In days of yore, when I was a lawn owner, I found that laissez-faire leaves (ha ha, get it “leaves” ha ha!) a mat of matter that chokes the ground cover in the spring. Maybe because we had A LOT of leaves.

I like the Doge. Leave the Doge alooooone!

Yowza! Holy moly! I noticed the two bright lights a few days ago as I walked to my car after work on a clear evening. I used the Android app Sky Map to determine what I was seeing.

“show up at lunch”

I can heartily recommend the Fire HD 8 tablet if you are looking for an inexpensive browser. USB-C, long battery life, decent screen - works great for me. It has 2GB RAM, which gives it decent performance (voice of experience: DO NOT buy a 1GB tablet)

Apologies for thread-jacking, but I just had a summer outdoor cooking revelation. Trying pork loin on a rudimentary charcoal grill, something new to me, I was wondering if I could gauge the temperature for comparison to oven recipes.

Oh my, that’s beautiful. Skip the 1/2 cup sugar and saute instead of deep frying and it’s right in my wheelhouse.

I grow a lot of basil in US zone 5B and would not recommend starting from seeds now. They take a loooooong time to get going.

Pork loin last weekend on my old hand-me-down Weber 22 inch

My favorite charcoal grilling is maple-smoked roast bird. I learned it from the book The Cook’s Illustrated Guide to Grilling and Barbecue.

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Ethanol-free gas gives higher mileage. Last time I tested (a tank of commuting with ethanol, then a tank without) the E10 (10% ethanol) gave 10% fewer miles per gallon.

Beer and red wine work as well as apple cider vinegar. Use only 1 or 2 drops of dish soap - more apparently hides the delicious vinegar/beer/wine.

A little-mentioned alternative to expensive Photoshop is $99 US Adobe Photoshop Elements (permanent license, not a subscription). If you don’t know the difference between Elements and regular Photoshop, then Elements should fill your needs.

When I first became a suburban dweller with a lawn to mow, I took an extension class on grass - when to plant, when to mow, when to fertilize and when to water. It was super interesting to me. One thing that really stuck with me is that grass grows green and thick in the spring and fall - not in the summer (without…

I routinely make stock/broth/whatever with the leftovers from a roasted chicken. It yields 2 to 4 quarts, which would be $4 to $8 (at least) in boxes from the store. That can exceed the cost of the chicken. Free stuff!

I think Claire should do an interview or Q & A with laurelnev’s dad.

Excellent list. I am happy to see it’s a short, without gratuitous gewgaws.

Excellent list. I am happy to see it’s a short, without gratuitous gewgaws.

I recall Zonday saying it was lark, singing something meaningless that sounded like it *should be* important. His quote above does not contradict that. He does not make any declaration about the meaning. He’s simply happy to accept the serious interpretations.

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