Category Archives: Morning Photo Project
morning photo project 9.03.2009
This is my at work lunch companion. It makes me happy to see his smiling face when I have eaten all of my Lean Cuisine. Sorry for the slightly out-of-focus photo. Took it with my iPhone.
morning photo project 9.02.2009
Did my first baking since being on Weight Watchers last night. I made Ina Garten’s Lemon Cakes for a party at work today and for our condo association board meeting that I’m hosting Thursday night. Gotta love a recipe that makes two cakes. This is one of my favorites. It takes eight lemons to make it. Translation: lots of zesting and juicing. But it’s so worth it. First there’s lemon juice and lots of zest in the cake batter. Then a lemon simple syrup is absorbed into the cake when it’s right out of the oven. Once cooled the cakes get a glossy lemon glaze. Lemon, lemon, lemon. PS, the amount of sugar in this cake is kinda obscene.
morning photo project 8.31.2009
Greg and I hiked 3.5 miles through the Sand Run Metro Park on Sunday morning. With temps in the high 50′s it felt like the end of summer and the beginning of fall. A transition that I look forward to every year.
On a separate note, we are so fortunate to live in a community with such a great and diverse park system. It’s one of the things that Greg appreciates most about moving to, and living in, the Akron area. And this year, we will finally complete the Fall Hiking Spree and earn our staff and shield. We’ve been after them for nearly a decade now, and always come just a few trails short. Anyone else want to join us?
morning photo project 8.28.2009
StoryCorps is back at Main Library. This time with their MobileBooth, an Airstream trailer outfitted with a recording studio that travels the country year-round collecting stories. Not familiar with StoryCorps? Here’s a brief description from their web site: Since 2003, tens of thousands of everyday people have interviewed family and friends through StoryCorps. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to take home and share, and is archived for generations to come at the Library of Congress. Millions listen to their award-winning broadcasts on public radio and the Internet. These stories can be heard locally every Friday on NPR’s Morning Edition broadcast on 89.7 WKSU. StoryCorps is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind, creating a growing portrait of who we really are as Americans.
Here’s a link with a radio story about StoryCorps visit to Akron.
morning photo project 8.27.2009
I spent a delightful evening on Wednesday with a herd of local Suri alpacas. Many of them owned by Marie, a volunteer with the Friends of Main Library. Marie has been raising these wonderful animals for the last six years. She was very generous with her time in letting me tour the farm. When I entered the barn the first thing you see is a chalkboard with a list of the recently born and the expectant mothers. Be sure to check out the names of the newborns. I think there may be a Coldplay fan there. When I met the Alpacas, they were very friendly and quite inquisitive. I was surprised by how many came right up to me. Some were very interested in my camera. They weren’t camera shy at all. I have to say, spending time with these animals is quite relaxing. They have a very distinct hum and a calmness that puts you at ease. For more information about Suri alpacas visit www.SuriNetwork.org.
