Support local entrepreneurs!
Each year, my human companion sets a goal for supporting local entrepreneurs, especially the ones who sell Girl Scout cookies. This year’s mark was 15, and unfortunately, he fell short by one box. In all fairness to him, he was on track to meet the goal, but the Girl Scout table at South Shore Shopping Center ran out of the Peanut Butter Sandwich cookies. This explains the one box of Trefoils, which he substituted into the selection. He was planning on ordering three boxes and had $21 in hand.
According to his expert opinion (he has consumed over 200 boxes), this year’s Thin Mint cookies were more minty than in previous years, and the Peanut Butter Sandwiches were truly crispy. While I didn’t have any Thin Mints, I second his evaluation of the Peanut Sandwiches. Great crunch!
Today is Easter, and it seems like the perfect time to report on Alameda Easter yard displays. 1712 Arbor Street made a concerted effort to capture the theme. Lots of rabbits, chicks, and decorated eggs everywhere.
Speaking of Easter, there is a nice homage to the statues at Rapa Nui National Park on Easter Island right here in Alameda. If you are walking along Alameda Avenue during the day, you might miss it, but at night, it takes center stage in this front yard.
I find it very curious how themes develop during my walks in any particular week. Take this week, for example, a definite interesting automobile theme was present. It started when I walked by this pink and red Tesla. Wait! Is it a pink and red or a red and pink Tesla?
A few days later, I spotted this very cool Subaru Baja on Central Avenue. This beauty was in great shape considering Subaru stopped making them in 2006.
Not long after the Subaru sighting, I caught the Puerto Rico license plate on an old Chevy Nova parked in a driveway off of Encinal Avenue. I have added this one to my collection of license plate sightings.
On a trip to the Marketplace, I took in an art exhibit made up of pieces created by fourth and fifth graders at Bay Farm School. These two-dimensional mixed media works were amazing. My favorites were the ones with the dog heads, of course. Next time you need to grocery shop or grab a quick meal, consider stopping by The Marketplace, and check out all the shops, eateries, and of course, the art. Any idea when the new bakery will be arriving?
In keeping with the art theme, when I was on Arbor Street, I found a horizontal art installation in the planting strip in front of 1721 Arbor Street. There were painted bricks and several mosaic stepping stones. Even the mailbox was a work of art.
I want to give a big bark-out to my friend Barbara, who sent me a tip to check out the banner in a yard on Grand Street. “Dogs control the weather.” I wish.
Hope you are having a great Easter Sunday!
Mouf, Roving Reporter
Bear’s-Eye View of Alameda
Mouf and his human companion can be reached via [email protected]. Their stories are collected at AlamedaPost.com/Jeff-Cambra/. All photos and videos by Jeff Cambra.
