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Thanksgiving!
Those of you who know the version of me who lived in Baltimore will be surprised. I'm cooking for Thanksgiving ( Read more... ) -
Canning 2009.5 - Tomatoes!
The same day that I picked up the pears from the Craigslist lady, I also went to a U-pick place to get tomatoes (Karam Farms down near Oregon City). They sent me out into the fields with two 5-gallon buckets and I picked "Early Girl" tomatoes. There were BILLIONS of tomatoes out there, but many of them were already very bruised or rotten, so the ( Read more... ) -
Canning 2009.4
Today's theme was pears. I found a lady on Craigslist who was selling two bags of pears for $4 each. She had picked them up off the ground while cleaning up a neighbor's yard. I was a bit skeptical of the "off the ground" part, but thought for $4 I would check them out ( Read more... ) -
this summer's canning, 2.0
Today, my friend and I went and picked peaches and cucumbers (and a few ears of corn) at Sauvie Island Farms.
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Meme
I posted a life update so that I wouldn't ONLY be posting a meme. But I think it's a good one. You're supposed to fill in your answers so that I know more about you. If you don't, I won't be offended. If you do, I'll be interested ( Read more... ) -
Life Update.
I am obviously currently not a journalling person. It always seems to me that there's not that much going on, but then when I consider what people would have missed about my life if they just read my journal, I guess there is quite a bit. So here you are ( Read more... ) -
No on HR 669
There's a bill that just finished in subcommittee hearings that I want everyone to know about. Right now, it looks like the bill isn't going to get out of the subcommittee, but it might. So I need your help. Please learn at least a little bit about this bill and, if you care (or if you like ME), email your representatives so they know that if it ( Read more... ) -
Fun, fun!
Tonight, we went to see Roller Derby (me, TD and my mom). It was lots of fun. I think we even mostly have the rules down at this point.
One of my students from last term is on one of the teams. -
gardening
on Tuesday, TD came home early from work and I decided that we should go through the worm compost. 2/3 of the bin had been sitting without addition of new food for a month or two, and I figured it was probably ready for use. Also, it was a beautiful day to be outside working in the "garden ( Read more... )