GabrielSyme's Profile

Love this and tried it straightaway but couldn't get it quite right.Will try again.

Made this tonight. So good. I did use a chicken sausage with apples as I have no access to the variety listed. Added sage from the garden and done. Perfect cool weather comfort food.

"Increasingly rare"? We went to Japan on our honeymoon and know several friends and relatives who live there and I've never been in a Japanese home (traditional or high-rise apartment) that didn't have some tatami mats. Maybe the people we know are just old-fashioned?

We also live in a small university town and I love the community that fosters. We know probably 2/3 of the people within a six or seven block radius. That means that when I stop at the pharmacy for something the cashier asks about my brother who she knows is soon to visit from out of town, and when I get a cup of coffee at the shop next door I can count on catching up on the latest baby born, wedding coming up or have a chat about the book I'm reading. I LOVE it and would never ever ever move.

HENDRICK'S I only like Gin and I much prefer Hendrick's. It's just the best.

We have an old and battered white one we got as a wedding gift. It has some pretty serious battle scars (the clear plastic cover is cracked and bent so we kind of wedge it on so that it will hold the paddle steady as it doesn't fit into the correct grooves any longer. Last week it made iced coconut milk with chocolate chips. Yum. What I wouldn't give for one with a built in compressor though!

I would love to see something like this done with a basement laundry room and a top-load washer/dryer. I can't be the only one still using Mom's old Maytag and I am not willing to trade upstairs space for a cute laundry room.

Pitch-perfect! My house is NOTHING like this and I absolutely have a style but good design is just good. I'll lose sleep over this one. :)

Things I've accomplished: Cleaned guest room. Cleaned out basement and sold extra furniture at a huge garage sale. Bought a tree with garage sale $. Edited fireplace mantle. Cleaned desk drawers and stashed computer tower in cabinet. Edited books. Made playroom curtains. Organized bulk pantry items into glass jars. Purchased paint for bedroom.

Things I still have to do: Paint bedroom. Purchase new sheets. Organize tea cabinet and spices into glass jars. Plant new tree. Go to the laundromat with duvets and scatter rugs. Plant veggie garden. Paint basement.

Why do I feel like the things I still have to do are HUGE??

I was concerned about contaminants in tap water a few months ago and started looking into things. Brita filters may help water taste better but they don't remove any of the things I'd be concerned about (trace antibiotics, estrogen, etc.) and neither does a whole-house or under the sink filtration system (unless you spend BIG bucks). Since most bottled water is just municipal water anyway we just drink it straight. Do I still worry? Yes. But I know I did what I could to find out what was going on with our water and for now it looks to me like it's just one of those hazards of modern life that is very difficult to avoid.