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No rest for the weary
In other words, I worked today. I am taking a couple of hours off tomorrow a.m. to watch the ceremony on TV but otherwise, the news waits for no one. Or else they’d call it “olds.” Anyhoo, the weekend:The dried cilantro went all gross on me. So did the dill. It’s just not warm enough to dry herbs outside these days, and the air is too moist, I think. I could have used the dehydrator, but electricity and all that. I will try the ice cube trick or a baggie in the freezer method next time around. These three bunches of herbs ended up in the compost pile. I did…
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reposting an old post
This is from 2 weeks ago that didn’t post properly. Geez. We did a lot of baking yesterday. I had a bagful of persimmons (the Fuyu variety, which are firm and can be eaten like an apple) but they were starting to get softer. I also had some apples that were getting a bit wrinkly. I cut up the apples and the firm persimmons and made a crumble, with oatmeal and cinnamon on top. Had some last night with vanilla ice cream on top (Dreyer’s Grand, locally made — AKA Edy’s Grand in other parts of the country). With the softer persimmons, I pureed them and made a batch of…
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14 things
Things I would never have done but for the Compact: 1. Knit a sock (YAY, I finished my practice sock last night and am now ready to try socks for me. YAHOO!) 2. Stopped buying bananas and other produce from outside of my state or the US 3. Gone Dumpster diving, aka urban foraging, aka safari: that’s where I have found tons of furnishings, plants, garden supplies, etc. 4. Gone more than a day without shampooing my hair, plus using multiple products 5. Made cat food 6. Given used items as gifts, unless it was a genuine “antique.” 7. *Not* purchased school pictures, graduation announcements, gift wrap, or any of…
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How I saved the planet yesterday
I made a new friend at the refillable ink cartridge store this afternoon. All these years I’ve been buying my Epson ink at Office Max and they’ve been telling me I can’t use generic brand or get them refilled. In a pithy word, nonsense! My new friend at the RICS sold me refilled cartridges for about a third less, and that means nothing goes to landfill — except the shrink wrap around the cartridge. I asked if I could have it w/o the plastic, and he said it’s necessary to keep the ink from drying out. He’s a local guy who runs a very green business. The store is very…
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new year’s rezzies
Here’s my list. What do they all mean? Ask me. 2009 Meet with my good girlfriend MLS every Thursday, 9 a.m. 15 minute stretch/15 minute walk every day + longer jaunts/workouts 2-3 times a week Eat healthfully (mostly vegetarian, no fast food or sodas, local, sustainable food, 100 Mile Diet) Get new glasses – for all the reading I’m planning to do Get chickens Save money No spend/no new – really trying to beat last year’s record Balance checkbook every month Watch food budget – (bulk, co-op, homegrown/homemade, basics, not convenience foods) Bigger garden (take out front lawn, add to sides and back garden Travel: NY (February), Tahoe (August), Philadelphia/NJ/NY…
