Reactivated my Sparkpeople membership, but I'm not sure whether it will work for me-- I don't eat those things....

So, my partner dug up a large yucca plant from our yard, and it occured to me to save the roots. I've also ended up with stems. Right now they are in a basin in the sun. What are your suggestions for preparing them for culinary/medicinal/cosmetic uses? (It appears to be Yucca filamentosa.)

I almost forgot: I saw honey bees this weekend in our yard! Last year I only spotted bumblebees! Yay!

I keep writing posts in my head, but not posting them. Need to figure out how to post from my Treo. By the way, don't buy a Treo 700wx. It does very nice things, but it breaks down a lot and some things are too much trouble to do well. Honeymoon is over.

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still not completely recovered, but back at work.

(posting notes now, plan to edit for coherence later ( Read more... )

I just finished re-reading all of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series, after reading two more of her spinoffs about Lord John Grey (one of the best homosexual male characters I've ever read-- particularly because being homosexual isn't his whole life-- you know, like a real person...) I love this series, by the way-- it suits as either light or heavy ( Read more... )

Happy birthday, s00j! (Well, my calendar thinks so-- is it right?)

And here's the info about Monday's show, which I finally got all in one place, thanks to momtothefeyFor more information, contact ( Read more... )

So, should I learn to knit or crochet? I'm left-handed, does that make a difference? (Other than being the reason I haven't already learned; my great-aunt gave up after teaching me embroidery.)