Category: Baking
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The Trying
Lots of crawly friends in the garden this week: The swallowtail caterpillars are growing. And this spider, perhaps a cross orb weaver or spotted orb weaver, built a web between two of the garden posts and now has a tasty treat stored there. Sunsets are creeping earlier and I have to rush into the garden…
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It’s Gonna Be May
Busy weekend! Friend time, family time, garden time! I needed it after a crazy and hectic week at work. Yesterday I hung out with two friends for hours catching up. Pedicures were part of the itinerary. No guilt here, I haven’t spent money on myself in forever! Before that, I did some pine needle gathering…
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Ordinary Time
My daughter was telling me how she was learning about Semana Santa (Holy Week in Spain) at school. This left me pondering how eventful Holy Week was when I was a kid, growing up Catholic. The big countdown to Easter, full of drama. Easter, the biggest day on the Church’s calendar, forget about Christmas. The…
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Grooving in the Grove
It’s been a soggy, chilly, gloomy week. Today we were supposed to go to Admitted Students Day at T’s chosen college, but it’s just too cold and rainy for a nearly all outdoor event. The dog is bored and antsy, after a solid day of heavy rain yesterday. I’m pinning my hopes on tomorrow –…
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April Is Busting Out All Over
Spring! It feels like a gift every year. Every winter I get used to winter. I put my pajamas on at 7 pm; I remember to wear a hat. I cook hot, filling meals. And I get to like it. Then the days lengthen, certain birds start singing again. A day comes when you can…
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Winter Encore
We had some nice weather for a bit there, and even a thunderstorm one warm night. But Friday brought a chill wind and the return of sickness. Actually some of us have been sick most of this week. I took a sick day Friday and alternated between laying on the couch and then feeling like…
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Good for the Soul, Bad for the Back
Yesterday was the first day in months that I worked outside extensively. It. Felt. So. Good. It was probably no more than 55 degrees, and cloudy. But blue jays were rustling in a bush, a woodpecker was going to town on a tree, and the dog has finally learned the concept of “fetch” and ran…
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Adventures on Craigslist
I’m so happy I have seedlings this year! Have you seen how Bob on Bob’s Burgers talks to food he cooks? That’s me, murmuring gentle encouragement to the seed trays. Right now I have onions, tomatoes, thyme, creeping thyme and two kinds of lettuce visible and under the grow light. Plus the sprouted potato. Yet…
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I’m Not Hungry Anymore
Shout-out to everyone who participated in the economic blackout on Friday! It wasn’t too much of a hardship for me. I just checked that I had gas the night before. After that it was a typical no-spend day. We did get pizza from a local pizzeria for dinner, paying cash, which was allowed. I hope…
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Saturday Lapse, Sunday Penance
Zero spending for me this week, besides food, gas and train fare. I am supportive of the various calls for strikes, like an economic blackout day on Feb. 28. But to really get any attention/leverage, I think everyone would have to scale back spending more and for longer than that. Come over to the no-spend…
Garden State of Mind 