I'm definitely going to pickle, but the pickling spice is just combo of spices that I mostly already have AND there was a "pepper combo" thing on sale that should do the trick. It's cinnamon, allspice, mustard, coriander, bay leaves, ginger, chili, cloves, pepper, cardamom, and mace.
Could just be a hoax, though. I fake some headaches, everyone gets used to poor helpless Spike. Then one day, no warning, I snap a spine, bend a head back, drain 'em dry. Brilliant.
Spike ,'Potential'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Jun 20, 2015 10:11:59 am PDT #29168 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
sj - Jun 20, 2015 10:21:29 am PDT #29169 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I have accomplished breakfast, lunch, and the purchase of bagels. I have much much more to do today, but I can't figure out where my energy and motivation went.
Connie Neil - Jun 20, 2015 10:41:53 am PDT #29170 of 30000
brillig
Woke up, thought "More sleep!", thought "High of 97 with unrelenting sun, and stuff to do that involves going outside!" Got up, took out lots of bags of recycling, sat on porch and envied people who could just sit on their porches on cool summer mornings without feeling guilty. Came in, consolidated CD packaging and assembled a couple of bags to go to thrift store, balked at idea of driving out where The Orb is, opened closet where many of Hubby's projects live, sat and watched Martha Stewart make po'boys and muffalettas while I cried and thought about the huge pile of stuff I have to go through, went and washed dishes so I can fry up a ham steak for lunch and make meat loaf for dinner. And it's just past 1:30.
OK, so maybe I have done a lot. Later, after my ham steak, I'll assemble more clothes so I can go to the aggressively air-conditioned Laundromat on Monday evening after work, and take pictures for eBay while watching RDJ as Sherlock Holmes.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 20, 2015 10:54:25 am PDT #29171 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I am not sure I even understand how you would snake a sink from the roof, but it sounds hard core.
I also want to see pictures of walking a cat. I have attempted twice. The first time, I ended up with a 25 pound cat on my head, and the second was when my (former) cat tried to kill me and almost succeeded.
Liese S. - Jun 20, 2015 11:05:41 am PDT #29172 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, we're supposed to go to a music festival today where our buddy is playing, but it's 99 out there and it's 73 in here (without air conditioning, yay passive cooling architecture) and I'm pretty sure we're not going. It's ten bucks for music, or thirty bucks for music and beer. And I just paid thirty bucks plus travel to support him at a gig a few weeks back. I'm pretty sure I'm not sitting in hundred degree weather and drinking ten beers.
Connie Neil - Jun 20, 2015 11:08:57 am PDT #29173 of 30000
brillig
Have just discovered that Codename: Kids Next Door is on YouTube. All plans in danger.
Scrappy - Jun 20, 2015 11:24:14 am PDT #29174 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Went out for our normal diner breakfast and thence to the warehouse pet food discount store. Now back, locked up in the office, keeping the animals company while the guys tile the shower. They say they should be done by Tuesday!!!
sj - Jun 20, 2015 11:39:55 am PDT #29175 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Espresso brownies are in the oven. It kind of sucks to be baking goodies that I can't even eat.
DavidS - Jun 20, 2015 12:08:09 pm PDT #29176 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Have just discovered that Codename: Kids Next Door is on YouTube.
Fun show!
Sue - Jun 20, 2015 12:16:41 pm PDT #29177 of 30000
hip deep in pie
I just had a burrito bowl for supper. It was all soft food...rice, beans, salsa, cheese, sour cream, chipotle mayo, guac, but it was the first solid food I've had in a couple of days that wasn't bananas, so it was heavenly.