Posted by: Epicurean on: November 13, 2010
Itinerant workers George and Lennie may both be doomed but they can still have plans for the future … Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Lennie said: ‘Tell about that place, George.’ ‘I jus’ tol’ you, jus’ las’ night.’ ‘Go on – tell again, George.’ ‘Well, it’s ten acres,’ said George. ‘Got a little [...]
Posted by: Epicurean on: April 25, 2010
Of sausages and grasshoppers … Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck Doc was frying sausages, sprinkling a little chocolate over them. It gave them an odd and oriental flavour, he thought. The taste of the chocolate sausages intrigued her. “I never tasted nothing like it,” she observed. “Did you ever eat grasshoppers Doc?” “Yes,” said Doc. [...]
