you say 'cheesy' like it's a bad thing...

Despite it being unseasonably chill and somewhat damp, the CitySeed farmer's market returned today at Wooster Square (we have several farmers markets in various parts of town, but this is the first to open). All organic, all local, all fabulous.

I have returned triumphant, bearing a sourdough boule and a whole wheat cibbata, a container of sheep feta pesto, a round of fresh goat cheese with chives, a round of aged goat cheese with herbes provence, and a round of aged goat cheese, plain. For me the cheese-hound who also happens to be lactose-intolerant, this is happiness in a bag. Oh, and a packet of (likewise organic, free-range) lamb chops for dinner.

(as one of my co-horts remarked, if there had only been an organic wine producer, we'd be all set.)

Oh, and there was a woman there who made gluten- and nut-free cookies, tea breads, and pies that were extremely good. Gilbert's Goodies, if anyone's interested. I was tempted by the emu eggs, the marinated basil leaves, and the slabs of local-grown pork, but decided to leave something for the rest of the season... (besides, I wasn't ready to drag home a slab of pork on my bike. That was just a bit much.)

And now, cash-poor but satiated, a day of work awaits....

the best EVER former U.S. President...

Ooo, and Jimmy Carter delivers a smackdown to Bush and Blair.

from the AP report:

"Former President Carter says President Bush's administration is "the worst in history" in international relations, taking aim at the White House's policy of pre-emptive war and its Middle East diplomacy....

"I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history," Carter told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in a story that appeared in the newspaper's Saturday editions. "The overt reversal of America's basic values as expressed by previous administrations, including those of George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon and others, has been the most disturbing to me...."

Carter also lashed out Saturday at British prime minister Tony Blair. Asked how he would judge Blair's support of Bush, the former president said: "Abominable. Loyal. Blind. Apparently subservient."

"And I think the almost undeviating support by Great Britain for the ill-advised policies of President Bush in Iraq have been a major tragedy for the world," Carter told British Broadcasting Corp. radio.
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*smooches Jimmy.*

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I was reminded that today is Armed Forces Day by the sound of "Taps" being played near the Green this afternoon.

*suri raises her glass* To the men and women in uniform, in every branch of service, behind the desk or on the front line. Respect, for the courage of those who serve with honor.