The beginning of April. The start of Spring. April 1st. My sister, April, hosted her first beautification day in the neighborhood. Homeowners, the Youth, dog walkers, teachers, children not yet in school- all were welcome to come and beautify the neighborhood.
Congressman Serrano has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1970. He has basically been representing the Bronx for around 40 plus years.
In his words, he has been in congress since 1974. ‘I’ve been around longer than Buckner [Blvd] was around..I am the longest democratic politician for the Bronx. When I got elected, Nixon was president and Brennan was mayor”.
During his time in office, he created a relationship with the Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center.
He is posing with staff and family of the Mary Mitchell: Izzy with his daughter, Veronica, My sister April, Me, Congressman Serrano, Ms. Josefina, & her twin sister, Ms. Yolanda.
After service, almost everyone with light blue got together to take a family photo.
I felt blessed to find myself at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens today to participate in their 33rd Annual Making Brooklyn Bloom project.
(A huge shout out to my my Sister, April, who invited me!)
Before I left home, I grabbed my camera, praying I will be inspired.
Inspired, I was! The very essence of inspiration was in the air. To start things off, the weather was simply beautiful.
And to tie into the spring feeling, there were so many people happy and eager to talk to you about their careers and how much gardening meant to them. I met gardeners, innovators, teachers, students, architects, historians, cooks, two happy babies, musicians, photographers, and to top things off I ran into Gustimo’s co-founder, Martina Kenworthy, who embarked on a new career with Slow Foods.
The love for healthy food brought us all together.
In the middle of the day I found myself in the garden’s auditorium listening to the president of the garden, Scot Medbury. He said, being around plants and beauty really brings you to your best self and I sat there hoping I would soon join this community of people who didn’t mind soil and seeds.
My sister and I at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden
My Sister, April, who told me about the Making Brooklyn Bloom event with her supervisor, Lee and horticulturist, Morgan Powell.
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