Stopping to smell the roses, I guess. I get to ride through some lovely landscapes between work and home.
Archive for May, 2008
Bike riding through the Pioneer Valley
Posted in Bicycles, Farms, Western Massachusetts on May 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sunday Cooking Project: Goat’s Milk Yogurt
Posted in How to make things, Local food, Sunday Cooking Projects, Western Massachusetts on May 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A coworker of mine has goats, and she very generously brought in some milk for me last week. It sure felt like very precious cargo as I carried it home- what a treat! I probably would have cast some sidelong glances at someone who was lovingly cradling a jar of milk on the bus like [...]
We are being poisoned
Posted in Holy Crap, Our Warped World, Snacks on May 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Can you see it? Well, I’m no screenshot expert. It’s the nutrition information for the Baskin Robbins Heath Shake. Wait, here’s a close-up:
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Much better! So, I am totally baffled as to how a milkshake could possibly have 108 grams of fat, 64 grams of saturated fat, and 2310 calories. 1580 grams of sodium? I [...]
Norwottuck Rail Trail
Posted in Bicycles, Western Massachusetts, going places, seasons on May 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Like a lovely green tunnel. I love the bike trails in the spring!
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Wednesday Knitting Update: Yarnnnnn
Posted in Farms, Fiber, Wednesday Knitting Update on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend was the annual tent sale at Webs. I think they have a very clever racket going on, which is that they offer huge discounts and have big events all the time, and every time I panic just a little that it’s my only chance to get yarn on the cheap, and I end up spending more [...]
Garden at the White House?
Posted in Farms, Gardening, Local food on May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There’s this idea floating around that the next president should turn the White House lawn into an edible garden. This is the sort of idea that, at first blush, seems a tiny bit ridiculous. Totally impossible, and also kind of pointless. But I read that, during World War Two, when victory gardens produced 40% of the [...]
Peas!
Posted in Gardening, Local food, Snacks, Western Massachusetts, seasons on May 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So, the rows aren’t exactly straight, but look- peas! I planted sugar snap peas and shell peas, so I should have a nice variety in a few short weeks. I can’t wait for sugar snaps right off the plant, and last year the shell peas I’d frozen were a highlight of my winter. So, these [...]
Quakers in the news
Posted in Holy Crap, Our Warped World on May 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This story is from last week, but it’s pretty nuts so I’ll link to it. A teacher at Cal State was fired because she refused to sign the loyalty oath required, by the state constitution, of all state employees. The oath states that the signatory promises to “defend” the state and US constitutions against “all enemies, [...]
Sunday Cooking Project: Bike Week Cookies
Posted in Bicycles, How to make things, Snacks, Sunday Cooking Projects on May 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In honor of Bike Commute Week, I made some extra-special cookies for my office. The thing that made them extra-special was the guilt they were designed to strike into the heart of everyone who had driven to work that day. Hahaha! Just kidding! I would never, ever be that arrogant.
Ok, so can you see the [...]
First of the season: Fiddleheads
Posted in How to make things, Local food, Western Massachusetts, seasons on May 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
People get really, really excited about fiddleheads, which I think is mostly a function of fact that they’re pretty much the first thing available locally in the spring, and also because they’re foraged and therefore something of a novelty. If someone tells you that fiddleheads taste like asparagus, that person should be treated with distrust. [...]
