Mostly Plants

Most of you know me as an advocate for the accused.  One reason that I have chosen to pursue that path is to put into practice my belief that all living creatures are worthy of love and compassion, even those who, in the eyes of many, have forfeited that worth.
Recently, circumstances have forced me to [...]

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This is my channeling a bit of my dad’s perpetual anger at people who yield the right of way that is rightfully theirs.  I don’t think it’s nearly as big a deal as he does.  For instance, when you’re pulling out of your driveway on an empty residential street and a driver coming by stops [...]

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I do not claim that this recipe is “Indian” in any authentic sense.  It is tasty.  That is all I really care about.  That said, it is very tasty.
Ingredients:
That you can get anywhere:
2.5 c. Green lentils
1/2 large onion
3 cloves garlic
LOTS of ginger (I grated about a finger’s worth
McCormick Hot Madras Curry Powder, or your favorite [...]

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The garden is coming along quite nicely now.  I visited today, did some digging, and mulched around the brussels sprouts.  Three cubic feet of mulch didn’t go nearly as far as I thought they would, and I gestimate it would take about ten bags to mulch the whole garden.  Probably cheaper to plant chives, clover, [...]

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