Sydney and I took the morning easy. After my recent bouts of up-early-and-grading-frantically, it felt great to try a different pace. Then we drove out to see the iced-over waterfall near where we live. The entire valley was filled with snow and ice, and the moving water high above certainly had to work hard to push past the ice that had formed there! It was a beautiful sight.
Then on the way back we stopped at the downtown Commons to sample the chilis of the annual Ithaca Chili Cook-off. We bought our tickets and then stood in line to trade them in for steaming (but small) cups of chili. We tried five different vegetarian chilis before coming home. What with the sun shining in our windows on this gorgeous day and our contented stomachs, it’s difficult to fight off a nap!
Erin
Alan Schmierer
whatever happened to Sydney’s camera? Could you treat us to some pictures of the frozen falls? I thought Sydney loved his camera too. or did it get exchanged for words only?
We both took cameras yesterday. However, considering that we only tend to develop our film once or twice a year . . . but we’ll try to be better about that in the future. Thanks for reminding us!
Erin
Erin – I can’t believe you’ve so wholeheartedly abandoned meat. You didn’t try any non-veggie chili? Sad… -L
1) You never know what kind of meat they’ll use, and the veggie stuff was gentler on the stomach 2) the lines were longer for the meat ones 3) I wanted to be able to swap notes with Sydney 4) I wanted some ideas for things to try at home!
Erin
1) Does it matter if it’s delicious? 2) Fair enough. 3) Sure, but be your own person. 4) I’m making you meat at my home whenever you make it up here to visit. 🙂
-L