breaking my rule about not telling lj about things until after i do them

[aslant]

i might be taking a class this spring to become a certified family food educator!

i would learn all about canning and preserving fruits and veggies, safety and storage information. i think i also have to create a big poster board thing with information on it, and at the end i would volunteer 30 hours of service at farmers markets, sitting next to my poster and giving info to people who are interested in canning.

it might not happen unless they can find enough people to attend, but it's still exciting. i can read from books but it's not as good as learning all the techniques in a class, and working with foods i wouldn't normally think to use. and it will fit nicely with my vegetable garden plans.

there are snowdrops all over the lawns here and an unbearable current of springiness just under the surface. oh little spring plans. sprout, sprout up please.

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tomorrow night kirk and i are going to see a programme of french ballet pieces, including ravel's bolero, at the oregon ballet theatre. kirk got us free center orchestra seats at work, because he is a rockstar like that.

tomorrow i want to buy some tiny binoculars to take with us, maybe cheap toy ones, or maybe i'll look in a few antique stores for collapsible opera glasses. i'm excited!

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[aslant.livejournal.com]

yay!! i am really excited about going to see the ballet. and about spring. it already feels like it on campus because of the little snowdrops, but also because it is staying bright longer into the afternoon, more and more. yay light! yay going home and being able to see the green backyard!

is there a preview performance tonight? or are you going to see a different show?

[brickred.livejournal.com]

the dress rehearsal is tonight (for the french program), and the opera had a couple of free passes. sadly I just realized I left half of my pretty clothes at home so now I have to trek all the way back to clackamas. arg!

spring! I'm so thrilled not to be inundated by rain all the time! I kind of can't believe it might be changing seasons. like, I'm afraid to believe it. but the daffodils are coming up! boy, I love portland.