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I've been to permies.com once or twice, but didn't realize they had a discussion forum, and just today I was thinking about how I wish there was one for permaculture. Synchronicity!

Thank you...

Wow, rosa, that really does suck, but I have to say, the way you write it, I know you'll find humor in it some day.. I love how you're figuring out the net cost of the half a Q-tip against the...

Given that it's a pied a Terre and not a primary residence, I don't know why you would need a lot of cabinets. It's just a place to land when you're out and about in the city--why would you need to...

TeacherTerry and bae: I'm hooked on the Athletic Brewing Company non-alcoholic beer you guys recommended. It really tastes like beer! So far I've only tried Run Wild, but I'll probably branch out...

Well said.

That's not what I've been taught, but I did look that up and it seems that there are quotes in the Bible that refer to all people in the early Christian church who follow Christ as saints. I don't...

Last night I had a free BK chicken sandwich: free because DH was picking one up for me at the drive-thru and when he went to pay, the staff member at the take-out window told him the car in front of...

Random thoughts about saints:

One of the first books I was given by my grandmother when I was really young was Lives of the Saints.

I think the concept of sainthood falls into two categories...

This morning I timed how fast my kettle brought a full pot to 200 degrees (the recommended temp for French press): 6.5 minutes. It's about 2 minutes behind the kettles I provided the link for...

All the good kettles I'm familiar with (including mine) have a warm setting.

So, I looked up kettles in the US and in the UK.

In the US, 4.5 is a fast speed for coming to temperature, but I think that assumes you are starting with a full pot of water....

I totally agree!

Actually, the NYT reports to say that doubling down on mask wearing may have benefits.

In terms of the efficacy of our general run-of-the-mill mask-wearing practices, here's what one paragraph...

I don't read print newspapers anymore. I get an urge for the New York Times Sunday paper at times but I rarely give in. I do have online subscriptions to NYT, WSJ and WaPo, but there is something...

DH is making pork tenderloin medallions with butternut squash puree and roasted red potatoes.

That is so cool!!! We are struggling with spice storage solutions... If I had a place to hang yours I'd pay you for one!

That's for sure.

I think there is a LOT of anxiety over having wealth that maybe doesn't lead to suicide, just as there is a lot of anxiety about not having wealth. I think Seneca's point is simply an exercise in...

Right but what if you are not prepared for the anxiety associated with LOSING your wealth? What about people who have money and then lose it and commit suicide because they can't deal with the...

Again, I'm going to disagree.. to me wasting time is filling up time in ways that are not in alignment with your values. To me wasting time at this point is working more than 4 hours a day at a job...

That's true, but it doesn't diminish the effort--He's not saying wealth is "evil"--he's saying there is a risk of falling into the comforts of luxury and then being unable to be happy without them,...

OMG, razz, you got my heart beating faster here--this is exactly in the ballpark of my recent simple living direction. In fact, the program I embarked on in 2020 was heavy into Stoicism. Also, I've...

“St. Francis of Assisi was hoeing his garden when someone asked what he would do if he were suddenly to learn that he would die before sunset that very day. 'I would finish hoeing my garden,' he...

DH is a fry-er and I'm a bake-r and I'm at the helm tonight so I think it's going to be this recipe because we happen to have heavy cream.
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I slept in a dormer bedroom in a small Cape Cod with no AC and I did put pillowcases in the freezer and take them out before I went to bed sometimes, but I never ironed them for crispy coolness. ...