Put some old gadgets on sale on eBay. I won’t get much, but reuse is better than recycling.
Category: Living
You Catch ‘em We Cook ‘em
Mercifully, the nephews were more interested in catching stuffed toys than live lobsters
The End of a 500-Mile Walk
September 2010, I felt sad as Bamburgh Castle loomed in front of us. For three weeks my partner and I got up each morning, enjoyed a hearty breakfast, then walked. I wanted to walk forever, but this Northumberland castle on the North Sea marked the end of our walk. We had started down the coast at…… Continue reading The End of a 500-Mile Walk
The End of a 500-Mile Walk
Posted The End of a 500-Mile Walk.
Heavy Rain
A good day to be indoors planning October hikes.
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 One office building had been replaced by a chain restaurant.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.