Food, Tea, More Food, Nap, Food

Winter                                      Waning Moon of Long Nights Kate and I had our business meeting, checking this box and that, doing those things couples need to do to keep life solid and sane. Afterward, we saddled up the old Tundra and drove her over to the Maple Grove shopping area where we made investments in food:  12 […]

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Soupy

Winter                             Waxing Moon of Long Nights A soupy day with chicken noodle soup finished, a leek broth made and a leek and potato soup within 10 minutes of being done.  It requires some finish work, in this case using an immersion blender.  I used 5 pounds of leeks and 5 pounds of potatoes, so we’ll […]

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Aspects of Our Lives

Samhain                           New (Wolf) Moon Kate and I had our business meeting.  It involved the always fun annual chore of signing up for benefits with Allina.  This is probably the last time we’ll need to do it.  Even though it’s an overly complex task, it does have significant repercussions throughout the year, so it pays to […]

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Two One Hundred Yard Pots of Soup

15  bar steep rise 29.50  5mph  W  windchill 9   Samhain Full Moon of Long Nights     Day  8hr  45mn It’s 4:48 and the sun has been down for 20 minutes, twilight almost run its course.  We are a week away from the Winter Solstice, the high holiday in my personal calendar. There is a […]

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