ANNALISA’S PRESENT–AND SURPRISE GIFTS.

December 26, 2009 at 10:40 PM · Economics

ANNALISA’S PRESENT—AND SURPRISE GIFTS. I posted here about how Mary Jane had bought Annalisa a present that Annalisa didn’t know existed. The present was simply a Bollywood version of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY. Annalisa loves Jane Austen and liked Bride and Prejudice, the Bollywood version of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. Annalisa is looking forward to watching the movie (which, of course, she may not like). We like to surprise people with gifts, which can play into the hands of the SCROOGENOMICS theory. On the other hand, I got a lot of presents that I had not been aware of. My gift givers acted as extra shoppers in searching out things I would like.

3 comments

Dick Weisfelder December 27, 2009 at 3:12 PM

Happy 2010 all.

What were those presents, Phil?

Philip December 27, 2009 at 8:20 PM

Annalisa gave me a book about the history of the English language by John McWhorter: OUR MAGNIFICENT BASTARD TONGUE. I had never heard of it, but I was thinking about what is in my post for today (December 27). She also gave me a pan—my mother called it a “monk’s pan”— for making ebelskivers, little Danish pancakes filled with apple sauce or sliced apples. I loved them as a child, but hadn’t thought of them in years. She also gave me a cookbook for making them. There is some difference in opinion in the household as to whether I will ever make them, but I have good intentions. I had a terrific Christmas.

Mary Jane Schaefer January 3, 2010 at 7:16 PM

Can they also be filled with raspberry jam?