Keep Calm and...

To boost the moral of the British residents during World War deuce, there were 3 posters created in the event of an invasion.  The last of them read "Keep Calm and Carry On."  When I was in a shop and came across an adorable little plaque with this saying, I knew I had to get it tattooed on my body (after I did proper research of course).  Not only do I love the whole story behind it, but I find myself using it as a personal mantra in my own times of anxiety and frustration.  Much like Monsieur Bob Marley and his "Don't Worry, Be Happy," I think we can all take an example from great people who set the way and understand how we can 'learn' to be happy or carry on. 

I've always tried to be the positive person, the helpful friend, the compassionate soul.  We can't always fill these shoes, so when I accepted that I couldn't change other people, let alone help them if that was not what they wanted, I looked inside myself.  I am now at my happiest despite the little things I'm currently working on to change in my own life.  There's no need to hold a grudge, to hate, to worry.  If something's going to happen, then so be it.  You have the power to change yourself, your clothes, maybe the toilet paper roll, but you can not change much else.  I've seen it happen all around me. 

So, whatever your mantra is, whatever your situation in life/love/pursuit of anything is, say it and do it with happiness.  Not everyone can be happy all the time, but if everyone forgot about their worries and kept on truckin towards their goals I think the world would be a much happier place at the very least.

So keep calm...and have a cupcake.  (Those always make me happy!)

Speaking of which, I stumbled across a lovely cupcake truck called Iced Gems parked outside the Bagby building on Fleet St. at noon every single Friday.  Last Friday, I splurged and got a half dozeen of a mix that included turtle, chocolate lava, elizabeth (a must try), and some others.  I know what you're thinking and NO, I DID NOT EAT ALL 6.  At least not in the same day.  The sweetheart of a server assists with a smile that makes you want to visit her every time (or maybe it's the quality and display of those cupcakes).  Either way, go check them out!

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/icedgemsbaking/112386495452321

Fells Point Farmers Market

Hey guess what?!  Fells Point finally has their own Farmers Market!  Yippeeee!!  My amazingly talented marketing friend Merritt (who you probably already know) runs the market every Saturday until November 12th in the Broadway Square from 7:30am (if you're an early bird) until noon (if you're lazy like me and want to sleep in). 

Not only do they have fresh produce from local farms in Maryland (and

their adorable workers who help you decifer the difference between kelp and nori), but they also have tons of handmade /homemade crafts, jewelry, baked goods (featuring some tasty vegan goodies too!), healthy doggie treats, and more.  The apples today were bigger than my fist and so juicy, it sort of took me back to when I was a little girl and my grandparents took me to an orchard.  I got to climb a tree and pick an apple.  I ate it right there and even then I remembered how sweet and fresh it was.  Yum! 

Please wake up at a reasonable time next Saturday, skip your cartoons and your breakfast, and stop by Richard's tent for his amazing baked goods that are, as he puts it, little pieces of heaven in your mouth.  And he's sooo right!  There's coffee too.  Oh, and pickles.  Yes, pickles.  Some of the local business like Javaroo and Bonaparte even get out there to sell and advertise.  Go meet them!

It's a real treat for Fells Pointers to finally have a market in their own neighborhood instead of trucking it through the busy city streets for the one underneath the 83 overpass...ugh!  What an awesome Saturday!

http://www.fellspointmainstreet.org/

like them on facebook!  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fells-Point-Farmers-Market/177166742337662?ref=ts&sk=wall