Martin Luther King, Jr.

"I have decided to stick with love.  Hate is too great a burden to bear." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Not a good start/a good start

Already this morning I've had a work phone call where someone yelled at me about events that were beyond my control.  I'm not a big fan of apologizing for things that aren't my fault, but I did anyway.  The only thing under my control is how I react to the situation.  So instead of dwelling on it, I'm taking a deep breath, and posting a picture of something that makes me incredibly happy.

 

Winter CSA share

It's always a little difficult when daylight savings time ends and it starts getting dark at 5:00.  I'm not a huge fan of winter weather, the lack of sunshine, and I definitely prefer summer produce!  But again this year, we've signed up for our CSA's winter share.  And I love it.  Farmer Ted sent the following photos of the greens being harvested.

It's so nice to know where our food is coming from.  We didn't make it this year, but next year we're planning a trip up to the farm!  These once a month deliveries of fruit and vegetables, really help get me through the dark days of winter.

Salty Honey Pie

South Brooklyn Post published this recipe for Salty Honey Pie by Melissa and Emily Elsen.  I've eaten this pie at Four + Twenty Blackbirds, and it is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.  I'm so excited to find this recipe online and am looking forward to trying to make it for Thanksgiving.  Yay!!

Salty Honey Pie by Melissa and Emily Elsen
Photo by Joshua Kristal via South Brooklyn Post

A year later

My grandpa, Albert Carlon Nichols, died a year ago today.  (link)  I was thinking this morning about things I am thankful for.  Having him as a part of my life for so long, was such a blessing.  And I feel so lucky that my son was able to meet his great-grandfather.  Grandpa was such a giving, caring, strong, wonderful person, and so full of life.  He was always ready with a joke and a smile.  So today I am both happy and sad.

Boy loves his bike

Avon Walk recap

Last weekend Midge and I walked 39.3 miles with the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.  We also each raised over $2000 in donations.  Today Ben, Arlo and I were walking around in Manhattan and my knee started hurting.  It was killing me last weekend.  So I found myself wondering why the heck I'm considering walking those same 39.3 miles again next year.  ;)

October 15, 2011

These first couple pictures are from the halfway mark and the finish of Day 1.  We officially walked 26.2 miles that day, although I might argue it was longer, plus there's the .9 miles that I walked from the MTA to the opening ceremonies...  We were re-routed to avoid delays with the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations.  Midge and I didn't know each other all that well, but after 2 days and 40 miles, I think she's great!  :)  It was a wonderful experience doing this walk with her.  By around mile 24, I was hurting.  For some reason I hadn't realized we were going to be walking on city sidewalks with all the other yahoos that are in the city on a Saturday!!  I had figured we'd walk the length of the city by the rivers a couple of times and be done with it.  But no.  We walked up the west side, down 9th Avenue, through the West Village, Soho, over the Brooklyn Bridge, back over the Manhattan Bridge, meandered back and forth up the east side.  There was so much pedestrian traffic and so many stop lights that I'm sure we would have been done about 2.5 hours sooner without so much stop and go.  But we made it!! 

October 16, 2011

Day 2, a little slower, and we made it!!!  :)

Finished!

Relaxing with a good cup of tea

Days like today I don't have much time to sit back and relax.  Work is busy, work is being done in our apartment (Tropical Storm Irene water repairs), Arlo needed a little more parent time at playschool coop, Muta needed some company while locked in the bedroom during apartment repairs, etc.

Whew!  Now Arlo is napping, Muta is napping, Ben is at the studio, the workers are done for the day.  I still have piles of work to do.  But first--it's time for a cup of tea.  :)

My friend Dana made this mug for me in 1999.  It's been my favorite mug since.  It's drizzly and gray today, so some decaf tea with a slice of lemon is exactly what I needed.

Weekend weather forecast

The weekend weather forecast looks good so far! 

Screen grab of local weather, from weather.com

Let's hope it holds and rainy, gray Thursday and Friday get it out of their system in time for a lovely Saturday!  I've got a long walk ahead of me this weekend, and I'm hoping this forecast is right!  :)