Old enough to know better, young enough to do it anyways
I had an unexpected free weekend, and I spent most of it baking. Last weekend, blueberries were on sale at the grocery store, three packages for $4. They’re not the tiny, wild blueberries of my youth that we picked in the wilds of New Brunswick while visiting my dad’s family, but they were pretty good [...]
It’s been… a week at work. One of those weeks where, when you tell your non-librarian friends about the things that happened, their eyes get big, their jaws hang open, and they vow never again to tell people that libraries are boring places. And tomorrow, it’s mine (and half the staff’s) Saturday to work. It [...]
Seeing as it’s almost midnight and I have very little time left to post – certainly not even a short one on what was going to be today’s topic (breakfast cereals) – I will just say this: I approve of cereal, not the sugary ones (or at least not all of them), and especially the [...]
After last night’s epic post, another epic post would be unthinkable 1 Instead of me telling you why knitting is as complex and geeky as computer programing or why Princess Leia is my hero (and why all you fanboys who immediately think “Princess Leia = slave girl outfit” can go take a long walk off [...]
Normally at this time of night, I’m ensconced on the couch with my knitting and the cat is all curled up in my lap. Then I realized it’s been a while since I updated, so I thought I’d post something. Besides, my wrist is sort from all the knitting I’ve done today, or maybe it’s [...]
A few weeks ago – I can’t remember exactly when – I made something else from my list of food to make: apricot lentil soup. I love soup – soup is good food! It makes a great meal! 1 And on a cold winter’s day, what’s more comforting? I got the recipe for this from [...]
Not long after I came up with my list of cookery-type things I wanted to make this year, I decided that I would start with the item that triggered the whole list: raspberry white chocolate scones. Oddly, it wasn’t easy to find a recipe, and I wasn’t confident enough to wing it. Eventually, I found [...]
I’m not that bad at making resolutions and keeping them for a few months, but I’m really bad at keeping them for a whole year. And I’m getting to be Of An Age where self-improvement should be ongoing, not just something I resolve to do once a year. So rather than set a whole lot [...]