Okay, I've still got some cherries left, and need to do something with them. So last night I whipped up this improvised recipe of a plain blueberry muffin recipe. First, I checked the cupboard and noticed we were low on  flour, but had cornmeal, so, I split the flour between the two. Second, I replaced … Continue reading Cherry Cornbread Muffins →

Disaster preparedness. Disaster can take so many forms. What sort of disasters do you prepare for, and in what way?  How severe? Is there any way to be truly prepared? Based on your physical circumstance or political leanings, you can see the above questions differently. The reason I decided to write on this today is … Continue reading How disaster-proof we aren’t →

In cleaning the basement this weekend I found three boxes of papers, pictures, certificates, trophies, etc. from my high school days. It brought back a lot of happy memories, but one particular piece of paper brought back other memories, a "dark side" to my school days that was seldom discussed -- or rather was discussed, … Continue reading Insider/Outsider mentality →

In a previous blog I mentioned picking my cherries off the Carmine Jewell Dwarf Cherry tree, hoping for some fresh eating cherries.  But I found them slightly more tart than I expected, and so baked some of them into a fast fruit cobbler. Of course, I had to pit them, which took some time. Friday … Continue reading Recipe improvisation →

This week I spent a vacation week painting a wall in the living room, and cleaning the basement.  The painting is done, the basement is still a work in process, and has generated an entire new set of projects. As they know around this house, beware anytime I start moving furniture -- but we will … Continue reading A new wall, a clean basement, a new room… →