Last night, I was walking home from the train. Bundled up in my winter coat with my hood on and moving fast trying to get out of that cold and blustery wind.
Then out of the corner of my eye, I noticed all these pink flamingoes in someone’s yard. In spite of the cold, I went back. What was that??!!
There was also a sign on the lawn saying, “You Have Been Flocked!” I literally laughed out loud and took out my phone to take this picture. Hilarious!!
Happy Wednesday to you!
Like most people, I buy stamps a lot less than I used to. Most bills are paid online — and even though I love to write letters and send cards, I don’t do it as much as I used to. Since stamps tend to hang around for a bit, it makes sense to buy Forever Stamps.
For me at least, buying stamps now is like buying costume jewelry. It’s a fun accessory and an inexpensive way to show a bit of personality and individual style.
Looking at the website, I see that there are Farmers Market Stamps. I love these! Maybe I need to start ordering all my stamps online, because my local post office usually never has fun stamps like these. At least when I go to get them.
In case you will soon be buying some stamps, I just learned that next week, there will be a new set of Forever Stamps making their debut on September 26th. More stamps for those of us who love all things food and cooking!
Next Friday, Celebrity Chefs Forever Stamps will be issued! They’ve picked a nice group and I appreciate the diversity as well.
The five chefs honored on these stamps—James Beard, Julia Child, Joyce Chen, Edna Lewis, and Felipe Rojas-Lombardi—revolutionized our understanding of food. Seeing cooking as a source of delight, they invited us to feast on regional and international flavors and were early but ardent champions of trends that many foodies now take for granted. As they shared their know-how, they encouraged us to undertake our own culinary adventures.
Looks like the the United States Postal Service has very good taste!
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Photo Credit: USPS
It’s hard to believe that my last Top 8 Links was back in June! This is one of my favorite types of posts to write, so this one is long overdue.
These links all made me feel good in different ways after I took a look. Hope you enjoy them too!
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Vanilla Bean and Thyme Madeleines (Anthology)
DIY Flameless Fire Pit (Free People/Building 25 Blog)
Homemade Circus Animal Cookies (Mrs. Penguin)
Cute Tourist Couple Captures a Heartwarming Look at Boston in One-Second Segments [Video] (BostInno)
Edible Chocolate LEGOs by Akihiro Mizuuchi (Colossal)
Boston’s 1st French Macaron Food Truck (Cameo Macaron)
Bring Back Home Economics: Three Food Writers on Teaching People to Cook (The PLATE/National Geographic)
Bukowski’s Letter of Gratitude to the Man Who Helped Him Quit His Soul-Sucking Job and Become a Full-Time Writer (Brain Pickings)
