Daylight savings is just 15 days away. Just over two weeks! I’ve had a countdown widget for a while now – the promise of extra daylight [maybe even sunshine] is helping me put one foot in front of the other these days!
Something else to get through the winter is the museum’s “Spring into Spring” event in early April. It’s really great for kids, but apparently pretty fun for adults too. If you’re in the area, you should definitely come on out!! You can buy your tickets online. Who can say no to a pizza feast??
Another key factor in making it to spring is keeping warm – with food!
Since December, Joel has been working at SOS Community Services here in Ypsilanti. In addition to running the food bank, he does crisis counseling for people about to lose their housing. I’m so proud to see him in such a great position – he’s made a lot of positive changes to the program and it’s also encouraging to see him getting respect & encouragement from the other staff [a stark contrast to his previous job].
Last Sunday SOS benefited from a fun [& delicious] fundraiser – the Depot Town Chili Challenge!!
For $5, judges received a bag with a map, 10 mini-cups, a spoon, napkins, a tiny pencil & a score card. This year’s participants where: Sidetrack, the Food Co-Op, Aubree’s, Cafe Ollie & Corner Brewery. And, although not officially not on the ballot, we knew Andy & Hasan had cooked up some chili so we stopped at Woodruff’s for a taste – marinating everything with ghost peppers & habaneros makes things HOT [understatement - my stomach was on fire for hours].
Although Sidetrack won [their veg was my 2nd favorite], I picked the Food Coop’s sweet potato black bean chili as the best. The Ypsilanti Courier has a nice article about the event, including its history.
Now it’s time to clean myself up, go volunteer for a few hours, then head to Lansing for a Fields of Industry show, followed by a weekend in Grand Rapids visiting friends & family.
Cheers!
