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Came across a really interesting open source book publishing platform - Pressbooks. Appa’s book dream is so much more closer! Adding that to my list of personal projects.

Out for coffee at Big Bear in Dedham. Again a family run cafe with some real interesting and tasty eats. The huge picture of a bear on one of the walls was captivating. Also, the ‘Caution, Bears in this area’ right near the pedestrian crossing was pretty tounge-in-cheek! Just before we left, had a quick chat with the owner on a beautiful wooden slab he had designed. Apparently it’s called fractal wood burning art and is basically simulating lightning on wood to create intricate art forms. Pretty neat stuff! ...

Decided to head to Al wadi for some Lebanese food. Was in for a pleasant surprise as we entered. I cross this restaurant almost every time I run the VFW route and never really thought it would be as ‘decked up’ from the looks outside. Some real good choice and tasty food. Besides they also had a groupon which made it all more worth it. Turkish coffee for the first time. Boy, that’s strong! ...

An unplanned dine out at Coppersmith. Miss Me had bought a few raffle tickets for the Girls on the Run Boston Marathon fund raiser event. She’s coaching a team in her school and heard about the event through them. Got there pretty early and had about 2 hours to kill. Neither were into drinking and socialising so we decided to grab some food at the restaurant. Falafel sandwiches. Pretty neat! The wooden interiors, high ceilings, dim lights and Justin on the guitar totally sealed the experience. Highly likely we’ll be back here. ...

Miss Me started her Ayurveda Training 101 this weekend. Super excited about the things she’s going to learn. Her instructor has been an Ayurveda consultant for about 20 years now. We’ve been following her recipes for the last few months and it definitely has introduced us to some new and tasty meals. Yesterday they were handed over copper tongue cleaners and asked to analyze and see if they notice any changes in their digestion over the next few weeks. Boiled water consumption was another thing that she’s been recommended to do. Feels like going back to square 1 ‘in a good way’. Remember Amma and TVM doing these things when we were kids. Somewhere down the lane we stopped practicing those ‘principles’ and it now seems to be back in full circle as Meena starts the course. ...

A coffee date (read breakfast) at the Broken Grounds Cafe. Pretty tiny place with a small seating area. Food was pretty good and seemed to have quite a few vegan options. The house coffee I had was a bit on the bitter side. Should have checked before ordering. Highly likely we won’t be revisiting but definitely worth stopping by once…

A long drive after a long time followed by the laziest productive weekend so far. Early morning soccer talk walks, IKEA mending, pedicure with the family, new restaurant digs, some tech geeking and a lot of down time on the couch. Took the scenic driveway to Penn and 76N to cut into NJ instead of the regular 95N. Looking forward to getting back to building mileage for Wapack and Back this week! ...