In war men pass like shadows that stain the grass
leaving their lives upon the green
while earth bewails the crimson sheen
men’s dreams and stars and whispers all helpless pass.
Musings
Today was a Wonderful Day
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Today was a wonderful day: The dog woke me up at 6:30 I made coffee, ran out to get some donuts for breakfast, and had breakfast on the porch. I unclogged the vacuum and washed out the filter. No wonder it wasn’t working, it had a warren of dust bunnies and a very clogged filter! I…
Recipes
Recipe: Italian Stir Fry
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This one’s a concoction of my own fevered imagination and a desire to get more fresh veggies into our diet. All ingredients given here are suggestions, make up your own mix based on what you have available/like! All times and temperatures are estimated, you know your stove better than I do.
Musings
Sometimes Dreams Do Come True
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For pretty much all of my adult life I have had a dream house. I’m quite sure I’m not alone in this. My dream home has had many changing features, but a few things have remained pretty constant. One of those dreams was to have a screen porch with a day bed. A “sleeping porch”,…
Frugal, Musings
Yard Sale Find to Treasure
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Last year after we moved into this new house, I was grabbing supplies from Home Depot when I noticed a nice cast aluminum table & chairs set for $299. Considering the $699 original price, I sat my butt down in the chair next to the table and tried to grab any employee to help me…
Gardening, Musings
Spring Is Coming!
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Last Saturday was just above 60 degrees. Hooray! Tomorrow it will be again! A couple mornings later there was snow on the ground again, and there’s tell of a Nor’Easter heading our way this coming week, but we’ll ignore that for the moment. Spring is coming! The robin (which never left all winter and has…
Frugal, Recipes
Recipe: Chicken Bog (Eating on the Cheap)
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Last month I had very little after bills. This month, I have even less. Combine the $570 oil bill, the $320 electric bill, the quarterly $120 water bill, the quarterly $156 sewer bill, and then add in all the other usual bills and I have to say we’re pretty much bust. These things definitely weren’t…
Health, Life
Aaaaand…We’re Done. (Gluten Free Month, Abridged)
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A tip for those attempting to do a month long dietary test: don’t do it in the middle of the worst winter in recent memory, while simultaneously trying to do a no-spend month. The lack of sun, massive amounts of shoveling, general winter malaise, and lack of most entertainment outlets to keep your mind off…
Health, Life
Halfway Through (Gluten Free Month Update)
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We’re halfway through. I have survived two weeks without gluten. I cannot honestly say that this has been without complaint, there was most definitely some whining involved. I remember walking through the supermarket, thinking “OHMYGOD!! BREAD!!! CEREAL!!! COOOKIES!!!” I think I would briefly consider assaulting someone for a good cheeseburger. But, we’ve made it this…
Recipes
Recipe: Zero Alarm Chili
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On friday, I started sneezing at 8am. I didn’t slow down until 8pm. Despite working from home and generally avoiding sick people, there was one inlet for infection that I forgot: I pick up medications at my local pharmacy. I often have to wait in line at the pharmacy counter, surrounded by red-nosed, snuffling, coughing…