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Yesterday was an exhausting trip to the New York Botanical Gardens. Traffic came to a crawl before it even got close to the George Washington Bridge. The - what is is? about 82 miles) took two and a half hours. Park in the education building's lot but need to get into and upstairs in the library...

Cool rainy day so I was willing to turn the oven on. Made two individual (rather large) macaroni ham and cheese with green peas, cream of mushroom soup thinned with milk, topped with fresh bread crumbs and dotted with butter. Baked at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until nice and hot with bread crumbs...

It was busy last night. Visitors seen outside kitchen. An opossum. And Rocky Raccoon

Fog crossed the Rainbow Bridge in 2010. While we always dearly love the cats we have had / currently have, Fog is the cat of our hearts. We still grieve for him.

@susanm9006 Himself called the company. Not sure who hung up on the first call, Himself or the tech. Himself called back and this time that tech decided it was better to switch Himself to a manager. Who knew what Himself should do with the phone - and now my phone works! But neither of us can...

@susanm9006 New phone came with its own sim card. We (that really means Himself) swapped in the sim card from my old phone. Still doesn't work so put sim card that came with new phone back. From his phone he can call the house land line but not my new phone. From the house phone he can call his...

Deer around here only have a singleton in their first pregnancy. After that, twins. And triplets are also known. More deer eating up gardens, crops, seedling trees and more. Only "predator" is automobile. Forests, already impacted by insect pests such as emerald ash borer, diseases such as oak...

What a sweet little kitten. And a fortunate one to be found by you! Might could be she has a fever coat, pigment did not develop properly while she was in the womb. It will grow out as she develops, especially with the excellent care you are providing. She does look young enough that some KMR...

Addendum: Himself said tomorrow is supposed to have storms. And that it was up to me but if it were him he'd move his car inside. So I started loading the 4 wheeled cart with repotted plants, to move them around back. And discovered that it was probably the raccoon who tipped over and dug around...

Himself and I hand carried the living room banana outside to the deck, up two steps and along to its summer home at the far end of the upper deck. Then moved the heavy coffee table back into place between couch and love seat. The rolling support and plant saucer are back in the garage for the...

@Winchester A quick Google turned up this information - Mustard powder made up with water is the lowest-salt option – a 2g portion is virtually salt-free. Ready-mixed versions contain more salt – one teaspoon of English mustard from a jar contains 0.43g of salt. One teaspoon of wholegrain...

And yesterday at around 7:00 p.m. the evening rabbit showed up outside our kitchen door. Third day running. Will be interesting to see if they are back again today. Years ago there was another evening rabbit, also at about the same time coming for a snack at my garden's salad bar. Must be...

Warm enough that I opened the front door this morning to allow some air through the screen door. Himself called me over to see a chipmunk on the stoop, closely observed by Mr Poe Not a very good picture but I was concerned that even if I tiptoed to get closer the chippie would evaporate in a...

The air fryer for beginners cookbook had only one recipe for shrimp. And I did not like it. Looked online. Why do recipes seem to involve complicated seasoning efforts? So last night I defrosted shrimp, removed tails, patted dry, then tossed with sweet paprika and avocado oil. And prepared in...

If you combine beans with corn with the amino acids they each contain you have a complete protein as they are complementary to each other