Author Archives: Frog

Experiment

The better-half left for Oklahoma on Sunday afternoon. He’s scheduled to be back on Friday. I thought I’d write something every day that he’s gone and then publish on Friday. If you are reading this, then I decided to go … Continue reading

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Garden Update

I had an idea to update on the status of the garden so I took my cell out onto the porch to head out to the garden spot. I dropped the phone. It went end over end and my quick … Continue reading

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Hanging out

This month we give up the apartment in the college town. On one hand we are so over paying rent and utilities and on the other we’re really going to miss being able to hang out here. This weekend we’re … Continue reading

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We went to a k.d. lang show last night

I was hoping she’d do this one and she did (luckily the drunk man-child behind us was stifled during the middle of this piece): She also did a kicking version of this:

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Butter, there is no other

We’ve been taking a fermentation class online every Tuesday night. Last week we made a fermented ketchup and it’s pretty good. It needs some vinegar and perhaps a little more sweetener to calm down how tomatoey it is. We started … Continue reading

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I can understand why women used to throw panties

Tom Jones still sounds great:

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‘What is the use of a book’, thought Alice, ‘without pictures or conversations?’

Today I walked into our local library and signed up for a library card. The librarian asked me if I had ever had a library card with them. I said when I was about ten. I don’t think she believed … Continue reading

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The weekend

It’s not the first dip in the pool, but it is the first beautiful afternoon with a dip in the pool. As most of the east coast knows, we’ve been in a stormy state for the last week. Which basically … Continue reading

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Really bad photos and a walk around the yard

Yep, I took photos with my cell phone in some of the harshest light. Just for you. Because I’m too lazy to take the real camera outside and wait another hour for the sun to become softer. The garden, appropriately … Continue reading

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I broke the aioli

Yesterday for dinner I roasted a chicken and decided it would be a great idea to serve it with some aioli (basically garlic mayo). I had all the ingredients and I’ve made it once before a thousand years ago. I … Continue reading

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