Cutting-edge msbelle!

We have an Oster that has an ice-grinding setting. It's heavy as a carthorse, has a glass container that's thick and heavy and the motor seems up to just about any task. I don't crush actual ice, but I blend frozen fruit. It's worked great for the last three or so years.

We had an Oster before that that really wasn't meant to deal with ice, and that's how we broke it. It had a plastic beaker--but it also had the little wee pint jars that fit onto the base so you could make mayo or small batches of stuff, and there were lids that either snapped on or screwed onto the jars. I miss those!

I need that! I would like to crush ice. And after the SO's adventures in dentistry this summer, his days as champion ice chomper are over.

Our favorite farmer at our farmer's market at home just had a scary week; his irrigation pump went out. So they were desperately watering everything by hand until they could get it replaced, four days! But everything survived. I love his blog. He was the first of the farmer vendors to know me, because I'd gotten kale for kale chips, which he was interested in. He has kale now, but I'm not there! I hope he still has kale when we go home, because I want to buy from him in the morning, go home and bake the kale chips and bring them back for him to try.

Cute boots!

I am posting from my wii!

What? You can do that? Last time I tried to use my Wii it refused to read any discs, I doubt I would be able to get it to post for me.

I filled out the replacement extra census survey that they sent because I procrastinated filling out the first one I got for so long. I got to skip a lot because I haven't worked in so long, but had to fill out stuff that I skipped last time (I am almost positive my address was randomly selected for the follow-up survey back in 2000/2001 also - the government is following me!). And I couldn't check that I was widowed in the last 12 MONTHS (that's how it's printed in the question) because it's been 13 months. That feels weird. I did write it in off to the side just because.

This tastes like summer: [link]

My next CSA delivery has several items that I am pretty sure I don't get, so they will substitute something. Mystery! Usually I can start planning out how I'm going to eat everything up ahead of time. I am eager to see what I get.

Also? My new purple sink is out on Brian's porch RIGHT NOW! It's got the original fixtures! We've got to get it to my house soon! SO EXCITED!

I basically did this with my peas and sugar snap peas last week:

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Except no asparagus and regular whole wheat couscous.

It was delicious!

Not sure what I'm doing with the peas this week though.

I made a similar thing with rice for lunch today, though I used frozen peas. Still yum. In fact, I may make it again for dinner while I have the changes I want to make to the recipe in mind.

Purple sink!

Why did I agree to have a rummage sale next weekend??? I'm going to enjoy getting rid of stuff and getting money but I'm neck deep right now and rethinking the plausibility of this plan.

I also have an Oster blender that works well for margaritas.

I am not getting housework done! Day fail!

Oh well.

I find that Helsing's Fire quite tempting. May need to buy it.