February 26, 2008
Watched Pot Never Boils
I’m reading Emma again. I do love reading Jane Austen, but then it makes me talk like her… and at this moment I’m Miss Bates- oh have you heard that the watched pot never boils? Oh, said I, that is what my grandmama always used to say, and right she was, for it seems to take a lifetime for the pot to boil when one is watching it. Mr. Knightly- dear friend is he!– was just saying so the other night when he brought by some apples for dear Jane Fairfax, our darling Jane. Never was there a more accomplished musician. Never such a pleasant disposition, or one more concerned with……Yeah that was brutal, wasn’t it? Heheh.
Seriously, the watched pot never boils. The watched letter never arrives in the post. The news 15 years in the making will not come… and yet it’s coming. “Have faith and be patient a little while longer, my child” is the only answer to my prayers. That’s not so bad, is it?
farah said,
February 27, 2008 at 12:46 am
in the jane austen spirit – I fancy your friendship
Jen said,
February 27, 2008 at 9:08 am
You know what though. I still stand there and watch and wait for the water to boil. I find it sends my mind off to wonderful places. I get lots of things sorted out in my head as I stand there and I find it quite relaxing
Jennifer said,
February 27, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Aye, the watched pot. It is so true. Staring right at it myself, everyday.
I’m in the middle of Persuasion, myself. Another Austen lover!
david, in Big Bear Lake said,
February 27, 2008 at 8:44 pm
it never boils, but it does get warmer