Fatima's Mussels

I live in Amherst, Massachusetts and sometimes that drives me absolutely insane. It's about 2.5 hours too close to where I grew up, the winters are cold and isolating, and there are too many people living the Trustafarian lifestyle.

With that said, there are equally quite a few things about this town that I like so much. For starters, I love my apartment. It was once an old farmhouse which was later converted into a 3 unit apartment building. My walls and doors and floors are all crooked and the wood is splintered and unfinished but it gives the place character. I have beautiful windows with lots of sunshine and the best little kitchen. I am also allowed to have my little dog here!

I think I could make the best of a summer anywhere and really its not a difficult thing to do here. There are really beautiful rivers and places to hike or ride your bike. Today I went for a long bike ride with my camera to try to shoot what life looks like where I live. I passed some farmland, an ice cream shop, flowers, a river, hills, and an old rusty bridge. I came home and made some mussels using a recipe my friend Fatima taught the last time I visited her, back when she lived in Arizona.