Yummy chocolate from Norway. The Stratos bar is kind of like the Aero bar in that it is sort of an aerated chocolate, but it seems pretty dense and milky. It is delicious.
We went to the Hillsdale Farmer's Market today. I got a hanging flower basket, which I'm hoping I don't kill. Peter got a pastrami sandwich from the Pastrami King, and he said it was outstanding.
Now that's pastrami!
This is what happens when you don't have the key to the camper shell and you tell your mother that the ARC donation truck is going to be in your neighborhood in a couple days.
It's a soft serve ice cream machine! Find it here. My regular ice cream maker died, so I DO need a replacement ...
I traveled the globe yesterday, but I didn't have to leave my neighborhood. First I went to a Korean market that recently reopened after burning to the ground last winter. It was very clean, and they had big tubs of kim chee. What's not to like about that? I got some roasted corn tea there:
I had corn tea once at a Korean restaurant, and it was delicious. It tasted like corn! Who'd have thunk? The corn tea looks like Corn Nuts.
So after the Korean market I headed to this weird little new strip mall that has a bunch of international offerings. On the spur of the moment I got a manicure from the Vietnamese shop. It was the first time I had ever gotten a manicure on my own volition. It was great, and now my hands don't look totally ratty (though they still look like old lady hands). After the manicure I headed to the Russian market for some more Russian chocolate eggs!
I recently learned about this Gimme Your Stuff swap site. It facilitates international swapping, which I wholeheartedly advocate! I've already got a swap in the works with Anjali in Japan. You know I am a total nut about Japanese stuff. We're going to swap cotton fabrics, lip balms, and maybe a couple sweet treats! If anyone out there would like to swap sweets, novelty fabrics, novelty items (e.g., stationery goods, jewelry, little housewares), silly T-shirts, whatever, go sign up!
I did a 14-mile run yesterday, and I didn't think I was terribly tired from it, but I guess I was--I fell asleep on the couch around 9pm, managed to wake up enough to brush my teeth then go to bed, and then I slept until 8am! Holy cow! Now my head kind of hurts. Guess it's time for a Diet Coke.
I am a sucker for packaging, so when I saw this ice cream in a tin ON SALE to boot, I had to get some! The chocolate is for Peter, and the coffee is for me. I haven't tried the coffee yet, but I did steal a spoonful of the chocolate. It was really creamy.
We went for a short sail today on the Columbia River. Ouzel is quite easy to get out onto the water. I was supposed to steer at one point, but I got really sleepy, so I went down below and took a nap. It was very comfy.
