My Minnesotan SIL says that this is not hot dish because the ingredients do not contain a cream soup

That is a valid point. It was for a contest, though, right? Maybe that's why.

I went googling to find the recipe again because I can't open Toddson's link at work (adblocker) and this story includes a different and more traditional sounding recipe (the "New Ulm" that I guess was tweeted at some point) [link]

{{Sheryl}}

Productive day so far.

Landis the Contractor sent a crew of two to go through my punchlist.

They've already cleaned out the clogged bathroom sink. ("We pulled a horsetail's worth of hair out of there."), removed a faulty light fixture, and bolted a CD case to the wall.

They're getting a new plumbing trap assembly for the sink, and when they come back they'll finish that then bring some stuff down out of the attic that I need to get rid of.

And also I just talked to a rep at the Semester Abroad program in Kyoto. She walked me through the application process, what they need, and gave me the lowdown on how the program is structured. All positive. I think it's going to be great for Matilda.

So two very important things on my to-do list which have been rolling over for several weeks have been addressed.

Semester Abroad program in Kyoto

Ooh! Exciting!

All the house stuff is also exciting, of course, but maybe not at the same level

All the house stuff is also exciting, of course, but maybe not at the same level

It'll be nice not to have the sink fill up immediately while running water.

They've dragged out a bunch of gunk and now they're going to the hardware store to run a snake from the roof all the way down to clear the whole thing out.

I've also gotten an estimate from an arborist to do a "crown raising" on our front tree, and a "Proportional crown shaping" for the two trees in our back yard.

So that's another rolling to-do item that will be done.

I have to get a new wall sconce for my nerdhole.

I'm thinking about this one: [link]

Ooh, Hec, that's pretty. I like these, too.

Timelies, all. Big skip&skim again, sorry. A week back from Canada, & I'm still not fully recovered from the heat & humidity.

Semester abroad sounds awesome, hope that works out well

Oh, that's very nice!

Eta this was originally in response to Hec's potential sconces link, but I forgot to hit post. I also like juliana's.

Also, sconces make me think of Umbrella Academy. I wonder how long that will last

I tried like the Dickens to get Casper into the idea of doing a semester abroad program in Kyoto (I bet it’s the same one) and she would not bite. The museum of manga is in Kyoto!!

Timelies all!

Thanks for the sympathy, all.