I was tagged for the 23rd post meme at an interesting time: This week is the two-year blog-birthday of Life Begins at 30. Two years ago, I was just a naive thirty-year old who decided to find a place on the Internet to keep track of my adventures ... it has been a fun two years. I feel like this blog has really evolved in that time into something that I am pretty proud of. And without sounding too cliche, the blog community that I have become a part of overwhelms me on a continual basis - you all are great, and uplifting, and supportive, and smart - I have learned so much from you!
Anyway, on to the meme (tagged by Jeanne):
1. Delve into your blog archive.
2. Find your 23rd post (or closest to).
3. Find the fifth sentence (or closest to).
4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions. Ponder it for meaning, subtext or hidden agendas...
5. Tag five people to do the same.
"Every ingredient was fresh and unadorned."
I love this quote (from this post) because I often think of the beginnings of my blog as being very random, and without much focus. But this quote really made me realize that even at the beginning, when I thought I wrote about nothing really, I was still focusing on fresh food. Also, of course I love a quote that reminds me of a perfect breakfast I had with my boyfriend in Tuscany!
Thanks, all, for hanging with me through my randomness. I know I haven't posted much in the past couple weeks, but there's a bunch of stuff waiting in the wings. I wrote this for Bay Area Bites today, if you're interested. I don't know that I will always mention when there's something posted there -- I post every other Tuesday, though.
On a random note, I have a whole day to myself in Sonoma on Saturday. I have to drop Jason off in Glen Ellen, and then the day is mine. Would love suggestions, especially if they involve specific farmstands or markets. There are markets on Saturday in Calistoga, Healdsburg, Napa Downtown, Petaluma, and Santa Rosa (Oakmont and Veteran's Memorial) -- is there a specific one I should attend?
(Oh, I didn't tag anyone for the meme. If you want to be tagged and haven't been, let me know!)
