Bob Wittersheim
speaker
239 appearances
7 recordings
1 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard 17 Sep
Bob Wittersheim’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And that was what I was going to do right now.
I guess it could be called a kitchen shop, but that didn't seem to do it justice. I stepped into the warmth and glowing lights.
gravy boats, and water pitchers. I am a sucker for dishes. My grandmother had one set for every day and one for special occasions, and they had lasted her for many decades. But I am not built like that. When I can afford it, I like to switch them out. To have a new set to serve my meals on.
My own holiday gift to myself. I slipped off my gloves, one and then the other, and tucked them into my coat pocket.
there were classic sets of shining white porcelain.
and imagining the food I might serve on them.
Beside them sat a stack of thicker dishes.
The glaze was fairly smooth, but here and there, were tiny and, I guessed, intentional grains of grit from the clay that still stood out on the surface. All in all, they were not the plates for me.
I needed something in the middle.
I clasped my hands behind my back and wandered around the table, peering slowly down at other options. Sunny yellow soup bowls that felt out of season, but whose shape was perfect. Wide dinner plates in robin's egg blue, whose color I adored, but whose rim was too wide. and well too small for the hearty meals I'd eat this winter. And then I found them.
They were a hearty olive green color, the finish shifting a bit lighter at the rim, with such a nice heft, as I lifted a mug from the table. The plates were round and minimal, with a small lip and a humble feel. The bowl was low and wide, almost a second plate, with a high rim, which was how I liked it. perfect for pasta or soup that would cool to the right temperature as it set.
The pieces were smooth, but not glossy. And I just felt that any meal I ate out of them, I would be grateful for. I would feel nourished by.
to enjoy.
I'd found a way as I couldn't get out of it. to get into it. Sweet Dreams
Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep · Merry Much Happens - 2024 · 16 Dec 2024
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You feel good, and then you fall asleep. I'm Catherine Nicolai. I write and read all the stories you hear, and nothing much happens.
Next comes Nate's pick.
She does it all.
But I just wouldn't feel right if I didn't.
So fluff your pillow.
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