Yesterday I spent a couple hours in the garden transplanting and thinning and generally cleaning up. I still have day lilies that I have too many of, so lemme know if you would like some.
And of course things are really starting to bloom. The peonies are at the end of their bloom cycle, but the [...]
Just spent two hours in the garden.
Anyone in the area who would like some Stella D’Oro day lilies and is willing to come pick them up can have them. Mine badly needed thinned, and I decide to thin them on the day when temperatures were in the 60s, rather than waiting until they bloomed and [...]
We’ve been complaining forever that the deck is too dark, but never done anything about it.
That finally changed. One light was not added because we seem to be missing some pieces (our fault) but we have the other light up, and also added a light switch.
Here we are at the beginning of the project. [...]
Yup. Still really busy. But still as far as you know this is a shiny fresh post!
rain
Realized I haven’t made a depression update in awhile.
Mostly because there hasn’t been much to update. I’m in a holding pattern, and trying to decide whether I need to increase the dosage of my medicine or not.
I’ve been extremely tired recently, but then I’ve also been extremely busy at work. The work busy is a [...]
Needed a dessert, but had multiple limitations placed upon me by Grandmom’s diet (No dairy, no nuts, no chocolate…) so decided on lemon cake. Found a recipe for lemon pound cake with lemon sauce, but then found these lemon pudding cakes and decided to try them instead.
I warning in the recipe would have been nice–the [...]
Thank you to friends, family, and strangers alike who have served this country so that I and those like me may continue to live in peace and prosperity.
World War I 116,516 killed, 204,002 wounded.1
World War II 407,316 killed, 670,846 wounded.1
Korea 33,651 killed 103,284 wounded.1
Vietnam 58,168 killed, 153,303 wounded.1
Gulf War 382 killed, 486 wounded.1
Iraq War [...]
Spiderwort. I’m thinking I should move this to the top of the hill and perhaps put one of the azaleas down the hill in its spot.
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Grandmom: I don’t want to go out! My hair looks terrible!
Michelle: It looks fine!
Grandmom: No it doesn’t! It’s too long!
Michelle: Well call and schedule a haircut!
Grandmom: I don’t want to take up your weekend with things like that.
(sigh)
I realized I’ve been completely ignoring a genre: Comics (aka Graphic Novels).
I don’t read weekly comics for a couple reasons: I like story arcs to be completed in a single book, I hate waiting, the “graphic novel” format feels more sturdy than the paper comic format. I’m sure there are more reasons than that, but [...]
Hot ant on peony action!
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Another busy week, but as far as you know, this is a fresh post! Ha!
Ready? Set?
Purple
This was another request. The original recipe called for a cake mix, but I’ll have none of that. If you’re going to make cake, then by all means make cake.
Rum Cake
Cake:
4 eggs (room temperature)
1 cup butter (softened)
2 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1-3/4 ounce (4-serving size) [...]
Quirky Liberal Alpha Female.
Of course I am.
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skulk
intr. verb 1. To lie in hiding, as out of cowardice for bad conscience; lurk. 2. To move about stealthily. 3. To evade work or obligation; shirk.
noun 1. one who skulks. 2. A congregation of vermin, especially foxes, or of thieves.
I didn’t know the second noun definition, but I am definitely going to have to [...]
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