My apologies for disappearing from this blog. The start of the semester, flooding and disaster services training, too many meetings, and a month of being under the weather have kept me away. I hope to remedy this very soon. Lots of exciting developments in my life including a likely new home in which to nest [...]
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August 1, 2008
One down and thirty to go
Days in the August Challenges that is. In addition to continuing with One Local Summer and Independence Days, I signed up for Chile Chews’ End Discretionary Eating challenge, Crunchy Chicken’s Buy Nothing challenge, and the Quit Now challenged being hosted this month by Jennifer of Veg*n Cooking and Other Random Musings.
So first the “rules.”
We are [...]
July 28, 2008
Garden Visitors
The root may be in plastic containers but my garden feeds not only my body but also my soul and a fair number of visitors — some welcome and some not. Here is one of the welcome guests.
Actually these are not part of my intentional garden but part of a bed of day [...]
July 20, 2008
Local Snacking - No official OLS meal for Week 7
I don’t have a OLS meal this week. Between deadlines looming and oppressive heat humidity and no air condition, meals have not been appealing and cooking them has been unbearable. I am existing on snacking which has included some local goodness this week. My local grazing has included:
Blueberries and sweet cherries from [...]
July 19, 2008
Edible Chicago
Chicago now has an edible communities publication. Chicago joins a list of locations that includes Allegheny (Pennsylvania), Aspen, Atlanta, Boston, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Cape Cod, Chesapeake, East Buffalo, East Bay, East End, Finger Lakes (New York), Front Range (Colorado), Grande Traverse (Lower Pennisula Michigan), Green Mountains (Vermont), Hawaiian Islands, Iowa, Jersey, Los Angeles, Low Country (Carolinas), [...]
July 6, 2008
Why I Make the Choices I Am Making
Mary Jane’s letter in the summer 2008 issue of Mary Jane’s Farm fits nicely with some things I have been pondering. My thoughts have to do with why I take part in things like the Independence Days Challenge or One Local Summer. They have to do with why I grow my own garden, use canvas [...]
July 3, 2008
Another week of motel living
Still working a flood relief operation in Illinois so no One Local Summer or Independence Days post again this week. I hope to explore a couple of local farmer’s markets here this weekend and hopefully Monday I’ll head back to my own home. After being in preparation (proactive) mode for the last few weeks it [...]
June 29, 2008
From eating things I grow to eating out
No Independence Days or One Local Summer posts this week. For the past 5 days, I have been in Illinois working a disaster relief operation. Instead of picking what I eat from my own container garden or purchasing it at area farms and farmer’s markets, I am eating food that I don’t even cook myself. [...]
June 24, 2008
This blog may be quiet for a couple of weeks
I have received a disaster services assignment and head to one of the many flood/storm areas first thing in the morning. I might be gone 5 days or might be gone 3 weeks or more. Until I return there won’t be One Local Summer or Independence Days Updates.
June 22, 2008
Independence Days Update Week 8
It wasn’t a terribly productive week. I spent the first few days in standby mode. I didn’t want to buy groceries, start ongoing projects, of mess the house up in case I was deployed for disaster relief work. I finally decided to stop acting as if I would be deployed on Thursday. This almost guarantees [...]
