tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post6113169195459696828..comments2024-03-25T11:04:10.945-07:00Comments on Chez Danisse: Before SunriseDenise http://www.blogger.com/profile/08269617590521412393noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-17996287172376707512010-10-24T15:50:11.928-07:002010-10-24T15:50:11.928-07:00wonderfully put! My mornings need to be (and are) ...wonderfully put! My mornings need to be (and are) tempered between early-up-before-the-sun days, and one or two days of staying-snuggled-under-the-covers. This time of year the early mornings are so rewarding - the moment when the sun rises and creates a gentle glow across the sky is utterly beautiful....Elsa Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-81481851256286810292010-10-21T12:40:56.664-07:002010-10-21T12:40:56.664-07:00what a lovely morning. though i've tried sever...what a lovely morning. though i've tried several times, i'm not much of an early riser so i'm always double-inspired by folks who can rise in the silence of the morning. love this post.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16890334926669879532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-88185277646883223342010-10-21T11:30:35.687-07:002010-10-21T11:30:35.687-07:00Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful pictu...Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful picture.<br />Today, for the first time in months, I set off for my morning walk, in the dark. Loved the colors in the sky and suddenly felt that the effort was worth it.Bethanyhttp://fiveboysandalady.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-31648296953521572632010-10-21T10:45:19.214-07:002010-10-21T10:45:19.214-07:00I didn't know chard stems weren't eaten by...I didn't know chard stems weren't eaten by everybody either. I guess the first time I ever had chard, the stems were included in the recipe (cooked longer) and I took it for granted that everyone ate them. <br /><br />I long for routine in my life...and if I had it, I'm betting it would be similar to your post. My best mornings though are the ones I get up before the sun, have some tea wrapped up in a blanket either inside or outside and just mentally prepare for the day. This happens about once a month...normally I get up and hit the ground running.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16478839034249164862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-64036097457348565742010-10-20T06:42:16.982-07:002010-10-20T06:42:16.982-07:00I love your description of morning. My routine is ...I love your description of morning. My routine is usually the same - sit, sip coffee, look out the window, read the night's email, then wake up my kids for school. I've been thinking I should do something more relaxing first thing like sit and read, and do the online stuff later in the day.Leciawphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387890066375679646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-81644958198607889192010-10-19T15:17:01.438-07:002010-10-19T15:17:01.438-07:00Wow, what a beautiful and elegant post with a stun...Wow, what a beautiful and elegant post with a stunning photo as well. Funnily, I've started getting up earlier because it feels like I'm missing out on things when I sleep longer. There's also that smugness of knowing how much you've seen before others even make it out of bed. My mornings have a steady routine; black tea with milk at the kitchen table, taking in the silence and the skyline with my book, then toast and out of the door.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967855350498876132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-33943422833381759182010-10-19T12:55:45.221-07:002010-10-19T12:55:45.221-07:00Wow, such a beautiful way to begin a day Danisse....Wow, such a beautiful way to begin a day Danisse. The quiet atmosphere of Greens and the water...so meditative and perfect. You're a lucky girl to have that within walking distance!Janishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561772857286838969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-86638225622522070082010-10-19T08:44:42.890-07:002010-10-19T08:44:42.890-07:00Amelia, A simple soothing morning with tea, patio,...Amelia, A simple soothing morning with tea, patio, and book seems pretty poetic to me.<br /><br />alexandria, Thank you! I'm intrigued by your breakfast. A scoop of yogurt on top of your warm oatmeal? What type of yogurt? I might have to try this.<br /><br />mise, I'm usually terrible about waking up. It's the combination of travel and the change of season that has allowed me to rise early. Pure luck, really. I must take advantage while I have this window.<br /><br />Mari, I hope you enjoy your early rise. I'd love to see an extended sunrise and sunset. Your home of origin? Netherlands?<br /><br />Kate, I know, I know, I'm late to the chard stem game. I hope you are able to find a little me time soon.<br /><br />lisa, I'm not sure why your comment vanished. Bummer. I hope your chard was tasty. Our veg of the eve was cauliflower.<br /><br />nancy, I'm not at all surprised that you are an early riser. You seem to know how to find the good things in life. Thank you for the stem advice.<br /><br />Joanna, I hope you are able to see a nice rise soon. I believe you will find it well worth your while.<br /><br />flwrjane, Chris (my husband) liked your comment about waiting for the birds. He loved doing the same when we were living in Point Reyes. Me too. I miss the focus on the landscape, weather, and the creatures that we had when we were in West Marin. Your morning time seems very pretty to me.<br /><br />wsake, See my comment to mise regarding my waking early. I haven't taken a bicycle ride in the morning for far too long. I bet it is a beautiful way to start your days.<br /><br />Jane, I want to be more like you. This before sunrise business was a treat for me. I'm going to try to move toward the early to bed - early to rise state of being.<br /><br />Magda, I love sunsets too, especially the sunsets we saw during our recent trip to Italy. I also love to watch the sun set in West Marin while strolling along Limantour Beach. The sunsets in Grenada were amazing too. I think it is time to hunt down a beautiful sunset.Denise | Chez Danissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418226690328176970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-43601707802369539802010-10-19T05:52:04.020-07:002010-10-19T05:52:04.020-07:00I've never woken up intentionally to watch the...I've never woken up intentionally to watch the sunrise. I'm not much of a morning person. I need to get pushed out of bed every morning :)<br />I always preferred sunsets, there's something about them. They're more mystical I think.<br />Magdamy little expat kitchenhttp://mylittleexpatkitchen.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-45314091491422531912010-10-19T05:42:39.955-07:002010-10-19T05:42:39.955-07:00love.love.love my mornings. I get up about 45 min...love.love.love my mornings. I get up about 45 minutes before the all the men and either knit, read or sit quietly with my coffee in hand. It's the way that I can tackle the rest of the morning and the day!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11806301555586469241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-18374871003287480402010-10-19T01:53:46.300-07:002010-10-19T01:53:46.300-07:00i really admire you for being able to get up so ea...i really admire you for being able to get up so early so easy. i just can´t. when i don´t have to, i don´t.<br />and i´m quite grumpy in the morning, i need my first cup of tea and a bowl of cereal to become a nice human again.<br />but when i have to get up really early there´s nothing as amazing as the bikeride wherever i have to go in every kind of weather. nothing makes me feel more alive.WSAKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627091455381269282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-31396028343091400522010-10-18T15:47:31.757-07:002010-10-18T15:47:31.757-07:00our alarm goes off at 6:30, one of us gets up and ...our alarm goes off at 6:30, one of us gets up and adds water to the already ground espresso beans. If that one is me, I stumble over to the computer and see what the Europeans and Australians have been up to while I was sleeping. Then I take my latte out to the little back deck and wait for birds and admire the garden ( or curse it) and generally hang around till 7:00 when it's time for dog walks, showers and buses.<br /><br />I love my morning time. i wish it was as pretty as yours.flwrjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-9686712121023006172010-10-18T15:14:47.672-07:002010-10-18T15:14:47.672-07:00What a way to start the day! I can imagine how tra...What a way to start the day! I can imagine how tranquil and meditative an experience it is, one that sets the tone for the entire day thereafter. I really need to get my arse out of bed to watch the sun rise tomorrow....Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15318947430085105195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-21109274898140548672010-10-18T13:57:05.310-07:002010-10-18T13:57:05.310-07:00I have always been a very early riser, and relish ...I have always been a very early riser, and relish the private time with a cup (or two) of coffee (one of the best reasons to get up) feeding the cats, tiding the kitchen from the night before, considering the needs and wants of the day<br /><br />October skies in Tennessee, but dawn and dusk, have been astonishing, golden. How wonderful though to see those shimmering silver plates in the bay!<br /><br />re: chard stems YES absolutely good, just chop and cook a little longer, like 7 minutes, than the leavesnancy at good food mattershttp://nancyvienneau.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-10013571575969590602010-10-18T12:39:24.076-07:002010-10-18T12:39:24.076-07:00i don't know if my last comment took b/c i got...i don't know if my last comment took b/c i got an error page....<br /><br />try again.<br /><br />i've been catching some amazing sunrises too <br /><br />greens is fantastic<br /><br />i have some chard in my fridge for dinner tonight :D yay!lisa solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824254691379334918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-58305060254873377152010-10-18T12:15:24.726-07:002010-10-18T12:15:24.726-07:00First off - I never knew people didn't eat the...First off - I never knew people didn't eat the stalks of swiss chard, for me they're the best part!<br /><br />Mornings. I love week-ends and summer mornings as we aren't all doing 'the routine'. I'm always the first up, but only to get everyone else going. Like Mari, I think you've inspired me to try and do it a little earlier, to make some me time first thing in the morning. Easier said than done though!katehttp://0521kt.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-89059223736154051892010-10-18T12:10:52.571-07:002010-10-18T12:10:52.571-07:00You just convinced me to go to bed early tonight a...You just convinced me to go to bed early tonight and wake up before the kids do tomorrow morning. Haven´t done that for a while! <br /><br />About the sunrise and sunset, in my home of origin (up north) it is a very slow process. I was amazed when I first saw the sunset in Italy, it went so fast!Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468814408010560561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-2284599242013598022010-10-18T12:09:25.844-07:002010-10-18T12:09:25.844-07:00That's a beautiful photo. If I could do what y...That's a beautiful photo. If I could do what you do I'd be filled with inner peace all day long (there's a total lack of silence in my life). No reason not to but my own inability to get up any earlier than I have to. It's shameful.Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-29262572819219872862010-10-18T12:01:56.766-07:002010-10-18T12:01:56.766-07:00I love your writing because I can imagine what you...I love your writing because I can imagine what you speak of so easily. Being out early to see the water and then spending time in a quiet restaurant with a couple cookbooks...I can't think of anything better! <br /><br />A new thing I've been trying lately in the mornings is eating oatmeal with yogurt. I've never been a big fan of oatmeal, but for some reason the taste has been pleasurable and filling my tummy in just the right way before I venture off outside. It's funny how some things from childhood stick with us and it takes a long time to get over it. Thankfully oatmeal is a friend again.alexandriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503402007179961896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-17551073476402980302010-10-18T11:42:51.879-07:002010-10-18T11:42:51.879-07:00your morning are incredibly poetic...
I USED TO ha...your morning are incredibly poetic...<br />I USED TO have mornings to myself and love waking up at dawn and having the world all to myself. But having kids changed that. When I wake up before them, I like a cup of perfectly brewed leaf tea sipped outside in the patio and a book to read along. Simple. Soothing.Amelia PShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369970502817292944noreply@blogger.com