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I've used them in salad dressing

On pasta with olive oil and Parmesan?

I bought a frozen bag of Chicken Chow Mein at Trader Joe this morning when I stopped in to buy my coffee. It is really good!!!!!

I worked 50-70 hours a week for decades. It was the reason to be organized. I didn't have the time to waste hunting for what I needed.

If you haven't done it yet, you don't want it enough to do the work. Do it, or don't do it. Yes, I'm serious. (And I'm seriously organized...

That is the comfort found in nature - undisturbed by human emotions, serene, restorative and at peace.

You have that early drywall as well? I haven’t run into it before. Did you remove it from the rest of your house?

Can’t wait to see it when it’s done!

Newgig, thanks for that thorough explanation of wall treatment on the logs.a lot of work!

Thank you for the heads up on Logsdon's book. I will put it on my reading list. I have barely cracked Clifford's book. I would say the idea of the...

Chicken and cheese quesadilla with coleslaw and grapes.

Almond-seed crackers, hummus with red peppers, truffle cheese, a romaine salad.

True. Sad, but true.

There shouldn't be a paywall, just a thing inviting you to sign up for a free account that lets you look at a certain number of NYT articles per...

Okay, we painted the living room. The living room has two exteriior, log walls and the remaining walls are wallboard. The logs require this prep:...

So very true. As long as I was working 50-60 hours a week it was easy to feel like I was too busy or too tired to get any organizing or decluttering...

This is somewhat off topic, but you saying that instantly made me think of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udk1S93KGc4 Sixty years later I...

Fried mushrooms and spinach.

Just to clarify: I said "If I looked at 10 physical objects I own every day, and decided which should be tossed, which should be kept where they are...

This is awesome, dado. First of all, you made me nostalgic mentioning members that have left since 2013. But regarding forests, I truly do feel...

I guess so, if you were willing to also inadvertently ingest some sand.

I worked it so I have the day off. Wearing.the outfits, doing the cooking I promised and it's just a happy day. A very happy day. Rob

Back in 2013 razz started a discussion on this same topic, which came up for me when I searched this site for "shinrin". There were contributions...

Or maybe he's just added an Eleventh Comandment: Whatsoever thou doest, thou shalt not get caught or thou shalt surely be fired.

What a talented bunch! Thanks for the input. Kay, that is really interesting about the shells. So if you want to eat them on the half shell, you...

Our house had that throughout and we still have it in the kitchen. Awful stuff indeed.

Except for the one that's upside-down!

DH had a good check-up and has finally graduated to annual follow-ups! With better luck, this would have happened back in 2016, so it was a long...

If one is going to fire all employees that have premartial sex they will have .... like maybe one celibate employee left afterward. He's into...

Sloppy joes with chips.

I've always been of the opinion that he was a huckster.

yeah - I read that too. What a jerk.

pan-grilled salmon and root vegetable fries (frozen from Aldi).

Agree!!!

Those were worthwhile returns, Tybee! I complained about some flashlight bulbs I bought on Amazon this week (two were burned out already, and one...

I really struggle with motivation too, and more so now that I'm retired. And of course we've pretty much been always at home for the past year. I...

I cannot bring anything in until I clear something out. I spent a few days cleaning up the paper records and shredding recently. The hardest...

Ditto. I can't even imagine!

My rave for the year.... Thank God we are rid of the dictator-wanna-be. Hopefully, we can resurrect relationships with family and our allies!

We had chicken fried rice last night. Tonight we'll have hoppin' john, with ham steak bits and LO rice. Tonight because I didn't get the black eyed...

Love checking out the bulldogs at the same time as the building process.

What a daunting undertaking! I'm sure it will be fabulous when done.

Oysters grow within easy bicycling range of my house. I shuck a lot of oysters. My daughter worked at the oyster farm for her summer job for 3...

Of course IL’s photos are sideways.

The only cure for my own patterns of starting and stopping with the culling of documents and memorabilia and inboxes and outboxes was moving into a...

Yes, I have, and like Catherine said, it takes practice. I wear a pair of gardening gloves with rubber palms. I have a shucking knife-tool thing made...

Happy Non-Trump Day!

Maybe Trump did one good thing--he opened our eyes to how easily democracy can be corrupted and nearly lost. As a friend said when JLo broke into...

I have only lived in one place that was move in ready. It would be great not to have to remodel.

I'm happy if I get one thing done in a day. That's why I'm going to live to be 135. :D

That would be my choice so far. I like the peachy bedroom color, and its corner orientation and additional square footage make it an attractive...

Not everyone can get the vaccine at once, oh well, sure the rollout has been somewhat incompetent, but regardless not everyone could get the vaccine...

+1 :laff:

That’s beautiful!!

And finally, a feature That will stay exactly the same: this nice large fireplace. It is handsome and nicely situated in the living room, and we have...

I will love to follow your journey. Sadly I couldn’t open your attachments.

All of the drywall, wallboard, ceiling plaster, and especially all of the cheap paneling, needs to come off all of the walls. This will of course...

Large room that is now a bedroom. It originally was a garage. We’re going to turn it into a kitchen. It is a very confused room.

Some current photos before renovation the Victorian staircase. It comes out, and staircase is reversed Replacing the floor on the left...