I stuck my head out this morning and it was snowing again, so here I am back under the blankets and pretending I’m in Havana or San José (Costa Rica) or anywhere that these sandy beaches, palm fronds, and drinks with little umbrellas might actually exist. Somehow that sounds better than more snow plowing and pothole damage.

I did come out from hiding long enough yesterday to attend Lafayette Market’s Edible Wow open house. This was really pleasant, not just because it was warm in the market, but because Phil May provided a nice musical backdrop to the tasting of the excellent wares of numerous local merchants. Everything from jams to hot sauce to cakes, toffee, beer, and wine were being grazed by the fairly large herd of locavores who showed up.

It’s February in Michigan and we don’t have a lot of events to cover at the moment (ok, there were a couple of freeeeezing ones that we could have covered if we had a polar bear for a photographer), but we also know that this is the calm before the storm. Spring is around the corner (it is, isn’t it?) and there will be more happening in SE Michigan than anyone could hope to do. We’re looking forward to seeing you all out there in T-shirts and shorts, sweating in the hot sunlight. I’ll come out from under the blankets then.