Farmer's Market closing

Next Saturday is the last day for the Farmers' Market here in Bellingham. Here's what it looked like this past Saturday. As you can see, it's pretty much just things for Christmas presents and whatnot, but tucked here and there are few vegetables and eggs. And, of course, this fabulous looking honey. That's Gene in his Grinch costume (that's what he calls it). Since I am trying to stay away from heavy sweets right now, I had to reluctantly skip the honey, but it sure does look tasty.

It's hard to realize that we only have a few more weeks in this year, as well as in the first decade of the 21st century. I remember like yesterday the panicky preparations for Y2K -- and now we are here, in the Pacific Northwest, my work life far behind me, and my new life unfolding a little at a time. Two more Christmas parties this coming Thursday and Friday, and me trying to keep the weight gain to a minimum. It certainly helps not to be able to get into my favorite pants. Talk about incentive!

I am almost completely at home with my new iPod Touch. I am now synched with home, the coffee shop, and (today) the bird store. The owner is a Mac aficionado and she was the one salivating over my new toy. We played bird songs, and now I'm wondering: can I get GPS downloaded onto my Touch? Or do you have to buy one with it. She was telling me about some apps that sound really fun, but I'm still a novice with this thing.

In a few minutes I'm heading out to pick up a girlfriend and go to see "Invictus." I see that Morgan Freeman has already been nominated for a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Nelson Mandela. Hopefully I'll love it and tomorrow you will know more about it.
:-)