It’s funny how things sneak up you. For instance, for the past week I’ve been noticing a strange thing about the cucumbers, and have found more than a few tiny cukes withering on the vine, pale yellow and sickly when they had been a vibrant green when they had appeared as the first non-pea, non-bean [...]
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It’s amazing the tools that are created over time, designed to make peoples’ lives easier. Like this one. What is it, you ask? Why, a butter churn, of course. Designed for smaller batches than the old upright butter churns people may be used to, this one is small enough to sit on the counter and has [...] I know, I have been a tremendous slacker of late, not keeping those near and far up to date on the happenings at the homestead. Three birthdays in the span of three and a half weeks, two of which were major affairs, plus work, plus the onset of spring – well, let’s just say that [...] I know, I know: what have you been up to lately, that you have neglected your poor handful of readers? Beyond listening to the whining of some asshat who is going to “recommend to his client” that she change to another host – after that client has been with us for seven years, I might add [...] Which of these is Subway’s sweet onion sauce and which is mine? Hard to tell, right? That’s the point of recreating something you have a taste for in your home. The three and a half days I spent with my gastro distress a couple of weeks ago also resulted in me not eating much of anything. At [...] Before I was stricken with that nasty bug, I had harvested some broccoli and carrots from the garden. We’re ready for our closeup, Mr. DeMille. Don’t forget us! I figure you shouldn’t leave fresh vegetables all cleaned up with nowhere to go. Einstein agrees. You can tell. What to make? We were feeling like a little stirfry: carrots and [...] I had plans today, I really did. Gorgeous day, which means outside time, in the garden. As it turned out, Mom and I wound up taking a short hop to Whole Foods, to look at chicken – comparing costs of organic chicken from various places to the pricing from our source in Lake City – and [...] This is what happens to my hands in very cold weather. Those are cracks. Yes, they hurt. Yes, they bleed. Luckily for me, extreme cold doesn’t last very long here, and this will clear up in no time. On tap today: more bread. Enough for another three loaves of bread. One of those loaves is now down to [...] Another root canal. One of the rather unfortunate side effects of having your head blasted with radiation, I’m afraid. By the time I’m finished, I’ll probably have an entire mouth full of root canals and crowns. The procedures are quite painful, and not because of the root canals themselves (although those are painful while they’re [...] Another day turning into another month. The Big Game is on today, and I seem to recall something else scheduled as well. What could it be? Ah, right. The Boy’s birthday. Said Boy would like everyone to know that the sunset photo from that cold, cold night in January was taken by him. He was out in [...] |
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