God Bless 'Merica Moment of the Day: Bulk

Yes, I was the "foreigner" in the Sam's Club taking pictures because I was amazed by the obese sized shopping carts, lines, and bulk containers of toilet paper, halloween candy (I was tempted), and slim fast bars (Soap box moment alert: Just eat real food people! End Soap Box moment). Shopping for Bikram Yoga Teacher Training is feeling a lot like leaving for Penn State 12 *cough* years ago, with things like a Brita Water Pitcher and a laundry hanging rack on my shopping list. Things not on my shopping list when I was 18? Electrolyte supplements, chia seeds, coconut water, cranberry caffeine free tea bags...

 

I think I'm getting old.

 

A la prochaine friends...

 

Honey

85% humidity.

It's hot as balls today in South Jersey, as its been since I got here 2 weeks ago. Perfect Bikram weather, gross walking weather. Keep your furry babies hydrated today folks.

A la prochaine friends...

Honey

4 months.

When I was home for my birthday back in April, I convinced my parents to let me plant two of our potted fig trees in the yard. As you all know I'm a little obsessed with fig tree propagation, but I had never planted a fig tree in the ground before.

 

The fig trees were bought the spring before from The Fair Foodstand at Reading Terminal Market in Philly. They were propagated by a guy in Germantown (a neighborhood in Philly), so they are locally grown. They were also a decent price at $15 a pop, which is a nice alternative if you're not interested in propagating your own. I believe they are available at the Fair Food Stand every May, and if you get there early you can buy different varieties. I bought a brown turkey and a Negronne variety.

 

{Negronne Figuier}

 

{Brown Turkey Figuier}

 

I planted these two guys on May 2nd, and now on September 2nd look how big they have gotten!

 

{Negronne Figuier}

 

{Brown Turkey Figuier}

 



No figs this year, but they've got little fig embryos alluding to a fig crop for next year. Just hoping they're strong enough to handle the upcoming hurricane season...

A la prochaine friends...

Honey

God Bless 'Merica Moment of the Day.

{Why hello stranger...}

 

...you might be an expat if this image gives you a warm cool and fuzzy feeling in your belly...

 

A la prochaine friends...

 

Honey 

Jersey.

 

Happy Labor Day weekend friends! I'm back aux etas unis until Thanksgiving, and even though I'm missing the hell outta Doc, SwitzerFrance, my fig trees and all our cheese, I'm very excited for the opportunity I've got coming up in the next few weeks. Remember that post long ago where I was completely ambiguous about great things happening? Well, those things are right now. I leave for Bikram Yoga Teacher Training in 2 weeks, and will therefore be living in Los Angeles for 9 weeks. I've never been to California before, and even though we'll be busy 99% of the time and exhausted, I'm hoping to get to see a little bit of LA. Any suggestions for the 1% free time that I'll have?

 

To my friends on American soil and abroad, hope you're having some good Labor Day Fun, and happy first day of College Football!

A la prochaine friends...

Honey