On the advice of my acupuncturist, I went to Kamwo Herbal Pharmacy at 211 Grand Street in Chinatown, near the corner of Mott. I bought moxa for moxibustion. The moxa I bought is little cigarette-butt looking pieces of ground mugwort and other herbs that are adhered to the body and burnt to stimulate the nervous system. It comes in a box with a picture of a happy lady riding a turtle. When I left Kamwo, I noticed that it was cater-corner to Di Palos, the touristy Little Italy provisions shop that is making a comeback these days. They have really tasty food but you have to wait in this ungodly line full of people from who knows...
This weekend marked the beginning of the growing season at our apartment in Bushwick. I live on the fourth floor, so I grow in window boxes. There are more creative ways to do it, but this is the easiest to manage. I like to grow herbs for infusion into syrups for drinks or dessert, and this year we grew some lettuce, since lettuce is very easy to grow and always handy to use - eat your vegetables. The guy who lives in the apartment across the yard spent last week making the awesome wildstyle graffiti mural. The spray cans clattered when he shook them. It was cool to watch someone painting for their own enjoyment - the guy's apartment...
