We settled on Harriet, because it does work well with her elegance and curiosity. As she settles in, she’s become less stridently chatty and clingy and is proving herself to be quite bright. Re-educating her that the litterbox was not a playground involved saying “No” and offering her another toy. Since then, she’s been quite […]
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After seeing the film Ingredients we decided to finally sign up with a CSA and found one that goes through the winter. Our first CSA box contained: Unsalted Butter, Noris Dairy Eggs, Moonshine Farm Bread, Flour Garden Baking Company Cremini & Portabella Mushroom HoneyCrisp Apples Red Bartlett Pears Yellowstone and Orange Carrots Zephyr Squash Fennel
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Several people have sent me links to the latest batch of Giant Puppets. These are impressive feats of engineering and teamwork, but I have to admit that they don’t do anything for me. I do recognize that the effect of being there and watching them move would be different from videos, but that’s true of
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Monday is Columbus Day and so, over at AMC, I take a look at how films treat Native Americans in Fantasy. Check it out and let me know what you think.
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We have introduced the two cats to each other. Aside from an initial concern on Marlowe’s part that the new kitty would EAT HIM ALIVE, the introduction was remarkable trauma free. We also read more on her paperwork. The cats had a room of their own, so I suspect that one of the reasons she’s
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By request, here is my mom’s cobbler recipe. 1 cup sugar 1 cup flour 1 stick butter 1 cup milk 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 quart fruit, sweetened to taste Melt butter in deep baking pan. Pour on top of it a batter made of sugar, flour, milk and baking powder. Have ready for it
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Since Maggie passed away we’ve noticed that Marlowe is needy and bored. Yes, even with the move. So we’d been talking about getting another cat. Today we went up to the human society and looked at two very sweet kitties. We probably would have looked at more but the decision was already hard. We’ve brought
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Okay, folks. I need help figuring out what to do with our compost. Living in our house on 15th, we composted. In NYC, we composted and took it to a central drop spot once a week or so. In our Portland apartment, there is no option for composting. I have, to date, talked to and
Allow me to fawn for a moment. I’ve just finished reading Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Windup Girl which is, I have to say, one of the best books I’ve read this year. On a line by line basis, it has the beauty of a well-crafted short story and then you get into the big sweep of
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My short story “Prayer at Dark River” is up in this month’s Innsmouth Free Press. Think of it as a Lovecraft/Icelandic mashup. Dear Lord in Heaven, O Merciful Father. Always I have turned to You in prayer when frightened and my first instinct tonight was to kneel upon these old flagstones and beseech you for
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The article I wrote for the October/November issue of Asimov’s is online. I interviewed theoretical physicist Michio Kaku and we talked about things that are almost possible. There are a lot of things that pull folks to science fiction, but probably the biggest draw comes because it makes impossible things seem possible. Who wouldn’t want
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