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Two stellar cards I have received this week!

This one was hand-painted by my grandmother. Love the classics!

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And KERF reader Molly found this one and knew it was meant for me. Love that number.

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We are deep into the dreary days of January and I’m wondering where the sun has gone. I think I need one of those sunshine lamps. I’m trying to embrace the coziness as much as I can, but sometimes I just want to cry when I think about crickets chirping, warm breezes and evening strolls at dusk.

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Burgers in particular remind me of summertime, so I had one for lunch. A No Bull Burger! They now sell these [frozen] at my Whole Foods so it was easy to grab and go. Unfortunately they were more expensive than buying them at the farmer’s market (darn mark-up) so that’s another thing I can’t wait for warm weather for.

I stuffed a burger into a slice of High Five, sandwich style with K+M and a leaf

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Side items included a Cara-Cara orange (this flavor is responsible for the bright orange hue)

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And a pile of kettle chips found in the pantry

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I’m trying to fake summertime. I can almost do it if I close my eyes and think about cold beer and grilled veggies!

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  3. my sister got one of those sunshine “happy” lamps…and right away she noticed a difference! she took it with her to work for those dreary days in the office…which is almost every day when its wintertime…and i really think it helps! ah and i still love those oranges.

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  5. You are making me sad…I miss summer so much. I feel like a hibernating animal. It was cold this week, but it is supposed to be 60 next week. I am ready to get busy in the garden, too bad I have a few more months to go.

    Your burger looked awesome, and I adore Kettle chips.

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  6. Hang in there getting through the dark, cold, winter days. Ugh. Not something I am cut out for; thus cannot live in cold weather places ever again. The cold weather and winter negatively impacts me so much and I know that so I need to live where it’s warmer and sunnier. And I hope you get some warmer and sunnier weather soon!

    Your grandma is quite the talented artist…wow!

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  7. You solved a mystery for me! I was in Charlottesville last weekend and had one of these burgers at the Nook. One of the best veggie burgers I’ve ever had, and now I know what it was thanks to your photos. Wish I could get them in Baltimore!

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      • It was a great retro diner, good lunch spot, seemed really clean (often I think diners have a layer of greasy film and dust over everything, but not there), servers were extremely friendly, and food was fresh and tasty. I think I liked my veg burger more than my boyfriend liked his beef burger. Love it when that happens! 😉

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        • The Nook is great for breakfast/brunch–they have a great menu of both basics and a few more “creative” items. It’s best in the summer (as are most things, right?) when you can sit outside on the mall.

          No Bull Burgers are now available at Bodo’s, too!

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  9. Ok, as an English teacher, might I just say that your grandmother needs to send me a Will Shakespeare card for my classroom?! My kids would love it!

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    • Actually this is a reproduction that her church makes from the original. So I know the cards exist for sale, but I’m not sure how to get them!

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  11. I bet the card drawn by your grandmother made your day! I know it would make mine. Placed in a frame and hung in a office or home library would be very original!

    The lunch looks delicious… hawaiian pizza with jalapeños on homemade whole-wheat crust is what’s for lunch over this way.

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  17. I need one of those sun lamps – trying to shake jet lag is hard when it’s dark and dreary out. I’m going to have to look for those burgers – they look great!

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  22. Your grandmother’s painting if worthy of a frame…does she have the original framed? I have never heard of Cara Cara oranges…where do they originate from? I love how you cut it up! We have a very cold minus 10 today with lots of snow that fell yesterday…luckily the sun is shining for added sparkle. Do you find taking Vitamin D in the winter helps combate those winter blues? I started last winter and find it has made a difference…either that or it is having a placebo effect! lol

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    • I’m sure she has it somewhere framed – she has so much beautiful art.

      Not sure on the oranges or the vitamin D since I just take a multi

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  23. You have been eating almost an orange a day. I know you wish for summer, but you can’t buy oranges in the summer unless they have grown of the USA. Be grateful for the foods of the winter if when it is cold because some of them can’t be had in the summer.

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  24. I was so ready for winter and the holidays that summer just rushed by. I think it would be different if it were constantly cold here but the weather has been so up and down. Today it’s 70* but last night’s low was 29*. I think it’s been abnormally warm here in NC this year. I was ready for snow but now I just wish the weather would make up its mind!

    Lunch looks delicious as always. I’m headed over to check out those burgers now! 🙂

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  30. I have an app on my phone called the Happy Apps, which includes a light therapy option. I set it for 30 minutes and set it near me while I’m working. It’s awesome!

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  31. I so know what you mean about missing summer. We got a few inches of snow in Boston last night, and while it’s really pretty (before it gets all slushy), I’m tired of having to put on two pairs of socks, boots, a scarf, hat, and so on, just to go outside.

    The color of that orange is gorgeous, by the way. I’ve also been loving citrus recently.

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  32. I couldn’t agree more with the January blues…I cannot wait for it to warm up for my first summer in Charlottesville!!

    Have a fabulous weekend 🙂

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  34. Count your lucky Southern stars that you’re not covered under snow like Notherners are. I just got my work out for the day after cleaning my car of snow.
    And go ahead and have that cold beer anyways!

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  36. Ha…try faking summertime in this Chicagoland snow storm that began this morning w/no end in sight. That said, I just came back from a slippery two hour hike and thoroughly enjoyed the workout and the peaceful fall of the flakes. But, yes…summer weather would be my preference 🙂

    I’m going to look for those burgers at my WF, though i suspect yours carries them b/c they are considered a local vendor and thus attractive to stores in your area. WF is good about supporting local, independent start-ups.

    I’ve long-admired your grandma’s artwork; I’ve been coveting one of her chairs for a long time!

    Whee for Friday!

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  38. Very impressive your grandmother is! 🙂
    Man, I wish my Whole Foods carried those burgers! I might have to drive down to Cville just to get some. Well, there are also about 100 other wonderful culinary things in that city…
    Spring will be here soon enough, right? And then SUMMER!!!!

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  41. My name is Cara and I love when I can find “my” oranges at the store. They’re so good…must be their name:) funny that they come up as “cara navel” on my receipt.

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  42. I’m sending sunshine and warm air your way, and to all your readers suffering the winter blues. Our tradeoff in Florida is really suffering with stifling heat when you’re experiencing a beautiful fall which I miss so much.

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  45. Wish I could find burgers like that near me. It looks really good! We don’t seem to have such access to more natural foods here, or that I know of anyway…

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  47. My friend suffers with really bad SAD (ha) and she said getting lightlamp, or whatever they’re called, changed her life. I’m currently budgeting it into next months paycheck! 🙂

    ps – that burger looks amazing – is that tempeh? nuts? BOTH??

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  48. Funny, kettle chips “found” in the panty! Chips are my total downfall and I WOULD KNOW they are in there waiting for me to eat them …. 🙂 If I want to be good, I cannot have them in the house.

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  53. Your grandma is so talented!

    That Cara-Cara orange looks awesomely delish!

    I have to say that I love the winter and the snow it brings! However, because we live in a state where it is cold and dreary for many months on end, the winter gets old after three or four months, not to mention the lack of sunshine we get during those months.

    http://faithfulsolutions.blogspot.com/

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  55. Hi Kath! Just wanted to let you know that C’ville Market has No-Bull Burgers as well. I’m not sure how much they are compared to Whole Foods, but I’ve found C’ville Market prices to be overall much more competitive. Being gluten-free, I wish they didn’t have barley in them, maybe they can come up with a GF burger–that would be fabulous!

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    • Hey Rachel! How are you!?

      Thanks for the head’s up – I go to Cville Market about once a month and will have to price compare!

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