What are you doing?

[Dawgluver]

I made up a bunch of pseudo Egg McMuffins for the freezer with Costco Canadian bacon and cheddar slices. DH wisely brought home a package of regular English muffins instead of the whole wheat ones from Walmart. Good choice. And I used up a few eggs past their use by date, not that it bothers me.

 

[Katie H]

Lovely clear night tonight. This gave me the perfect opportunity to step outside and enjoy the full (Blue) moon. Sooooo beautiful and I've been able to watch it rise slowly as I sat in my place on the sofa. Could see it climb in the sky through the front door windows. Nice treat.

 

[Addie]

Lovely clear night tonight. This gave me the perfect opportunity to step outside and enjoy the full (Blue) moon. Sooooo beautiful and I've been able to watch it rise slowly as I sat in my place on the sofa. Could see it climb in the sky through the front door windows. Nice treat.

Sounds so peaceful. My windows face north. And they are way back in an alcove. I don't even get to see daylight unless I raise the blinds.

 

[Cooking Goddess]

I am relaxing.

It's that time of year again - swap the winter tops for the summer ones; clean the window frames and glass inside and out and put the clean screens back in. After being in boxes all winter, I always like to do a quick wash with the tops before I put them on hangers. I'm all done with mine, about half-way with Himself's (he has WAY more clothes than I do, seriously!). I have about half the screens washed (16 house windows, 6 sun room windows), and just the front-upstairs windows ready for those screens. Need to get this all done between raindrops, too, before temps climb to 80 on Wednesday! Thank goodness for central air when it gets that hot. Just so long as it's cool enough to sleep at night, we'll go with open windows, though.

 

[Farmer Jon]

I got all the toys out. Spread manure, disk and plant sweet corn.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

With help from my Dad we got 4 of the Barberry bushes planted...I have a hedge! Still need to get five planted today. And I have to stay out of the farm store, I keep dragging home more things to plant. Pics are forthcoming, but not until I have it done.

 

[bakechef]

Getting ready to go to the dentist to pick up my new partial denture. This has been quite a procedure. My current one fits like a glove, but the first one they made somehow got bent slightly and they had to start over. I wanted a new one since the one I have has been repaired and I thought it would be a good idea to have a backup instead of super glue!

When I was there they said the appointment was at 12:30 but the email said 12:00 so I'll just show up at 12 and see what happens.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Just back from delivering the Memorial Day pots to the cemeteries.

I stopped at the market in search of a small wedge of watermelon, no luck! My only choices were a half watermelon for $6.01 or a whole watermelon for $3.99!

I went to plan B and ended up with a banana, an apple and an orange. When I got home I added a snack cup of pineapple tidbits in juice and a few frozen seedless grapes to make a fruit salad that will last me for a couple of days.

 

[Katie H]

Right now I should say my perfume is GARLIQUE No. 5. I just spent the last little while making a wet adobo for the Puerto Rican roast pork shoulder I'm planning to cook on Sunday. Omigosh the rub smells divine and, now, the shoulder has been slit, the slits filled with rub, and the rest of the rub slathered over the outside. Has to cure for three days and is rotated during the curing. Can't wait for Sunday dinner.

In our house, garlic is one of the basic food groups. Even though it's only the two of us it's not unusual to go through one to two heads per week.

 

[roadfix]

Thinking about my equipment list for my solo bikepacking over-nighter in the local mountains this coming weekend.

 

[Addie]

Because my windows are set back into an alcove of sorts, when you look out the windows at the elevator, you get a perfect view of mine. Last night Pirate used silicone on the tracks. Today is one of our warmer days this spring. So even though they shut off the heat today and put on the AC, I have chosen to open my windows as far as I can.

The maintenance department has not been on the ball ever since I moved into this building. There are some apartment where the tenant can't even open the windows an inch. All the tracks need some silicone. So as a result, while waiting for the elevator, folks have been looking at my two windows that are open as far as they can go. I have been getting phone calls asking me how come my windows are open so high, yet they can't even budge theirs. I tell them about the silicone.

"Oh, do you think your son could come do mine?"

"No, first you have to buy the silicone at a hardware store and then call the office to create a 'work order' and have Maintenance do it."

I know my reply has a bit of meanness in it. But I no longer offer the services of my two boys. Pirate has neuropathy really bad and has been falling a lot lately. And there are days when Spike puts in more than eight hours doing his own work. Plus there are 40 apartments in this building. I am not going to supply every one silicone for free. That is what the Maintenance Department is for.

I get "Oh", after I give them instructions for getting theirs done. And a quick hang up. Sorry folks. So now I am no longer your friend. I am sure the Gossip Club has made me the topic of the day. It won't be the first time. Now ask me if I care.

 

[Dawgluver]

Pitting cherries. We have a bunch of mediocre ones that are on their last legs, so I washed and stemmed them, put them between parchment sheets, and ran my rolling pin over them a few times. Made it really easy to squeeze out the pits, better than doing it one by one. I used surgical gloves this time, having had purple fingernails before. I couldn't find my usual cherry pitter, and this worked pretty slick. I'll make some microwave cherry jam to stir into Greek yogurt.

 

[Cheryl J]

Pitting cherries. We have a bunch of mediocre ones that are on their last legs, so I washed and stemmed them, put them between parchment sheets, and ran my rolling pin over them a few times. Made it really easy to squeeze out the pits, better than doing it one by one. I used surgical gloves this time, having had purple fingernails before. I couldn't find my usual cherry pitter, and this worked pretty slick. I'll make some microwave cherry jam to stir into Greek yogurt.

What a great idea, Dawg! I LOVE cherries and have about a pound of the little beauties that need to be eaten. I'll order a cherry pitter from Amazon tomorrow (I kept forgetting before) but your method will work until it arrives!

 

[Dawgluver]

What a great idea, Dawg! I LOVE cherries and have about a pound of the little beauties that need to be eaten. I'll order a cherry pitter from Amazon tomorrow (I kept forgetting before) but your method will work until it arrives!

Thanks Cheryl! It works great if they don't have to be purdy. One of the pitting methods I'd read about suggested using a rubber mallet. Unfortunately, when I looked in the garage and the basement, there were no rubber mallets to be found, even though DH and I used to have 4 between us. Apparently SOMEONE managed to misplace all of them. (Hint: it wasn't I).

Hence, the improvisation with the rarely-used rolling pin.

 

[Cheryl J]

Uh oh....someone is in the doghouse again. ;-)

Nope, they don't have to be purdy - I'll just stir some into yogurt and top my French vanilla ice cream with them. They'll be gone in 2 days. Just didn't want them to go to waste, considering the price of fresh cherries. LOL

 

[Dawgluver]

There are other uses for rolling pins...

 

[rodentraiser]

I am watching The Man From Laramie on my computer. When I'm done with that, I get to go pack some more wicker.

I answered a Craig's List ad several weeks ago asking $50 for 40+ pieces of miniature wicker pieces. There were actually 75 pieces and after a friend and I had taken our pick (we share everything), I posted a picture of the rest on my miniature forum. Instantly, people were asking if they could buy some. So....I took pictures and made up a price list and for the last two weeks, have been filling orders and mailing out wicker. As soon as my movie's over, I have two more boxes to pack for shipping tomorrow.

It's fun, but if I never see a piece of miniature wicker again, it'll be way too soon.

 

[Cheryl J]

There are other uses for rolling pins...

Very true!

 

[GotGarlic]

... I'll make some microwave cherry jam to stir into Greek yogurt.

What? Microwave jam? Details, please...

 

[Dawgluver]

What? Microwave jam? Details, please...

I just squished and pitted a bunch of elderly cherries and sprinkled them with a bit of sugar and a packet of TrueLemon. Will let them sit in the fridge overnight to mascerate, then will cook them for a few minutes in the microwave.

I'll let you know how it turns out! It may be what a good friend calls "a noble experiment".