I made apple butter! I feel like I deserve a merit badge for that alone, but I’ll settle for the self-satisfaction I feel every time I look at the jars.
I’ll admit that the apple butter doesn’t taste like what I buy in the store: it’s better. I taste apple-real apple-not just spices. I used granny smith apples, with one rogue braeburn thrown in.
Water bath canning in my stock pot, with a folded kitchen towel for a rack and good tongs and a waterproof oven mitt standing in for a jar lifter.
I’ve asked for a canning kit for Christmas, but I may buy myself one before then!
Nov 19, 03:43PM PST | 0 comments
It may sound incredibly nerdy, but I really love learning new words. I even made an icon for a Facebook app that reads, “I have an extensive vocabulary, and I’m not afraid to use it!”
I use a Mac, so I have the “Word of the Day” widget on my computer. I love it. I can almost always find a word on one of the six or so word-a-day sites it uses, so it’s fun.
Yahoo! Education is the worst, though. It’s supposedly aimed at college and grad school students, but I think the average high school student should be at least a little familiar with nearly every word they choose.
Today’s word of choice is from Wordsmith.org: cacography.
That’s “bad handwriting” or “incorrect spelling,” which I am subjected to every day. At least now I have an impressive-sounding word for it.
Jul 31, 11:15AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments
Well, hopefully tomorrow! We’ve been through so many hoops at this point–I feel like a trained monkey…
If everything goes right, we’ll still be moving on Saturday!
We planned to buy a house this summer over a year ago. Really, with the tax credits and all, we couldn’t have done better if we had time-traveled to the future to check it out.
Jul 22, 07:16PM PDT | 0 comments
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