tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post371580585315977474..comments2024-01-01T20:33:52.554-08:00Comments on a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: Tripping to Sicily on a LeopardElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-82224388213574260182016-10-05T18:24:53.443-07:002016-10-05T18:24:53.443-07:00You are so fortunate to be able to get away to suc...You are so fortunate to be able to get away to such great places. I have a child much like Sophie. 24/7 care so I get it! I can barely go to the bathroom alone much less ever get away for a vacation. That has never and will never happen. You must have great respite in CA. too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-15777622497876645212016-10-03T20:54:11.065-07:002016-10-03T20:54:11.065-07:00Anonymous has the right idea - market to people wh...Anonymous has the right idea - market to people who are willing to cook for others! I am always blown away by the menus for your books and bakes salons. They sound both delicious and like too much work. :-) Book groups might be more amenable to chipping in to hire someone else to come cook for them and lead discussion. As long as there is wine, of course! rebeccalyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187748729756960905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-63334435231961701822016-10-03T19:01:58.243-07:002016-10-03T19:01:58.243-07:00People are entering that the recipes seem like a l...People are entering that the recipes seem like a lot of work to create (and my thought was, I'd like to try those things but I'm not sure I could afford any of the ingredients, and would cheap Wal-mart olive oil work on ice cream??!) ... But you the work and invest in the ingredients because you're generating return on your investment, right? So the people who pay to download your package will also plan to generate income? They'd be looking at the salon as an investment? If so, if it was a kind of franchise, you could make quite a bit. Instead of pitching your idea to random folks reading your blog, why not target it to people who are set up to host literary salons and have the starting money to purchase the ingredients, and maybe a client base already? People with small teashops or bookstores or restaurants? People who do a lot of Tupperware parties or makeover parties and want to diversify their offerings? So if I had ten friends over and charged $45 each (I'm in Chattanooga, so that would be a nice big charge here) then I'd look to make $450. I'd look to price the ingredients (no idea, but $100 maybe?) and see how much I wanted to make, and then look at your fee. SO maybe if I wanted to make 50% profit, and I paid $100 for ingredients, I'd be willing to pay $125 to download your material? That's just a sample of how I might think it through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-88810039916063544232016-10-03T08:27:23.021-07:002016-10-03T08:27:23.021-07:00Create a book that I can give as a present! And th...Create a book that I can give as a present! And the online package for those who can't join you !sbreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032476392865077286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-55293988535815765232016-10-03T08:22:23.634-07:002016-10-03T08:22:23.634-07:00I would give such a book as gifts ALL the time, to...I would give such a book as gifts ALL the time, to everyone, whether they liked cooking or not. It would just be such a cool thing to have.<br />37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-57878545980874682902016-10-03T08:20:56.867-07:002016-10-03T08:20:56.867-07:00I adore that photo of you and Oliver. It might be ...I adore that photo of you and Oliver. It might be my favorite portrait of you both. You look so cool and literary, and he is just so chill with his peace sign. As for your online salon, I probably wouldn't do because the cooking would feel like a bridge too far for me; but I will ask friends what they think and report back. Here's another idea: A book for book clubs that includes ten or twenty titles selected by you, and their associated discussion questions, links and recipes. It could be called Elizabeth Aquino's Books & Bakes Literary Salon, and you could add new volumes from time to time. You could start with the salons you've already done so you don't have to invent the wheel. This would be in addition to your online offering, just another way to leverage an amazing idea.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-5833443153531425142016-10-03T07:05:25.951-07:002016-10-03T07:05:25.951-07:00Wow, Elizabeth--on both pieces of news.
Have a w...Wow, Elizabeth--on both pieces of news. <br />Have a wonderful time in Sicily. <br />I would love to get caught up with you after your return!<br />Denise Emanuel Clemenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982725113569943337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-25715246897550702032016-10-02T19:57:52.760-07:002016-10-02T19:57:52.760-07:00I think that is definitely a cool idea! I have jus...I think that is definitely a cool idea! I have just started going to a book club in my city but we are doing things different. We meet in a coffee shop because none of want to cook! I think this would really take off in a bigger city. In the end, what do you have to lose? Worth a try for sure. <br /><br />You are looking especially lovely and Italian. xoBirdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-35620320620999036842016-10-02T19:43:35.614-07:002016-10-02T19:43:35.614-07:00Ah! Though my family is Northern Italian mostly (w...Ah! Though my family is Northern Italian mostly (with Sicilian by marriage) this all looks like home to me. I love this idea too, of marketing a package like this. I also think it would make a great book idea too.Ramona Quimbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01308882206677929003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-88733516892714433402016-10-02T19:42:08.865-07:002016-10-02T19:42:08.865-07:00BTw, have a fantastic time in Italy!!!! Happy bir...BTw, have a fantastic time in Italy!!!! Happy birthday to your dad!!!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015888228309968515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-17373341634318295862016-10-02T18:29:06.870-07:002016-10-02T18:29:06.870-07:00I don't think I would take advantage of the on...I don't think I would take advantage of the online book group idea because since I've experienced the real thing - you and your cooking - I don't think I could come near what you provide. I wouldn't do the cooking myself and you are just so way ahead of most other readers at the group I feel like I'm learning in addition to meeting new people. However, I might know others who would be interested in this idea. Say more about what you would charge for this.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015888228309968515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-23667803136257644702016-10-02T16:16:01.716-07:002016-10-02T16:16:01.716-07:00Lord! A to-die-for menu, it looks luscious.
Sounds...Lord! A to-die-for menu, it looks luscious.<br />Sounds like a great idea, you are so inventive, but I don't know any people..ha<br />Oliver changes so fast, what a handsome young man. And you, well, what can I say? Tres Belle!livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091094639074377780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-90460612229494615042016-10-02T16:03:22.691-07:002016-10-02T16:03:22.691-07:00Okay. So I was feeling pretty good about the suppe...Okay. So I was feeling pretty good about the supper I'm making until I saw this. <br />Sigh...<br />You are amazing. Also? Gorgeous. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com