The weather has finally started to thaw out and warm up this week. This is truly the first week this year, where I am starting to think that spring has finally arrived and here haven't been days below 32 degrees!
We spent some time in New York two weekends ago. Though one of the days was just purely miserable with constant downpour of rain, we had a good time. Of course, Harry came along, which I documented a little here. We indulged in some pretty great food- one of my favorites being a chicken and waffles brunch. As you can see from the photo above, we made it to Ippudo, a ramen restaurant in the East Village. Chris enjoyed it a lot, and though it was pretty great (and he gives me completely grief for saying this), I have said that I wasn't necessarily blown away, per se. I look forward to having some amazing ramen in Tokyo for comparison (maybe some day!).
Interestingly, we spent a lot of time in Brooklyn- more time than we have ever spent before. And though I appreciate the quirkiness of it, I also appreciate that it is not a town for me (or us) to live in. Several evenings ago, after our trip, we just happened to stumble upon an interesting documentary about the gentrification of Brooklyn and the controversial downtown Brooklyn re-zoning project. There was a sadness conveyed in this film, and it places a different perspective about all the "citifying" and "hipsterizing" of Brooklyn. It was nice to have spent some time in the neighborhoods that were being discussed.
On a very happy note, during our trip, we were able to stop by the Lower Eastside Ecology Center's booth at the Union Square Farmers' market to pick up our wriggler worms! We are starting our indoor composting project again and I could not be happier. As you may know, we had one for years…YEARS (more on their story in a later post).
On a very happy note, during our trip, we were able to stop by the Lower Eastside Ecology Center's booth at the Union Square Farmers' market to pick up our wriggler worms! We are starting our indoor composting project again and I could not be happier. As you may know, we had one for years…YEARS (more on their story in a later post).
We have the big move coming up next month and it will be a whirlwind of packing, traveling, and organizing. Until then, we've been trying to make it to our neighborhood eateries (nothing fancy) and last night, we took a nice stroll across the Boston Commons to Uburger. I will definitely miss it!
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