Subway Stories: Girl Scout Cookies


As I left work last night, I was considering baking this weekend. When I walk, I find my mind creating recipes and the idea of rosemary shortbread was swirling in my head. Then I arrived at South Station to catch the train and saw a table with Girl Scout Cookies.

Talk about a mind shift! I literally stopped in my tracks and frantically started rummaging through my pocketbook to see how much cash I had. I hadn’t made it to the bank, so there wasn’t much. Was I only going to be able to get one box of Girl Scout Cookies?!

Luckily, the Girl Scouts have evolved with the times and they take bank cards now. I got three boxes of cookies: Lemonades, Shortbread and Thin Mints. G and I devoured the Lemonades yesterday. They are so perfect!

Today, I need to lay off the cookies and burn some of those calories off. But I’m looking forward to eating the rest. Maybe I’ll pick up some more as this cookie season continues. The Girl Scouts hit the jackpot of locations being inside the T and certainly helped make my commute much sweeter!

Happy Weekend to you!

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Screenshot: Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts

Quote of the Week: Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton quoteHappy New Year!

As I welcome 2016, I’ve been thinking about this quote by Dolly Parton.

Figure out what you want to do. Then do it on purpose. The difference between a wish and a dream is you wish for things, but you work on purpose for a dream.

I wrote about it before on my old blog, but thought it was the perfect quote and reminder for stepping into the new year.

Ever since discovering this quote, I started thinking differently and being more strategic about my dreams.

Currently, I’m in the middle of reading a wonderful book and clearing space to bring more of my dreams to life. I’ll write about the book soon and hope you have a wonderful first day of 2016!

Kwanzaa Culinarians 2015

Kwanzaa-200x200In case you haven’t checked out Kwanzaa Culinarians yet, now is the perfect time!

There are new food stories and recipes to see. Plus you can read the archives as well.

My latest post is called On Community, Connection, Balance and Breakfast.

Click here, if you’d like to read my previous posts and more. Also, be sure to “Like” the Facebook page. I hope you’ll take a look!

Winter Solstice Blooming Flowers

winter solstice blooming flowersIt may be the first day of winter, but Mother Nature seems confused.

As I walked around yesterday, I saw this tree blooming. Apparently it thinks it’s spring!

The weather this week is supposed to be downright balmy. The forecast for Christmas Eve is the mid to upper 60s!

Since I know the warmth will not last, I’ll enjoy it and the surprise flowers.

Happy Solstice! Looking forward to more light….