march 2022 - Wanderlogue

march

2022

March was like back to school all over again. Except it was back to work. And it was March, the time of year where you’re so sick and tired of winter but you know it’s still going to be cold for another month or two at least. The time of year that really f*cks with you because it can be sunny and hopeful one day and then snowy and sad the next. March is probably the worst month. At least February is short. At least April has visible signs of spring.

This March was filled with treks to the office. Office days. Office daze. Locked away up in a glass tower, the city looking like a snow globe through the windows. This month was filled with petit joys. Skipping out on work early to stop by the bakery. Taking advantage of the best part of winter: citruses. Cooking for comfort. Friday morning cafe runs. Braving the cold in my favorite coats to wander bits of the city after a season of staying huddled indoors and close to home. Good meals were shared with good friends. Good tea was drunk. Good winter light was appreciated. Even late March snow flurries were admittedly a little wonderful, the harshness of the cold going from numbing to invigorating. Spring is near.

good bites

Hands down the best meal of the month, the year, maybe even of my time in New York (tbh, it’s all a bit of a blur and the covid coefficient really makes it hard to say). Odo feels special in the way fine dining experiences do. You are taken care of, welcomed into a cozy cavern where food comes out in perfect bites like a journey in itself. Though I’m not usually one for fine dining, I’ll admit it’s fun when food is treated as a form of art, of storytelling, treated with such care. It’s a little daunting at times, I don’t like attention when I eat. Or feeling like I’m on a schedule. Or feeling like I’m being served. Or feeling like I can’t speak freely. Basically this kind of dining will have to remain a once a year special occasion kind of thing, but it was a delicious meal.

culture fix

I mean, when the weather is shit, the TV works overtime. We tapped into lots of nostalgia this month. Rewatching the previous seasons of Marvelous Mrs Maisel before binging the latest season. Rewatching favorite parts of Formula One Drive to Survive before binging the latest but refusing to watch the final episode (we know how it ends and we don’t like it). Watching Covert Affairs as background TV — something about early 2000s formulaic crime and spy dramas that just make such excellent background TV.

And for the first time in a while, getting back into music with Angele’s new album.

current obsessions

Two new purchases that I am obsessed with.

One, finally bought the Mackage wool wrap coat I’ve been eyeing for years. Is it softer than I could have ever imagined? Yes. Is it the most expensive clothing item I own? By a long shot yes. Am I afraid to wear it anywhere in the city for fear of getting it dirty? Also yes. Is it a pretty impractical purchase all things considered? Yes. But do I have any regrets? No.

Two, I also have been eyeing the Kinto donabe for a while. I’ve been wanting a donabe and couldn’t decide whether to go for more of a traditional one or the pretty minimalist one and I gave into the aesthetics of the latter. And just in time for cozy cooking. It makes me so happy.