Thursday, September 7, 2017

Zookeeper's Wife



I know I'm basically a year behind, but I'm a mom and I use that excuse widely. 

If you're looking for an emotionally, eye opening, heart wrenching, thought provoking movie look absolutely no further. The zookeepers wife proves to be all of the above and more. 

It has always been hard for me to imagine the Nazi era, but I have been working hard to educate myself over the last years to better understand the histories of people around me. I still struggle to wrap my mind around the ingrained hatred that worked to motivate Word War II, and honestly I don't want to understand it. But, I do want to understand what led to it so that I can be best educated in how to prevent this level of hatred again.

I recently read Small Little Things by Jodi Picoult, and it too opened my eyes to experiences of racism for PoC. While I may be "woke" to the reality of these things existing, I am privileged in the sense that it isn't my daily life. 

I can't help but take a step back and reflect. How am I actively working against hatred? How am I pursuing a society of equity? How will I continue to respond as the hatred seems to be more vocal, more blatant, and more celebrated than ever before in my short life? These are questions that are quite literally keeping me up tonight. This movie. Oh my heart. This REALITY of so many- these babies being loaded in a train to be killed because of their looks and their beliefs. And a family who risked their marriage, safety, lives, and children to help others. 300+ people were saved because of their sacrifice. What will I sacrifice? What do I sacrifice? How could it be more? 

Monday, August 28, 2017

Worthington Farmer's Market

Having lived in Columbus for over 4 years, you'd think I would've taken advantage of the Worthington Farmer's Market... but we really haven't! I was so glad that a good friend and her baby (born just a few weeks before Annabeth) were willing to join Annabeth and I on Saturday as we explored all that the market has to offer!

One thing that I loved so much was that with parking at the Worthington United Methodist Church, you start exploring the market on the South East corner of the markets. Walking north, you explore some fantastic vendors- including coffee that you could smell a block away, natural honey, so many veggies, and more (like Peace Love and Little Donuts!).  Keep walking north and you pass my FAVORITE Columbus brunch spot, The Whitney House (omg the sausage). 





Then you hit the best part of the market... the park where the Columbus Folk Music Society was playing music.  The had a blanket with a large basket of kids music toys. My toddler, like many others, was absolutely enamored by the event.  She seriously had a blast.  Once she was ready to hop back in her Moby Sling, we walked south on the West side of High Street.  

The West side of the street boasted some of the most fragrant strawberries ever! My friend bought some and said they were amazing. There was even a few meat vendors selling local, organic products.  I loved the salsa and dip vendors with samples, as well!

One of the best parts of this Farmer's Market is how family friendly it truly is! There were so many families (and so many babywearers, too!) and puppies as well.  Annabeth absolutely loves going anywhere that she can people watch and this was seriously a fantastic Saturday morning event. Next time, I plan to bring a grocery bag and a list so that I'm more prepared to stock up on items I know we'll use the most!

What are your favorite Farmer's Markets in Columbus? Who are your favorite vendors?