(in getting all existential-like about my blog/website, I’ve decided that I don’t need my Shout-outs to all be inspiration-related, since my posts are mostly project/art/craft themed anyway. so this newish feature I’m trying to be consistent with is just going to be a shout-out to whatever is floatin my boat each week, ‘kay?)
We all have our rituals, and for us weekday-champs, we’ve got our weekend rituals. Coffee, paper, studio, hardware store, refreshing the plants, whathaveyou. My favorite ritual that I’ve picked up since moving here last year is a Sunday trip to the Baltimore Farmer’s Market, and from observing the crowds, it looks to be a favorite for plentyplentplenty more people.
These days, Sunday is like this (when I am not out of town, which seems to be more often than I’d like lately): coffee and paper on the stoop, wakeup-texts between neighbors/friends to see which of us are alive or not hungover, meet up near the monument, and take a nice stroll to the market. I love: eating in season, eating fresh, and eating new. I like to give myself the goal of trying something new each week, but sometimes I love something so dearly that I want it again and again and again. Curry vegetable pockets or mint iced tea or seasonal falafel, yes please! And for the weeks where the ‘fridge is adequately stocked, I’m down just for breakfast and flowers for home. (latest observation for the ladies–girl:fresh flowers in arms::boy:dog in the park)
My most recent haul from the Farmer’s Market brought in: dill, chives, little cucumbers, asparagus, garlic scapes. After some researching and cooking, I pickled the rest! I’m so pumped! Pickling right now, I’ve got:
-cucumbers with mustard seed, dill, and garlic
-asparagus and garlic scapes with lots of pepper, garlic, and chives
-grapes with mustard seed, peppercorns, and cinnamon
-carrots with shallots, cardamom, and garlic.
I’m going to be in pickle heaven soon. So that’s my shout out, small though mighty. Maybe we’ll bump into each other under 83 sometime. Bon Week-end, buddies.
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