Reduced our sitting room to what we need/want. Shipped off a sofa, sofa table, and coffee table to be auctioned. A new sofa will arrive in August, but we’re not replacing the tables. Less is more.
Category: Home Living
Pairing Braise and Salad
Made a root veggie (rutabaga, carrots, potatoes, onions) with lamb braise. Tomatoes, tomato paste, and paprika made it rather monochromatic. Plating(!), and the shaved fennel and supremed orange salad by Dwight. Leftovers for dinner on Tuesday.
Market Day
Well-maintained industrial ruins towered above while I waited in a socially distanced line at Mill City Farmers Market.
Search for Area Rugs
Started our search for area rugs.
SOS
Meat and gravy left over from Sunday dinner. SOS (sh*t on a shingle) is in our future.
Saving $17 Per Year
I’d missed this energy waster until today: on standby, a powered subwoofer was drawing 15 watts. Programmed a smart plug to only supply power when needed, saving about 130 kilowatt-hours ($17 in Minnesota) per year. Of course, I could just unplug it, but that’s no fun.
Evidence It’s Almost Summer
Almost summer: bacon sausages, focaccia, and cabbage (cooling off) on the Weber for the first time this year.
Metal Credit Card
Tin snips became a financial instrument for destroying metal credit cards.
Fresh Veggies
Much chopping ensued.
Bacon Sausages
Cycled right up to the counter of Sunshine Harvest Farm at the local farmers market to pick up a guilty pleasure: bacon sausages.