My birthday present

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• The Oathbound

  November 16, 2009 in Reading

  The Oathbound by Mercedes Lackey
  My rating: 4 of 5 stars Finished this last night. I grabbed the Sword and Sorceress III volume from the library in order to read the beginning of the story, and that was very compelling. This volume developed the characters and story arc. I found it less a [...]

• Greens, beans, and rice

  October 23, 2009 in Life

  I improvised a dish with some collard greens, some black beans, and rice, plus onions, carrots, and some dice kielbasa. And I started with two strips of thick-cut Mckenzie bacon.

  It came out very well; Beloved Wife had to go back for a second helping! And I got to use my birthday dutch oven [...]

• Sneak attack soda – yum!

  October 20, 2009 in Life

  A while back, I posted a link on Facebook about the Dungeons & Dragons Limited Edition Spellcasting Sodas from Jones. The mom of a kid who participates in the kids D&D group saw that link, and ordered a case as birthday party favors. And the kid wanted bring some to the gaming group.

  Well, I [...]

• Chicken Coop Plans

  October 5, 2009 in Life

  I just found my original sketches of the chicken coop design, and I have to say that the execution wasn’t too far off the mark. Here’s the sketch…

  And here’s the coop…

  Not bad.

• My birthday present

  September 29, 2009 in Life

  I haven’t started calling it my precious, but I’m very fond of the enameled cast-iron dutch oven that Beloved Wife got me got my birthday.  This weekend, I used it to make a yummy vegetable curry.

  Even NatureBoy enjoyed it! I will have to make it again.