Grand Central Market and Bottega Louie

My family and I went to Bottega Louie and Grand Central Market. Here are some photos from both locations (these are from my mom's iphone.)

At Grand Central Market, we had an early lunch. It was a bean and cheese pupusa. They were so good. They pupusas were the best in the galaxy (NO hyperbole intended). 

After we spoiled ourselves with the best food ever, we went to G&B Coffee where my brother, my sister and I got hot chocolate. It was dark chocolate creamy cup of goodness. My sister ended up not liking it, so I got it. My family split a dark chocolate chip cookie with salt. I dipped mine in my hot cocoa. It turned the cookie even better.

Pupusa

These macarons were on the end of the building. There were more colors that included: ROY-G-BIV, plus rainbow, pink, purple, black, white, and brown. My mom let me get something. I just got a small truffle. It was caramel covered in chocolate, with cinnamon sprinkled on top.

Yummy Multicolored Macarons

What kinds of candy do you like?

Have you ever been to Grand Central Market or Bottega Louie?

April is National Poetry Month!

April Is National Poetry Month!

I have written a little poetry (Haiku).

Here is the definition of poetry:

po·et·ry

ˈpōətrē/

noun

1. literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature.

   "he is chiefly famous for his love poetry"

   synonyms:

   poems, verse, versification, metrical composition, rhymes, balladry; archaicpoesy "Walt Whitman's poetry"

   • a quality of beauty and intensity of emotion regarded as characteristic of poems.

     "poetry and fire are nicely balanced in the music"
   • something regarded as comparable to poetry in its beauty.

     "the music department is housed in a building that is pure poetry"

   
   

Here is the definition of haiku:

hai·ku

ˈhīˌko͞o,ˌhīˈko͞o/

noun

1. a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.

   • an English imitation of this.

Here is the definition of  cinquain:

cin·quain

siNGˈkān/

noun

1. (in verse) a five-line stanza.

And here is ◊diamante◊:
(it actually is a kind of poetry, but I guess google doesn't have that in their dictionary. Here is their definition.)

di·a·man·té

ˌdēəmänˈtā/

adjective

1. 1.

   decorated with artificial jewels.

   "a diamanté brooch"

noun

1. 1.

   artificial jewels.

When writing poetry, you always have to think about word choice. 

If you're just writing everything that pops into your mind, you're doing it wrong!

(My teacher, Mrs. Yollis, had my class and I make a list of words that are useful in poetry.)

Here is a flower for spring time!

Photo by Xavier Parker

Emperor Avocado-ius (Darth Sideous, Star Wars)

After a tiring practice of basketball, I had an avocado. I had the peel, and for some reason, I started folding it. Before I knew it, I had made something that looked like Darth Sideous (he was played by Ian McDiarmid, Clive Revill, and Ian Abercrombie). I decided to call him Emperor Avocado-ius!

After I took the photo, I put into Seesaw.

I added a light saber, eyes, and a mouth.

Try finding everyday things and turning them into extraordinary objects!

Emperor Avocado-ius

By the way, May 4/5 are STAR WARS days. May the fourth be with you (Force), and The Revenge Of The Fifth (Sith)!

Have you ever turned an everyday object or food into a sculpture?

What about just plain origami?

What have YOU folded?