R e a l i t y F i s h

When I was young, I was cared for by a nanny. I use “nanny” in the same way here as I use it for myself; she didn’t live with us, but she came over every weekday from eight AM to four PM from when I was two until I was twelve (when my sister went [...]

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Okay, I posted just to post. Still, I posted. It’s a process. Oh, and The Vet makes crazy good beer. So this one’s coming to you a little tipsy.

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Just kinda in a spacy sort of place. And playing with the F word again. Happy fifth anniversary to The Wookiee, though. I love you, baby, and I’m still glad I married you.

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I’ve gotten really quite good at making the following: ricotta mozzarella string cheese yogurt yogurt cheese by extension, whey And I’ve got cultured buttermilk waiting in the fridge for when I get a little time to try my hand at sour cream; I also want to order a culture to make homemade (actually edible) Velveeta. [...]

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Let me say, I’m not a total slouch in the fitness department. I can do pushups and stomach crunches. In one harrowing incident recently, I discovered I can carry two toddlers and an infant  at one time for a fair distance. I can walk for six or seven miles without feeling it too much (though [...]

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After a long winter, planting time FINALLY arrived. They’re only scraggly little babies, but there’s hope. The garden is a bit different from last year: the herbs are in front while the vegetables are in back, there’s only four tomatoes instead of six and six peppers instead of ten. The veggies choked each other so [...]

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