A good day to be indoors planning October hikes.
Category: Living
My Mother’s “Second Breakfasts”
Honored my mother with a “second breakfast” (coffee and a scone). She enjoyed her “second breakfasts.”
Transience of Things
Cycled with a friend. The theme: our former workplaces. One office building had been replaced by a chain restaurant.
Freakin’ Cheap: Almost-Free Homemade Stock
Risottos, soups, and gravies taste best when they’re made with homemade stock. I want to make these dishes quickly, but stock takes a long time to prepare. My solution is to make stock in bulk and freeze it. My stock is basic, and varies from batch to batch depending on ingredients on hand. It provides…… Continue reading Freakin’ Cheap: Almost-Free Homemade Stock
Almost Free Homemade Stock
Today I’m making a batch of stock, so I posted Freakin’ Cheap: Almost Free Homemade Stock.
Essential Ice Cream
Stopped at Sebastian Joe’s, Linden Hills, for essential provisions on a walk round three lakes with friends.
Where the Sun Never Shines
Drove a friend to a checkup where the sun never shines.
Plotting Trails
Prepared for October hikes: plotted trails, created GPS track files, printed 1:25,000 paper maps (as backup).
American Dream/Fine Beer
American dream. “Behold a beer truck appeared unto us.”A fine local brew from the son of immigrants from Pakistan.
Wabi-Sabi Lessons for Imperfect Journeys
“Wabi-sabi represents the exact opposite of the Western ideal of great beauty as something monumental, spectacular, and enduring. Wabi-sabi is not found in nature at moments of bloom and lushness, but at moments of inception or subsiding. Wabi-sabi is not about gorgeous flowers, majestic trees, or bold landscapes. Wabi-sabi is about the minor and the…… Continue reading Wabi-Sabi Lessons for Imperfect Journeys