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Cat tips again

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 One of these days I WILL get a cat and put all these tips to work. In the meantime, it's proxy cats forever. 3:50 hours of sleep. I woke up at 5 f'ing AM and did not have to be anywhere until 9. And the bus never came so I walked to the Light rail. At least it was MLK and the fallen leaves mess was not as bad as Rainier. Event went off smoothly. Not seeing or hearing much is A DRAG.

The problem with colonial stone hearths

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 Full of lots of technical thermodynamics but fascinating narrative 5:28 hours of sleep. No need for colonial themed nostalgia when night temps are in the 50's

20 perennial vegetable plants

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Would I REALLY like enough space to grow all of these? YES! I hope someone else will be inspired Mint--in buried pots to contain spread chives. Dig up the clump every 3-4 years and separate horseradish: only harvest the side roots. Do you disturb the taproot Egyptian walking onion radicchio: flavor mellowest in fall or winter scarlet runner bean in places without hard freezes sea kale: full sun or partial shade. Mild. Late winter place bucket or dark pot over shoots in spring good king Henry lovage celery relative but use 1/4 as much as celery peppers: in frost free climates or in pots that can move into shelter in cooler weather CLUMPING bamboo cardun rhubarb globe artichoke sorrel: cut every flower stock the minute you see it. tree collards tontin bean Jerusalem (girasol) artichoke or sunchoke (fartichoke): thin metal barrier, cut off flower steams asparagus: modern all male hybrid meringa miracle tree: leaves flowers, seed pods copacing: cut it down 2x a year walking stick cabbage: ...

pulses and avocado unleavened bread

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 Calling legumes "pulses" seems weird to me. One of these days I will track down the etymology. In the meantime, a recipe I am curious about. 5:38 hours of sleep. Doing exercises matters even if I don't go anywhere. Corn chips before bed with apple juice also seemed to help soothe many things even though that probably should not be a nightly practice.

Sounds of old cats

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 As a wholesome alternative to the news timeline, listen to the cats! 4:58 hours of sleep.

Surviving Winter samurai style

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 Basically more keep the body warm and don't worry about the whole space 5:38 hours of sleep. I thought it was longer but I did bound out of bed in time for breakfast before the appearance of CLUTTER SUPPORT. ANother whole cart of recycling and Goodwill contributions OUT THE DOOR. So Exhilarating. Rock and roll

More proxy cat content while I procrastinate about things to help get a new cat

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 Title says it all. 6:06 hours of sleep. All my resistance stretches but slacked off about free weights. Took trash out and watered plants. 5 things a cat notices: Let the cat come to you. Low and steady voice and easy in silence Slow blink and blink back Notice the small things: cats purr when happy but also when sick or there is a sudden change To a cat, predictable is wonderful