A most incredible day yesterday. The sun actually warmed me so much that I had to take off my jacket while cutting back all of the dead plants around the house. The temp hit 56 and Charles the bunny smiled for once.

There were 10 goshawks flying around the area, crying out to one another, landing in the giant oaks around the property to chit-chat ( Read more... )

Is Mercury in retrograde ( Read more... )

A gigantaur, heartfelt CONGRATULATIONS!!! to themowingdevil Jim, Lilly, and Cody!

Home! Ownership! Yo!

I’m so thrilled for you guys. Just a little more stress and you’re in your own digs!

YAY! When can we come hang out with you?!

!!

{X-posted to Baggage Carousel, and breadmaking}

I decided to try out the Milk Bread recipe for Cinnamon Raisin Bread in The Joy of Cooking

I altered it a bit, soaked 1 1/2 cups rolled oats in the milk before mixing it in, and replaced one cup of white flour with a cup of whole wheat.

Here’s what they looked like fresh from the oven:


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I’ve been unimpressedly browing through the bookTime Management for the Creative Person : Right-Brain Strategies for Stopping Procrastination, Getting Control of theClock and Calendar, and Freeing Up Your Time and Your Life. First of all, Good Gawd! Is this title long enough ( Read more... )

My boy is leaving us again, heading east to NY for two weeks with his father. The timing couldn’t be worse for me, as I’m finally starting to figure out a rhythm to our days, and get some flow going. I’ll keep working on it while he’s gone. Maybe get some more of the cleaning/organizing/rearranging done because I won’t need to be driving him from ( Read more... )

Woke up this morning with my entire lower back locked in a spasm of bundled, pinched nerves, and crunchy, painful bones. Have been employing new healing technique repeatedly over the course of the day, and the pain goes away, but then comes back. Apparently I have some doubts as to the strength of this method, and some idea that I don’t deserve to ( Read more... )

My mate and I have been fighting. We’ve never fought before like this. Well, bickering mostly, but it escalates to an almost-fight ( Read more... )

Because dirrrty_hoe asked for the recipe, and it’s so good, you should all give it a try...

It’s a recipe I’ve bastardized from the cookbook Vegetariana by Nava Atlas. I seldom leave recipes alone. I’ve made this with many variations of vegetables, but here’s how it went down last night. Delish ( Read more... )

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