Relative virtue
Sunday, December 11th, 2016 09:31 pmIt snows in a light but determined fashion that may end at something like 10 cm. I've swept and/or shovelled it- three times, in fact- and am done for tonight. Must remember to stretch out whole body before shovelling, just as I must stretch everything before getting out of bed in the morning, pfui.
Attended friends' annual Christmas fundraiser for her sister who runs a preschool in the Phillippines. Home-made party sandwiches and pastries to be had; also, slippery streets kept a number of people at home so it wasn't the crush it usually is. Made it there and back on knees that had been drugged into submission and feel triumphant in consequence, because the last time I did this two years ago I was in agony from climbing subway stairs.
Bought turkey thighs, cheap, and slow cooked them this evening- in the oven, not the slow cooker, because the latter always takes too long. Celery and carrots and onions melted into a lovely porridge. But fat, yes indeed, turkey dark meat is fat. Also there is only one current offering of 'poultry seasoning' available, and it is distinctly less thymey than the classic blend, beside containing nutmeg which should not be in there, and not containing rosemary which should.
In annoyances: my server has gone to a new spam filter program which suddenly doesn't work for me. Have emailed them, and spent an hour on hold this morning. This is only a pain because the spam filter grabs every new business address that comes up (but not the ones that actually send you spam) and I may want to deal with some online stores with grabbable addresses. I suppose I should start using my phone's gmail address, but oh I do not trust gmail.
Attended friends' annual Christmas fundraiser for her sister who runs a preschool in the Phillippines. Home-made party sandwiches and pastries to be had; also, slippery streets kept a number of people at home so it wasn't the crush it usually is. Made it there and back on knees that had been drugged into submission and feel triumphant in consequence, because the last time I did this two years ago I was in agony from climbing subway stairs.
Bought turkey thighs, cheap, and slow cooked them this evening- in the oven, not the slow cooker, because the latter always takes too long. Celery and carrots and onions melted into a lovely porridge. But fat, yes indeed, turkey dark meat is fat. Also there is only one current offering of 'poultry seasoning' available, and it is distinctly less thymey than the classic blend, beside containing nutmeg which should not be in there, and not containing rosemary which should.
In annoyances: my server has gone to a new spam filter program which suddenly doesn't work for me. Have emailed them, and spent an hour on hold this morning. This is only a pain because the spam filter grabs every new business address that comes up (but not the ones that actually send you spam) and I may want to deal with some online stores with grabbable addresses. I suppose I should start using my phone's gmail address, but oh I do not trust gmail.
