Recent content by flowerbug

sure if you want to fiddle about. :) i prefer to keep it simple, start your water to boil before you sort and rinse the beans (removing any off colored beans, dust, etc.), when the water is boiling add your beans and lower to a simmer, stirring a few times before they settle down. then stir...

@Shades-of-Oregon i sure understand that sentiment too as cleaning/housework is the last thing i want to do. to make it a little easier on myself sometimes i just spot clean a little and that can be enough before i return to some other thing instead. our weather here is a bit snowy and windy...

great to hear, thank you! :) it is nice to see some color on a snowy day.

cold and crisp this morning for trash day. glad i was only out there for a few moments.

some of moisture from the recent storms has made it over to the Rockies where they keep track of their snowpack like the arid country dwellers they are. it has boosted the percentage of normal from 45% to 70% over the past few days. now they are heading into a more warmer and rainy spell which...

a little snow last night and this morning, the sun is coming out now so i'll go out and shovel while it is early enough to get the sun to melt off what is left. Mom is using her new mixer to make cookies and since i didn't hear any cursing or the smoke detector going off it has been ok. i did...

rambly morning post, i'm not going to redo/rewrite it, good luck, you've been warned... :) i really can't tell from the description what went on. perhaps the dog was ill or had a stroke or the man did something to the dog while they were out walking because he knew the dog was on it's last...

*makes uhuh face* i've been there and done it and pretty much got over it rather quickly. i really dislike noise and loud noise in the morning is even worse. this is not a surface level thing i can often ignore or want to ignore - but yes if i'm hungry and that is all that's available i'll...

thank goodness they forgive you or forget that you failed them. or do they?...

not really things i want unless it is a chocolate malt.

sorry to hear about husband's medical troubles @ruralmamma. sure hope that gets taken care of soon if possible! yes, it sure has been a humdinger of a year...

nice! is this an expansion or just replacement? :)

thank you. :) another week drying won't hurt them and might still be a good idea. with the furnace heat on now they should be dry enough either way.

we had a light dusting of snow and it was a full moon shining on me a few minutes ago. today is sunny with a high of 20F. i'll go out for a few minutes this morning and shovel just to make sure there's some spots of bare cement for Mom to drive on. hopefully it will all be gone when the sun...