sigh

Headlines On This Date 4 Years Ago:

"Republicans spending $42 million on inauguration while troops Die in unarmored Humvees"
"Bush extravagance exceeds any reason during tough economic times"
"Fat cats get their $42 million inauguration party, Ordinary Americans get the shaft"


Headlines Today:

"Historic Obama Inauguration will cost only $120 million"
"Obama Spends $120 million on inauguration; America Needs A Big Party"
"Everyman Obama shows America how to celebrate"
"Citibank executives contribute $8 million to Obama Inauguration"

NEW RESTAURANT!

I don't know its name yet but, Jason and Samia Rajeh have opened a Lebanese restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Union Square Plaza.

They serve some of the following: Baba ghanouj, hummos, kibbee, grape leaves, spinach pies, meat pies. They also have lamb, chicken, kafta, falafel and gyro sandwiches. They also have dinners (kebobs, shish ta wook) and salads. Rumor has it that the baklawa is unbelievable.

Their phone number is 330-743-5777.

Worthington Farmer's Market

What a Saturday. It's just past two o'clock and I feel like I've already accomplished so much. I slept in, made coffee, ate a healthy breakfast of oatmeal with dried fruit and nuts and I spent hours walking through downtown Worthington perusing the locally grown goods at the farmer's market. I highly recommend anything from Gillogy Orchard. (I'm eating toast with their pumpkin butter as I type.) I also bought some chicken brats, lettuce, and a Locavore (: n. one who eats locally grown food) mug. There's also a woman who sells homemade jams. I wish I could remember her name, but just look for Raspberry Champagne Jam and Apricot Chai Perserves. They were gone in 2 weeks last time I bought them. So good.

And of course I bought some Maple Syrup lollipops. My name is Jemimah afterall...


Next time you're in Columbus on a Saturday be sure to swing by Worthington from nine til noon. You won't be disappointed!





They have tote bags too.



Little League Kids at Graeters Ice Cream



They were out of potatoes by the time I got back. :(



2+ blocks of stands along either side of High St

Greenhouse Grown Tomatoes!!!!!



Flowers for Sale



Plants for Sale



The Activist Spirit doesn't age

Aminah's World

Check out the Columbus Musuem of Art's new Website, Aminah's World, where you can see some of the work of Aminah Brnda Lynn Robinson, a Columbus-born artist who has been making art for over sixty years. Her works are grounded in African-American heritage and stories from her childhood. More importantly you can create your own Aminah style piece of artwork online using virtual found objects. Try it out. It's fun!

Here's mine:

Yom HaShoah

Please Join

The Honorable Ted Strickland, Governor of Ohio
And
The Board of Trustees of
Ohio Jewish Communities

For the
GOVERNOR’S TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL
Holocaust Commemoration

Observing the Days of Remembrance 2008

Remarks by Holocaust Speaker Renate Frydman, Dayton
Benediction by Rabbi Hillel Fox, Beth Jacob Congregation, Dayton

Presentations of Resolutions by:
Governor Ted Strickland
Honorable Bill Harris, President, Ohio Senate
Honorable Jon Husted, Speaker, Ohio House
Senator Shirley Smith, President of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus

Also Participating:
Honorable Lee Fisher, Lt. Governor & Director, Ohio Department of Development
Honorable Eric Fingerhut, Chancellor, Ohio Board of Regents
Chairman Alan Schriber, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Senator David Goodman
Representative Armond Budish
Representative Stephen Slesnick
Greg Landsman, Director, Governors Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
Hon. Uriel Palti, Consul General of Israel to the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States


Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Statehouse, Rotunda

Sustainable Worthington

Check them out:

http://www.sustainableworthington.org/

finally!

I'm finally doing what I have been waiting for: drinking a morning cup of coffee on the patio. The neighbors are working in their yard, the cat is hunting sparrows, the tulips are about to burst and I'm getting a pretty strong wireless signal.