Kipling's "If"
If you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it on you,If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,But make allowance for their doubting too,If you can wait and not be...
View ArticleA Universal Crowd-Pleaser
In honor of it being Fall and the season of running from one potluck or holiday party to the next, I want to share a recipe that never fails me. It's extremely easy to make, and always gets...
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File Under: Tonight I Earned My Jew Card
Every year at Hannukah my family picks a night to have a latke feast. It usually involves the traditional potato pancakes, zucchini and carrot fritters, homemade applesauce and sometimes a fish dish. I...
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Commence Seattle Snow Hysteria
Yes, that is 1-2 inches of snow in 3 hours that you are seeing over Seattle on Monday morning. But don't get your panties in a bunch yet! That's a 120hr (5 day) forecast - pretty unreliable. Although,...
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Good Hours
I had for my winter evening walk --No one at all with whom to talk,But I had the cottages in a rowUp to their shining eyes in snow.And I thought I had the folk within:I had the sound of a violin;I had...
View ArticleCannelini beans < 3 chard
It's been quite a while since I posted. Maybe I was getting over the fact that for 23 years - TWENTY THREE - I didn't know that white beans go with chard like chocolate goes with peanuts. Oooor perhaps...
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Knitting!
Aw, I wish I had a better title for this post. But I HAVE recently gotten back into knitting. I used to knit during English class in high school. This wasn't a problem, because anyone who went to...
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The Stitch Goes On
In a flu-delerium fueled push, I finished TWO knitting projects in the last few weeks: my celtic cable neckwarmer and a diagonal lace pattern scarf that I started uh... over a year ago at a knitting...
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Green Thumb? We Shall See...
I really like my apartment. It has a washer and drier in the unit, a dishwasher and garbage disposal, good natural light, a fireplace and space for my stuff. But it does not have a balcony. That's OK:...
View ArticleGarden: Almost two weeks
It's day 10 and the radishes are going crazy, most of the squash is sprouted and one intrepid bean sprout is working its way up as well. The other beans are stubbornly hanging back and I think I want...
View ArticleGarden: Day 15
All of the squash sprouts are up and more bean sprouts have finally made an appearance. The radishes are looking really leggy and they need to go outside soon if it's not too late already. The Squash...
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Garden: Writing about week three in week five
They're in the ground! Two weekends ago I stopped by my friend Scott's backyard to install four of the squash sprouts, the three bean sprouts that made it, all ten of the radishes and a cucumber...
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Arlene hey are you comin in to town?
It's the first named storm of the season, say hello to Arlene. If the NHC is on their game, she should be the first of many this season. She's a bit disorganized and weak and with Mexico getting all in...
View ArticleKnitting on my mind
Having two projects on my needles really can't keep me from planning ten pieces ahead... the lace shawl that is a surprise for someone is coming along slooowwwly - it's challenging! I've gotten to the...
View ArticleThe Bonfire
...But if you shrink from being scared,What would you say to war if it should come?That's what reasons I should like to know -If you can comfort me by any answer.""Oh but war's not for children - it's...
View ArticleMy Favorite Thing to Cook (and Eat!)
My friend was on Reddit.com and ran across a guy who says his wife doesn't like steak or seafood and asked me "who would marry someone who doesn't like good food?". Good question, though there are...
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Where to go for weather forecasts?
Friends and family often ask me for forecasts. Sometimes it's a joke and sometimes they really do want to know what the weather is going to be. I imagine doctors get "hey can you take a look at this...
View ArticleFinally Some Good Satellite News!
This year was a bad year for weather satellites. First, the Glory mission literally went up in flames on the launchpad due to federal contractor incompetence. Not only did the scew-ups at Orbital...
View ArticleSo much cooking!
I have been doing a lot of cooking lately, and sadly not a lot of photo-taking before stuffing it all in all in my mouth. Here's a run down:First there was Thanksgiving. I make "my" stuffing every...
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