remembering

10 years ago I was at work when I heard of the terrible tragedies. I was working a half day, because I was supposed to pick my dad up at the airport that afternoon for his fall visit. Needless to say, his flight didn’t leave Tampa that day. The emotional toll of that day solidified…

five senses friday

seeing – the herbs in my potted garden thriving. And yes, I know that I probably shouldn’t allow the garlic chives to flower, but I just couldn’t resist those beautiful little white blossoms.  The bees have been quite fond of them, as well. tasting – the club ciabatta sandwich at The Creperie. Why do sandwiches always…

spring seedlings

Late last week I had the opportunity to escape from the curse of this very long winter. I spent some time at the Crown Point Ecology Center in Bath, Ohio. Greg and I are CSA members this year, and I’m doing some volunteer work on the center’s marketing committee. I wanted to get some photographs…

five senses friday #11

Here’s my little week in just five senses. I hope you’ll share some of your five senses in the comment section. Enjoy your weekend. seeing: the tops of lots of buildings in downtown akron. tasting: smoked goat cheese from the Ornery Goat that we picked up at the farmer’s market in kent. hearing: for the…

tiny flower thursday & more

I spent my lunch hour on Wednesday walking around the outside of the building with my camera. That’s where all of these photos are from. Either the grounds around the Library or from the top floor of the parking deck. Downtown Akron was gorgeous this day.

foggy morning hikes

On Sunday Greg and I ventured out into the foggy morning to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park to hike a couple trails and take some pictures. Have I mentioned how lucky we are in Akron to have a National Park right at our front door step? It’s a great thing. The photo above is from…

a perfect morning

I don’t think that there could have been a more magical and perfect place to be this morning than the annual organic plant sale at the Crown Point Ecology Center.  It was our first visit there, and most certainly not our last. The large red barn was filled with a huge variety of vegetable, herb…