Mark – Marked Up

No Planting

The plan for today was to plant seeds in the “far” beds. There was a prerequisite: Get the driplines connected. The prerequisite has been achieved in a not-quite-McGuyver manner. I’m sure those hose things are meant for this sort of task. The reason that’s even a thing is because the space for the compost binsContinue reading “No Planting”

Gyros 2

Aside from Roman Numerals being antiqued, although not quite obsolete, I didn’t want anyone to think it was Gyros Eleven. I bought a pound of lamburger at the Farmers’ Market, today. When I explained that I liked their gyro meat, but wanted it a bit more spicy, I was told that they also sold theContinue reading “Gyros 2”

Be Tough Little Guys

I’m one, possibly two, days early putting my seedlings in the garden. The rule-of-thumb around here is “after Mother’s Day”; it’s the day before. I figure that having them in front of an occasionally open window is sufficient “hardening”. It’s probably not. But, as you can see, I planted them (too?) close together. If aContinue reading “Be Tough Little Guys”

Bestseller? Seriously?

I was looking around for alpha readers for the first third (or so) of my book. When I mentioned it to one of my acquaintances, he asked if I had read Dungeon Crawler Carl. Not only had I not read it, I’d never heard of it. Lo, these many weeks later, I’m in a bookstoreContinue reading “Bestseller? Seriously?”

Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXXXVII

Cinnamon Rolls The moral of this story: Don’t always believe the recipe. This is my third or fourth time making these from the Joy of Cooking recipe. The previous versions have been fine, but a bit tough. Way back in LXX, I used a different recipe. Following the recipe may (or may not, I haven’tContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXXXVII”

Earworm of the Day

I have robins in my garden beds. This is not surprising because I also have driplines in my garden beds, which create soft soil for worms. They – the robins, not the worms, I don’t think – hop along the beds. Every time I see it happen, I think to myself, I think, “poor littleContinue reading “Earworm of the Day”

Gyros

The lamb folks at the Farmers’ Market were selling “gyro meat”, which was seasoned lamb-burger formed into strips and pre-baked, in this case. I bought some because I like gyros and thought it would make a nice change of pace. I had to go to the store for a tomato and tzatziki sauce. We hadContinue reading “Gyros”

HFY – Follow up

I’ve “watched” a bunch of these, now. They have even inspired a speech, which I may or may not actually present. I’m not sure Toastmasters is ready for it, which makes it both tempting and intimidating at the same time. I have two things to comment upon: Presentation and Content. Digression: I donated $50 toContinue reading “HFY – Follow up”

Happy Spring!

I was just in a call, with video, and one of the participants had a snow covered yard in the background. I thought he could use some spring cheer, so I ran outside and took the picture above. I also needed some spring cheer. It’s been gloomy and snaining for the past week. The pictureContinue reading “Happy Spring!”

Broken Cactus

The Cactus of Theseus is blooming. That’s great, but it’s a Christmas cactus and it’s almost May. Oh well, it’s pretty. That’s an awfully short post. More strawberries are blooming. The raspberries survived and are growing nicely. One blueberry bush survived; I need soil acidification stuff that’s not Spa Down. The lawn roomba is working.Continue reading “Broken Cactus”