These times are odd, make no doubt. Here’s a few images to look back at someday and marvel at.
And we thought the scare caused by SARS-CoV-2 would be over in mere weeks. There was still a lot to come. We did some things well, and will look back with shame on other choices we made as a nation. We didn’t have much information yet, but isn’t that always how these things are destined to go?
Some things don’t change, even in pandemics. Like the way beekeeping makes me smile.
Dayenu!
Virtual Seder 2020 – “Next year together!”
For Valentine’s Day 2020, Scott and I took the day off work and headed to Buford Highway. In case you didn’t know, this ~6 mile stretch of highway in Doraville is considered to be THE place to go for international food and culinary diversity in Atlanta. You can find everything from Szechuan mapo tofu to Bangladeshi shawarma. Ever wanted to try Malaysian food? Buford Highway has got you covered.
We started our day at Paris Baguette for coffee and pastries.
Next stop (and a MUST DO whenever you’re on that side of town): the Buford Highway Farmer’s Market [5600 Buford Highway]. The first thing to know about the farmer’s market is that it’s not actually a farmer’s market. It’s a supermarket. An amazing 100,000 square foot supermarket with fruits you’ve never seen in person before…
You can find dragon fruit.
I didn’t know what it meant to miss New Orleans until this January. I’d been to the zoo there as a child, but had little to no memory of it — and Scott had never visited. Despite this, I had a fondness for NOLA already due to growing up in Mobile, AL, the only other city that respects Mardi Gras as much as New Orleans. I figured it would be love at first sight, and it was.
We stumbled across these (real) mid-century lamps in a shop on Conti Street.
And I adored pouring over the bottles in an 1800s pharmacy.
Unbidden Grace 