I started writing this on Thursday afternoon, when like everyone else, I was waiting to hear the outcome of the election, and I didn’t really wanna talk about it, much, except to share my bafflement and horror at the fact that the election is so close. What does it say about our country that for … [Read more…]
I carved a pumpkin with a mask on. We put out bags of candy, with a peppermint patty, a snickers, and a peanut butter cup in each one. I made 10 bags, and only 2 got taken so I brought the rest in on Sunday morning. We had a zoom Halloween party with the kids, … [Read more…]
So, way back at the beginning of pandemic, I made these long rise whole wheat English muffins from the Washington Post. Then in June I tried out some sourdough ones, using a King Arthur recipe. They came out way too big, but were really good for egg sangwiches. So, now – in October – I … [Read more…]
Saturday morning I got up and while I was still in my pajamas, I baked a bunch of pumpkin stuff – well, kabocha squash really. I had a bucket of puree that was really dry, but smooth and sweet and a very pretty color. It went into pumpkin scones and pumpkin-cranberry muffins earlier in the … [Read more…]
Or doing a bunch of stuff half-ass-ed, more like. On Saturday morning, having it all meant biking off to the Westside Farmers Market when it was grey and windy and cold; I felt gypped because all the weather apps said the strong winds would not start until after we got back, but they started early. … [Read more…]
That I’ve been thinking about on walks. And I guess this is mostly pop culture. I’m so shallow. Jack White is very tall. We watched him on SNL and the tallness was obvious. He may be the reincarnation of Jimmy Page (I know, I know, Page’s technically still alive), channeling Robert Johnson, and a hundred … [Read more…]
As I’ve complained recently, I just haven’t been photographing all the food I’ve been cooking for just the two of us. And, we’re getting to that time of year when it’s too dark in the evening to take good, natural light, food shots. I’ve been having some successes and some failures, too. So in the … [Read more…]
We risked travel while Wisconsin is the Corona virus hotspot of the country. We left Madison Monday afternoon. This is Tuesday morning in Door County. Supposed to be vacation, but I had a meeting and 2 online classes on Tuesday and another meeting on Wednesday. I’m happy to report that people are being very good … [Read more…]
So I listened to a bit of NPR’s special coverage of Trump announcing Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the supreme court, and then I google’d how bad could amy coney barret really be, and found these things. The first one is my hope, that someone who is a judge, and invested in the law, will … [Read more…]
Watching the trainwreck that is our country at the moment. Trying to figure out something I can do …. I will be registering voters and accepting absentee ballots in a city park, and I also signed up to register students to vote on campus. And I will be an election official again. I guess that’s … [Read more…]