We had a nice birthday evening for Eliza.  She loved the boeuf bourgignon.  I also made stuffed mushrooms out of Mastering The Art of French Cooking.  They are one of my favorites, and the recipe has been a staple all these years.

Last night I decided I'd go see Julie and Julia.  It was very warm so I made a Salade Nicoise, since I had some good olives and fresh greens left over from Eliza's dinner.  This week, I am really liking a simple salad dressing made of lemon juice, olive oil, Dijon mustard, salt and pepper--and a little squeeze of fresh garlic.  

Synchronicistically, I happened to be wearing the pearl necklace that Sigrid gave me when I went to the movie (pearls were Julia Child's favorite jewelry.)

I loved the movie.  I called Sigrid this morning to tell her that I found my old copy of the cookbook.  She and a few friends are having a Julia Child dinner tomorrow night.  Sig is making a beef dish, and others are bringing dishes, too.  Sounds fun.

This is the first week of school--the first week of kindergarten for Auggie, first week of second grade for Chloe and Anders, and third grade for Trevor.  When we asked Auggie if he liked his first day of school he said, "Of course I did."  

The kids started swinging outside my house after dinner last night. Gunther and Colm (my next door neighbor) were watching the boys and talking about their iPhone applications.  I went off to the movies.