Website Helps You Compare Prices
I read about BooksPrice the other day and couldn’t wait to try it out! Simply go to the site and enter the title of a book (or DVD) that you’d like to buy. The site will show you a list … Continue reading →
Pineapple Smoothies Beat the Heat
During our recent hot spell, when the temperature reached an uncomfortable 96 degrees, we cooled off with Pineapple Smoothies. Pineapple Smoothies 1 cup water 3/4 cup cottage cheese 3/4 cup frozen pineapple (we took canned pineapple and put it in … Continue reading →
Junior’s New Growth
I’ve been waiting for a good opportunity to give Junior the lemon tree his next treatment of white oil. But the days have either been too hot or too rainy. In the meantime there is little or no scale. The … Continue reading →
Garlic Ready to Harvest
Have you ever tried to take a photo of garlic? It’s hard to make it look interesting. Here’s my attempt: The whole point behind taking the photo was to show that the garlic is almost ready to harvest. The garlic … Continue reading →
Peg Braken and Chicken Pot Pie
The other day I struck gold at the used book store. I found a copy of Peg Bracken’s The Compleat I Hate to Cook Book. It’s a compilation of three of her earlier cookbooks. I took it home and felt … Continue reading →
Cherry Liqueur – Part Two
A couple of weeks ago I started a batch of cherry liqueur. Today it was time to strain out the solids. The liqueur is in the white container. The plan is to pour it into the strainer and that will … Continue reading →
Rose Photos
My camera software has a sepia tone feature. I’ve been eager to use it. This is a rose from our garden. And here is the sepia tone version . . . . One thing about roses, they’re photogenic no matter … Continue reading →
Do you have a spare $25 million?
How do you know you’re really wealthy? I don’t mean fly first class wealthy, I mean really, really wealthy. If you’re truly wealthy you buy yourself a submarine. U.S. Submarines is one supplier of the luxury subs. Their Seattle 1000 … Continue reading →
Our Railraod Car
I recently read The White Cascade by Gary Krist. It’s the true story of America’s most deadly avalanche. In the winter of 1910, here in Washington state, a passenger train became trapped in the Cascade Mountains. The tracks were blocked … Continue reading →
Cherry Liqueur
Last weekend I made cherry liqueur. The recipe I used is from Cordials from Your Kitchen. (If you’re looking to get started making liqueurs this is a great book. It has loads of recipes and easy to follow instructions.) Cherry … Continue reading →