Yesterday I went to the Spring Food and Craft Market at Brooklyn Lyceum. Over a hundred vendors selling various handcrafted things had gathered in this former bath house. Unfortunately it was crazy hot inside the space, sweat was trickling down my spine. There was lots of great stuff though, things and edibles. One of my dreams is to open an Etsy store and just sew and knit all day long. One day maybe. In the meantime I am planning on learning to crochet this summer. Craft is the new black.

På samma gata finns en helgmarknad som heter Brooklyn Flea. Mer design- än loppmarknad måste man säga, och det kan vara svårt att hitta riktiga fynd. Jag går mest för å inspiration och för matens skull. Längs ena sidan finns matstånd med allt från bakverk, fancy varmkorv och lobster rolls till fish tacos och mexikanska papusas, som jag idag slog till på. Det är en sorts majskakor med fyllning, mina hade ost och bönor och ost och jalapeño. Gott!

Went to look at an apartment in Fort Greene today. It was a bit smaller than we would like, but had an amazing sunny garden and is close to lots of good restaurants. A bit more pricey than we’d like as well. Something to think about.

On the same street there is a weekend market called Brooklyn Flea. It’s more of a design than a flea market, and it’s hard to find real bargains. I go mostly for inspiration and for the food. Along one side there are food stands with everything from baked goods, fancy hot dogs and lobster rolls to fish tacos and Mexican papusas, which is what I went for today. They’re a kind of corn cake with filling, mine had cheese and beans and cheese and jalapeño. Yum!