Tag: broccoli
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Home Is Where the Plants Are
Soooo happy to be home from Arizona! I took a red-eye home on Saturday, leaving AZ at 11:45 pm and arriving in Philly at 7 am. The flight felt surreal, the quiet and the dark; I would nod off for a bit, then jerk awake. There was a period of turbulence that was a little…
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Something Different
Long story but I did not take off Wednesday and worked a full week, and extra hours too. I saw a meme that said, “I’ve been unemployed. I’ve been employed. I advise not being born.” 😂 I’m really excited about my broccoli, Brussels sprouts and baby pumpkin! I have some lettuce sprouting too. I could…
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Summer Reprieve
Wrapping up a very quick trip down the Shore. Getting in the last beach and boardwalk time of the season (maybe, you never know). We stayed one night at the Tahiti Inn, which was serviceable for $240. N, F and N’s friend stayed at the house my parents are renting. Good times with the extended…
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Relentlessly Dorky
The title of this post came to me as I was falling asleep the other night. I was thinking about how I’ve been waiting all my life to be an old person who prioritizes my rest and my nonglamorous hobbies. I’ve been middle aged at heart forever. Sure, there’s some things I miss about my…
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Puppies and Potatoes
Sitting here with the scrappiest little puppy you ever saw, Miss Molly. No more than 7 weeks old, weighs practically nothing. She’s a rescue who has been through some stuff. Her coat is patchy and her skin flaky. But she is the cutest, sweetest thing. She arrived Saturday and thanks to my friend J. we had…
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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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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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The Junkyard of My Life
Really this post should be titled “Pantry Challenge – Week 2.” Not gonna lie, I feel like I knocked it out of the park this week. The pantry/freezer and my meal imagination powers just kept coming through for me. When last I left you, I had gone out to eat with a friend and the…
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Wrapping Up November
I decided to move this blog back to WordPress, after trying out Substack for a couple months. I just never could get the hang of Substack, and it didn’t seem to get me. My feed was full of religious posts, and when I tried to search for homesteading/gardening accounts, I could never find any, or…
Garden State of Mind 