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I spent a busy day in the kitchen. There is a stewing hen in the Crockpot; it will stay there until tomorrow afternoon when it will be transformed into soup. There is a casserole in the oven, concocted from leftover ham, Basmati rice, peas, and sweet and sour sauce. There is a fresh loaf of multi-grain bread sitting on the counter to cool. The freezer now holds another eight portions of Pesto Sauce. At our house, Pesto is a fast food. Because our former supply in the freezer had been exhausted, it was time to stock up. Last spring we planted a large patch of basil in the front garden, we tried several varieties. We have been harvesting the crop and making Pesto for the last few weeks. I have decided that the small leaf basil is definitely not suited to Pesto production; it took forever to remove the tiny leaves from the stalks. The small leaf basil seems to have a bitter aftertaste as well. All this and I did manage to get out for my walk before breakfast. I find that the walk has to come before I eat or it does not come at all. Food makes me lazy. Hunger makes me move. Yesterday was Tuesday and time to visit the Family History Library again. The morning passed pleasantly and I accomplished a lot. It is wonderful to have the opportunity to access the information in that library and to benefit from the knowledge of the volunteers. I am also grateful for the computer program that keeps me from becoming completely confused about what I am doing (Reunion for Macintosh). I am looking forward to reaching a point when I can incorporate historical events, family stories, and patterns of movement into the information I have collected. I have a few "rogue" research techniques that are not considered within the realm of real research. In spite of this, it is amazing how much information they have awarded. Recently I chose one of the more unusual surnames in my list and did a search on that name at www.google.com. Every time I found an individual with that surname, I entered them into a new database I had created for this project and referenced the web site. I have found four living relatives that I had not known existed, in this way. We have been conducting a friendly correspondence and sharing information ever since. The calm continues in the "teenage angst" department. I am starting to relax in spite of my determination to remain ready for anything. I hope warning shots will be fired before the next charge so that I can put my helmet back on in good time. Attila is starting to wear down; he has worked every day in September. We try to get to bed early but seldom manage it. An extra half an hour of sleep over a period of a few days can make a very big difference. It is still dark when he leaves in the morning and dusk is falling when he arrives back at the door. He always enters with a big smile and a cheery hello. What a guy. |
RECIPES :: Cast Worldly Distractions  Going with the flow. By the Easy Chair Three Women by Marge Piercy Quote From The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend " It's all a big waste of time, though [school], because intellectuals like me don't need qualifications to get jobs or worldly success: it just comes automatically to us. It is because of our rarity value. The only problem is getting influential people to recognize that you are an intellectual. So far nobody has recognized it in me..." |
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