Today's Food Bank was fun--page5grrl and I, along with some One Brick volunteers, sorted and boxed pantry items. I lifted enough industrial sized bottles of olive oil to drown a small country. I'm tired and sore, but five of us cleared through four large cages, so I know we got a lot done ( Read more... )

When you live 3-4 blocks from your office, as I do, it seems silly to heed the 2hr Fed delay (I don't work for the Fed, but we follow their schedule). I was up early today anyway, doing a yoga DVD. It was ok--it did the job, but I could use more of a challenge. The triangle and warrior poses, as well as the half bridge, hit the spot, however. I ( Read more... )

Piper and I went to Willow for dinner. How yummy. First of all, the service was impeccable, which was a welcome change after the Finemondo debacle. The waiter was the perfect blend of attentive and restrained. Yay.

As for the food, yum. Piper and I each started with the Chestnut Gnocchi & Duck Confit with White Beans, Brussell Sprouts & ( Read more... )

Fox 5 just ran the numbers for Stuff-A-Truck. $95,000 raised and 46,900 pounds of food donated, just on December 14! I'm so excited to have been a part of that.

I am a sap for football human interest stories, and when Fox showed footage of Kevin Everett walking into the Bills' stadium, I admit I cried ( Read more... )

I had a great time at Stuff A Truck today! I was amazed at the amount of money we raised and food donations we collected. Some of the highlights ( Read more... )

1. I, did, in fact, finish hat #100 last night. I started and finished it at the D25 meeting. It is now in residence with it's 99 brethren at the DCJCC. They still have not been wrapped yet. Perhaps next week--I hope I get to be on the team that wraps them. I am most likely wrapping on Wednesday and possibly on Monday. Let me know if you ( Read more... )

Dinner at La Frontera last night. Quesadillas, yum ( Read more... )

Spreading the word on behalf of the Capital Area Food Bank staff:

THE 7th ANNUAL STUFF A TRUCK
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14THStuff a Truck is one of our largest annual food drives and is sponsored by Fox 5 in conjunction with Giant, CBS Radio, the Washington Post and YRCI ( Read more... )

I promised page5grrl a visual update on hat-a-palooza. ( Pics )

Our next Capital Area Food Bank volunteer outing will be held on Saturday, November 17 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Let me know if you are available to join us.

Apparently, six people signed up for Everything But the Turkey from the washingtondc LJ Post, so I'll put up a similar notice once DCJCC opens the December 25 Service Day registration. I think I get ( Read more... )