Photo Week #9
Happy March! If the rest of my March looks like how my weekend did, it will be an interesting March for sure. An interesting but fun and hopefully fulfilling month.
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This past weekend, Jeremiah and I picked up a ping pong table and transported it precariously through the rain from Justine’s parents’ house to mine. I say precariously because it was tied down to the top of the van and although I mentioned both of our names it was really just Jeremiah who had to deal with driving the van. And I really didn’t help putting it on top of the van either so the real credit should go to Jeremiah and Justine’s dad. (PS Mom this is what I borrowed the van for.) A ping pong table is kind of a ridiculous thing to own and it feels very suburban, but so far it has brought a lot of joy so we’re keeping it for now!
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I also went to the farmer’s market on Saturday, which is always fun, and found out what the name of that not-quite-broccoli spiky vegetable was (romanesco). I like the idea of farmer’s markets, and I always hear that it’s good to shop local and fresh and all that jazz, but it never occurs to me to make it a recurring thing in my schedule. Maybe that should be a March goal. I also made imitation Porto’s guava cheese rolls – except with fig jam because I couldn’t find guava paste. They were ridiculously simple and easy to make, especially because I used pre-bought puff pastry. It’s funny, I think I’ve eaten more sweets and junk food since I came home from vacation, and have gained more weight this past week at home than in Italy, despite the carbs and the gelato…