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Blackberries
My CSA (Nevermore Farms, in Arbuckle, CA) has you-pick blackberries for $20/gallon. We had a pint basket in today's box and they were fabulous--ripe with low acidity. Contact information is on the site; when you call for an appointment, tell Deborah I sent you. -
East Bay Peeps
Has anybody been here? http://www.viceultralounge.com/ What is the parking situation like around that neighborhood? -
Artistic Firebowls: Works in Positive and Negative Space
http://www.johntunger.com/legal-defense-fund.html
The artist is fund-raising to supplement his copyright-protection lawsuit. -
On a super-light note: Kitty Assortment
Can somebody please explain today's Two Lumps? http://twolumps.net/d/20090928.html Note the characters are Russian Blue cats ( Read more... ) -
I am intrigued by your idea and would like to subscribe to your newsletter
I found reusable refillable white board markers. They sell you a 6 or 12-pack of pens for $5/pen. Yikes, right? Nope! Here's why: they ALSO sell bottles of ink (=40 pens) plus new nibs. If you can keep track of your pen-bodies, you need never ever buy new ones ( Read more... ) -
The medium-size child outside my door says to somebody in the parking lot:
"Hey, Señor! Konnichiwa!" -
Oven-Fried Baked Potato Mash
Peel Russets. I cut mine into chunks, 4 discs along the length and then the end-rounds into thirds and the full cylinders into quarters. Spread them out in a roasting pan to form a single layer. I got about 1 1/2 potatoes in my 3 qt pot. A single layer is key for moisture evaporation: they need to roast, not steam. Pour some oil on them and ( Read more... ) -
Choirloft Auction
Labelleizzy's friends need help with moving a community space as important to them as Hare House is to Pryanksters. Info here: http://zpdiduda.livejournal.com/573750.html
I'm helping here: http://zpdiduda. -
Eeee! Cake!
I think I want to bake something for the Party on Saturday. Think-tank minions are requested to suggest types of cakes. Or cookies. Or something. Probably cake because it is slightly more challenging and thus fun.
Thanks!