On a beautiful, warm Saturday night recently, Len and I headed over to Old Town Alexandria for dinner at the Majestic Café. You may remember my mentioning that Mrs. Obama hosted a birthday dinner there for her mother, Marian Robinson, this past summer.
Of course we had to check it out. (This is my favorite kind of “blog homework.”)
Sampling a peach at Kroger’s Supermarket in Bristol, VA (July 2009).
Do I dare to eat a peach?
Thanks to this man, I can proudly say, “Yes!”
Exactly one year ago today, the very first African American was elected President of the United States. On that day, the universe, and our consciousness, shifted (and my heart soared to the stars and beyond). A President born in Hawai’i? Surely now anything is possible.
Jama's Alphabet Soup 