Blogs the ‘Misc (not veg blogs)’ Category


plant lettuces: check

Monday, April 13th, 2009

Spring is not cooperating here.  Today it was rainsnowing.  I planted lettuces on Saturday anyway.  Along with kale, chard, spinach, radishes and carrots.  smile. Things at our house have been kinda crazy.  I am now unemployed.  Not unexpected, but nevertheless.  This isn't a bad thing per se.  Just kindof hard for ...

Living Joyfully, revisited

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

I have decided that life is too short not to enjoy.  If I have the power and the means to fix the things about my life that make me unhappy, I should use them to do it.  If I have a blessing, I should enjoy it, and be grateful for ...

A Challenge for Hard Times 2008

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

I stopped by Hezbollah Tofu, which I just love, and read the post issuing a challenge to all of us who are tempted to spend too much time gawking and worrying about headlines.  Check it out. Monsieur Tofu is a bit profane, so beware.

Taking Part in Our Food Supply (with photos)

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

We planted these raised beds 'long about May 1: They turned out to be an excellent intro to gardening.  We never watered, we weeded once a week (while we were in town, that is) and we were able to replant some things once cooler weather came around.  We are still getting ...

Food Budget Leaks Like Sieve

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Yep, food price woes are reaching even me.  You may recall my earlier post about hubs and I (mostly me, as I do most of the grocery shopping) implementing a strict $60 per week food budget.  After we got home from Spain our cupboards were completely empty, so it took ...

Ecotopia

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Oooh, I recently finished a superly-interesting book: Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach (in 1975!). I stumbled across this little gem in the Sci-Fi section of the library (yes, I read Sci-Fi, and my prissy ass is not ashamed).  It's about this fictitious country that is actually northern CA, OR, and WA ...

Resignation from Corporate America

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Well, I've finally done it.  I've submitted my resignation to the company I've worked for for 3.8 years. I want to take a moment be grateful: I'm thankful to have had the opportunity to work for an upstanding company in an industry to which I am committed (that being the natural ...