This morning's sermon was a revision of a sermon I preached this summer, with the middle gutted and retooled. If you've read my past sermons, you'll keep bumping into familiar bits.
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( Yearning )

mom (calling): Jamie! Jamie!
me: yes?
mom: Tell me what to do.
me (handing her pants and a top): Well, you could get dressed.
mom (holding up pants): ... How do I put these on?
me: Well, um, you put one leg in one side, and the other leg in the other side. Is that what you mean?
mom (putting on pants): "What's wrong with me?"
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A list for myself, to keep track of my impressions of the keurig "k-cup" flavours I try. Posted publicly on the theory that others might also be using or thinking of using keurig, and I always like to peruse reviews.

(Purples are keepers.)

• Caribou caribou blend -- 2 stars. Slightly bitter flavour, watery, not rich. Poor finish: slight ( Read more... )

So, I took one look at how much I was spending for two people to get daily coffee at Dunkin Donuts, and promptly decided it was time to replace my poor dead coffee machine ( Read more... )

Musings à la last year's garden thoughts, with an eye towards learning to plant the right garden for me. Comments and thoughts are welcome.

Tomatoes: This year I planted an unknown variety of cocktail tomatoes, from the seeds of Backyard Farms delicious delicious tomatoes. They are growing stunningly well, and I'm pleased with the decision. ( Read more... )

I'm trying to get caught up on posting my manuscript sermons. This one is from, oh heck, August perhaps?

( abundance )

Bah, the iphone camera doesn't do it justice, but it was gorgeous tonight.
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By popular demand, I post my whoopie pie recipe. By "my" whoopie pie recipe, I mean entirelysonja's hubby's whoopie pie recipe, which is absolutely delicious. :)

This is a lightly modified version equivalent to about a half-batch of John's. It yields 10-12 good-sized whoopie pies. Double the recipe for a "full batch!"

Preheat oven to 350°

Sift together ( Read more... )

Musings on this summer's plantings, with an eye towards next summer! Comments and thoughts are welcome.

Tomatoes: this year I planted early girls, because I planted them late! This was the right decision, and they look as if they'll last into the fall. Do the same next year, but if planted earlier, supplement with late-season plants too.
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