremembers with delight the happy days and sunny mornings when heplanted it, the soft evenings when he watered it, and the pleasurehe experienced in watching its daily growth. Who is Albert," said I to Charlotte, "if it is not impertinentto ask?"She was about to answer, when we were obliged to separate,in order to execute a figure in the dance and, as we crossed overagain in front of each other, I perceived she looked somewhatpensive."Why need I conceal it from you?" she said, as she gaveme her hand for the promenade."Albert is a worthy man, to whomI am engaged."Now, there was nothing new to me in this for thegirls had told me of it on the way but it was so far new thatI had not thought of it in connection with her whom, in so shorta time, I had learned to prize so highly.Enough, I became confused,got out in the figure, and occasioned general confusion so thatit required all Charlotte's presence of mind to set me right bypulling and pushing me into my proper place. A few of the brunch options appear to offer that seitan, so we might have to check that out.We were the second couple in the third country dance.As we weregoing down and Heaven knows with what ecstasy I gazed at her armsand eyes, beaming with the sweetest feeling of pure and genuineenjoyment, we passed a lady whom I had noticed for her charmingexpression of countenance although she was no longer young.Shelooked at Charlotte with a smile, then, holding up her finger ina threatening attitude, repeated twice in a very significant toneof voice the name of "Albert." While Alchemy does make for a nice date night, they also have brunch and serve coffee. While I don’t typically order cocktails, they did have a nice selection of tempting choices. I think I’d rather have put that dessert money toward another cocktail. It looked pretty and we kept waiting for the flavor to show up with each bite, but it never really did. The only miss of the night was the tiramisu. It was very good as well, although I was hoping for more than the 3 little fried lion’s mane mushrooms on top, but they and the linguine were very good. ![]() ![]() The other dish we ordered was the Fried Lion’s Mane Linguine. ![]() Sometimes seitan can be too chewy, but this thinly sliced seitan smothered in deliciousness and served over risotto was nearly perfect. Fortunately, the seitan and risotto was excellent and would probably be my top recommendation. I contemplated hanging on to that calabrian sauce in case I didn’t like what came next. We started with the fried artichokes that came with two very good dipping sauces a spicier calabrian sauce and a lemon aioli. ![]()
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