Orange Walls & American Flags

Took a leisurely stroll this morning to drop off film at Phoenix Imaging, which is only about 4 blocks from my apartment (they also drop it off in the afternoon at school, convenient!) Yes, still snow on the ground but it was sunny so it took the edge of the cold. Is anyone tired of me talking about the weather here?? It seems like that's all we do here.

Yesterday's News

Sorry to kind of continue the depressing theme from yesterday... we got snow again today, as seen through the screen window of my apartment. On the way home from my night class I also spied the above newspaper, it seemed rather forlorn lying there on the damp pavement.

Closing Time

I've only lived in my Ukrainian Village apartment for 2 1/2 years but so much has changed in that time... businesses that opened the same time we moved in have now closed. Dominicks grocery store is obviously still going strong, but the popular brunch spot JAM replaced the short-lived Dodo, piccolo gelato shut its doors last autumn, several florists went out of business, a small Ukrainian grocery store, a coffee shop... the list goes on. Sadly today I found out that one of my beloved bakeries, located only three blocks from my apartment has now closed, without any warning. Sweet Cakes bakery had THE best blueberry scone I've ever tasted, they also had mini cupcakes in flavors like mint chocolate chip and last year my surprise birthday cake was from there... to be honest I'm not sure how people can live in a place for DECADES and not get upset about how things change. I'm all for progress but it's like an old friend is gone now.