watching: Italy/New Zealand
So I'm a little late, but I figured out what I'm getting my dad for Fathers' Day. On my long, hilly, hot run this morning, I listened to an interview with Barbara Kingsolver about her latest book (see left). I love her anyway, and I think it's great that she and her family made a year-long commitment to become "locavores." They moved to a farm in rural Virginia and grew their own vegetables, raised their own poultry, and got everything else they needed from farmers' markets.
Anyway, since retiring, my dad has evolved into quite the gardener/canner/beekeeper (e.g., according to his facebook status, he spent yesterday picking, prepping, and canning 19 quarts of early contender beans). I inherited my parents' love for fresh produce, but so far I've been way too lazy to grow anything myself (when I had a yard, my dad even tilled a plot and planted tomatoes, which I quickly let become overgrown). I'm so lazy I routinely let produce go bad in the refrigerator. But no more! We have a new Farmers' Market in our suburb, so I can at least take advantage of that. Maybe I'll even try out that silly Topsy Turvy tomato planter
on the deck (if it's not too late). Stay tuned!(As an aside, the training is going well, even if I did wipe out on my run today. Did I mention it was long, hot, and hilly? I think I still have dirt imbedded in my arm, but I wasn't hurt, so I really can't complain.)
