http://www.apartment2024.com Food, family and synchronicity, in mostly equal parts Tue, 13 May 2008 03:52:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For the last six (going on seven) years, I have lived a country away from my mom. I always send her a card and call on Mother's Day, but I can't take make her brunch or invite her to wander a Farmers' Market with me. However, this Mother's Day, Scott ... http://www.apartment2024.com/2008/05/12/mothers-day-and-derek/ Once in a while, when I have down moment and no other commitments, I enter my sister's name into the search box in Google. Most of the time the links I find aren't new to me, but occasionally I discover something new about Raina (it is slightly odd that ... http://www.apartment2024.com/2008/05/10/raina-rose-on-youtube/ No matter what the calendar actually says, when you can find local strawberries that look like that, summer is "officially" here. http://www.apartment2024.com/2008/05/09/local-strawberries/ I realized today that I have been complaining a lot.  A friend emails, asking how I'm doing and I start typing out a litany of grievances.  I walk into the apartment and immediately start bemoaning the state of clutter and disarray. People ask me how the new job is and ... http://www.apartment2024.com/2008/05/09/trying-to-stop-being-such-a-complainer/ [viddler id-8d56eedb h-370 w-437] Last month's egg-oriented Fork You Live is finally up and ready for your consumption!  I'm not quite done writing up the recipes, but I should have those up over on forkyou.tv by the end of the day.  This was a fun show to film and the episode ... http://www.apartment2024.com/2008/05/07/fork-you-live-flippin-eggs/ For a lot of years, I didn't really think of Farmers' Markets as a place where one actually did any food shopping.  I considered them a treat, a supplement to regular trips to the grocery store, where you bought highly priced peaches, an unnecessary loaf of bread and a single ... http://www.apartment2024.com/2008/05/06/farmers-markets-and-family-gardens/ Today was the first day of the Headhouse Square Farmers Market for the season.  I've had it noted on my calendar for over a month.  Last night, I set my alarm especially to get myself out of bed and down to the market.  It took me a little while longer ... http://www.apartment2024.com/2008/05/05/perfect-sunday/ I am in something of a personal blogging drought.  I feel like I've lost all ability to write interestingly or with any sort of meaning.  I have moments where I think a blog post might just be flickering through, but then the light dims and I can't make out even ... http://www.apartment2024.com/2008/05/01/mental-droughts-and-random-updates/ Last week, the weather in Philadelphia achieved that Spring ideal. It was bright, sunny and warm and the air made no demands. It gave people the ability to slough off extra layers and walk outside with appreciation in place of the regular disinterest or irritation. Over the ... http://www.apartment2024.com/2008/04/30/early-fall-in-late-april/ There are many things that nearly never change in my apartment building.  Bud has been at the front desk since 1982, the steps leading up to the pool have always been painted a watery turquoise color and the same five people have staffed the community room polling place for every ... http://www.apartment2024.com/2008/04/26/voting-and-purging-the-rolls/