So hey, I'm still alive

[feldman]

This morning I wrote, so posting seemed within reach, but it's been almost an hour and a couple bad attempts. I can't think of anything to post about, but if anyone has a question or a meme, I could do that.

Yeah.

Or if not, at least know I'm reading and cheering you on, and will have more words at some point.

Thanks  : )

Comments

[misbegotten]

♥

[feldman]

back atcha, friend

[lunabee34]

*hugs*

I'm glad you're around.

Have you been cooking anything interesting?

[feldman]

Cooking!

The spouse does most of the cooking, and without a commute he's more relaxed and more creative, which has helped in dealing with the spottiness of grocery shelves. Things are mostly stocked back up, so he's turned that scheming mind to rearranging the pantry and upgrading equipment.

We had homemade cornmeal breaded chicken tenders and roasted brussels today. Tomorrow is a big pot of slow-roasted cube steak with mushroom gravy, and I hear tell of stuffed mushroom caps. We have an ice-cream maker attachment for his Kitchen Aid on order, and that will be an exciting day when that arrives.

[lunabee34]

That all sounds so wonderful.

I had no idea that you could get an ice-cream attachment. We have a stand mixer that we have basically never used because I almost immediately got diagnosed with celiac.

[feldman]

Kitchen Aid has a bunch of weird attachments that run off the motor. The ice cream one is a freezable bowl and special paddle.

[kernezelda]

*hugs you* I'm looking out at the grass grown knee-high due to all the rain lately, and thinking about when it will be dry enough to mow again. Also, petting Rory, and enjoying birdsong, and waiting for tomato stew to be ready to spoon over warmed, buttered olive bread.

Also, catching up with/alternating btwn Brooklyn 99 S7, Harley Quinn, and What We Do In the Shadows S2.

[feldman]

That sounds lovely and restful. Harley Quinn was the last movie I saw in the theatre, and it was fantastic and fun. We're watching a lot of Cutthroat Kitchen today and hiding inside. The cats are watching a squirrel family at the bird feeder, both parents and their four kits.

[kernezelda]

BOP/HQ was the last film I saw, too, and it was a lot of fun! I'm watching the cartoon HQ, and the energy is the same: high-octane chaos.

Yesterday, I happened to see a small bird get trapped in the netting on my patio, and so did my orange/white cat Little Orange, who instantly crouched down into hunter mode, still and staring. I hurried out to carefully lift up the netting on the opposite side from fierce feline, and the little bird in a minute or so realized there was a path to freedom, and flew for it.

On the other hand, Lindy is proving on his own that yes, domestic cats are a high threat to wildlife (birds, etc.). He's brought me three or four dead songbirds this year. *sigh*

Tomato stew turned out well--I used every extant ripe tomato I had (3/5 fill of 8-quart pressure cooker), two big onions, two heads garlic, 32 oz chicken stock, 1 pound Conecuh sausage, and seasoning.

[monanotlisa]

Words! I am still looking for them, too.

Maybe under the sofa?

[feldman]

I dropped my kindle behind the couch the other day, does that count?