another Ode

It has done good service for more than two years.

Purchased in September 2003, it knew little about where it was headed or just how important it would be.

It lived vivaciously in E4 that year, summered quietly on Antrim Street, then made a bold comeback at 19 Fountain.

It then summered again on Antrim Street, in a little box, before making it's final move to Brooklyn.

It has played key roles in many meals, most notably those involving potatoes and/or chicken.

It is the Rosemary bottle:



Recently it ran out. The moment was surprisingly un-dramatic, at best -- downright un-noticed, at worst.

But rest assured, this is just the end of one era and the beginning of another. It has now been completely filled with new rosemary, purchased in a small bulk bag at the co-op, for a sum of 15 cents.

And so life goes on.