bits + pieces.

it was a banner weekend for culinary adventures.

chiefly because i at last, yes, AT LAST, sampled the grilled cheeserie.

all you haters that say $7 is too much for a grilled cheese sandwich never had this.

heaven.

(PS even without the bacon it was divine.)

luckily the boy took one look and would have nothing to do with it.

hurray. more for me.

mmmmmm .....

seriously.

there's always a line. but we were early and so we were one of the first.

i forgot to get pictures, but they also serve ice cold mexican coca-cola and tater tots.

some might call this hangover food.

i call it delish.

the best part is the food trucks now come to the park across from our apartment every saturday and sunday. so happy for small miracles.

the boy had his first little league game on saturday.

he's really having fun. and the little booger is pretty good at it.

i hit a children's hospital fundraiser with my friend tex.

she gets me into the best events.

it was at the brentwood country club, and even though i forgot to get a picture, they had tiramisu cupcakes that were terrific. oh my.

we also went to the vandy black and gold scrimmage.

fun, even though i don't know the first thing about football. first down? touchback? yeah ... no. i got nothin.'

from this photo, it would seem the boys sat still the whole time and in fact didn't at all run around the stadium like wild monkeys.

yeah. let's go with that.

the fireworks afterward were fun.

and we got to rush the field and see the players up close.

the kids took off their shoes and commenced the monkey-running until security finally herded us all out.

sunday i took some "me" time and went to the nashville farmer's market. at swagruha indian, if you know to ask for it (and i do) you can order a dosa.

seriously spicy potatoes on the inside, crackly and tasty and delicious on the outside. it was completely awesome.

so the diet begins today.

how was your weekend, my lovelies? did you try the food trucks? talk to me.

i feel the need to explain.

image stolen from the sweet stash facebook page. i'm pretty sure they won't mind.

oh, how busy i've been. busy to a state of distraction.

i've just moved offices and been given more responsibility at work, so suddenly my days are flying by and i realize at some point in the middle of the night (waking up in a cold sweat) that i didn't post to my blog.

it's a tragic fail on my part.

but it's a temporary phase, i can assure you. i will get my schedule figured out and peace and harmony will be restored to the blogosphere.

in the meantime, enjoy this photo of the best darn cookie sandwich ever created. it's two moist peanut butter cookies fused together with milk chocolate buttercream.

heaven, i tell you. i am seriously obsessed.

i discovered it at the nashville farmer's market last weekend at the sweet stash.

oh, sweet stash, how i love you. i will see you soon!

happy friday, y'all!*

*i have been living in nashville since 1989, so i feel i've earned the right to throw in a "y'all" every once in a while. hope we can still be friends.

bits of my weekend vol. 59. and a giveaway!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.

granny, a.k.a., my mom, sent books.

oh how i love books.

especially vintage children's books. she and i bought these when i was in the heartland, and we decided they were too heavy to put in my suitcase.

i especially love children's books published in the 1960s, by authors like edith thatcher hurd and sid hoff ... books that smell like old paper ... books that still have the old library card in the pocket on the inside cover ... a library card that hasn't been stamped since 1976 ...

did i mention i love books?

the boy and i went to quiet church.

he insisted on dressing up.

it's kind of his thing right now.

he's already asked if he can wear his ties to kindergarten.

what a lovely, quiet place.

except when an almost-six-year-old eats cheezits during the homily.

we were a little early so decided to walk around the neighborhood.

look how brown my little bug is.

we stopped by the frist center, which wasn't open yet so we didn't go inside. but the boy declared the large balcony overlooking broadway the perfect place for his next birthday party.

genius.

we saw the "andy warthog" exhibit last weekend.

that's what the boy calls it.

then we meandered through the gorgeous union station hotel.

it used to be an old train station.

and it's so beautiful inside.

especially from above.

perhaps the perfect place for my next birthday party.

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.
Don't forget that i'm giving away coffee from the fabulous buddy brew in tampa. leave me a comment here about why you love coffee and you'll be entered in the drawing.

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PS the night market at nashville farmer's market with young jenny was fantastic. but i forgot my camera, so you'll just have to imagine the perfect night under the full moon: live music, gorgeous fruits and vegetables and a lively crowd. ironically, i didn't buy any produce. just organic homemade cookies that were terrific: a giant ginger snap cookie which i snarfed as soon as i got home, and a chocolate chili cookie that was out of this world.

i highly recommend this totally fun, cool and semi-hipster event. every month under the full moon, baby.

what's better than a farmer's market?

a **night** farmer's market.

one with live music, cool new vendors and cafes, wine, local cheeses and a great big ol' full moon.

nashville farmer's market's july night market.

see you there tonight!

photo (c) dyer observatory. the moon as seen through the the seifert telescope.