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That’s what happened when I tried planting grocery store green pepper seeds The plants I got were very small with only one or two tiny peppers.

OK, I took a dry leaf out of the jar and just bit a piece off directly, and chewed it a little. Definitely a camphor flavor. And bitter. FWIW, it is from Penzey’s, and they claim it is of high quality.

@Steve-Miller said: But the garage would be so worth it!

Works great. Never have to pay to sharpen, which I do regularly.

Even though the angles are set by the block, the angle is really determined by the steadyness of the hand. The other thing with rods is that they are good at maintaining an edge, but tend to introduce a wavy edge more than a flat over time. I didn't notice until I started using the rolling sharpener. One issue with the rolling ones I didn't think about was that many thinner knives won't stick up over the magnetic block without some fooling around. Not a dealbreaker, but something to work through. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJRF3S7T?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1 I went with a cheap one first to see if I liked it. The better ones offer the option to replace grits.

Darn. I like his stuff less now that I know that.

@wtg Yeah, mine too. It should be covered by snow by tomorrow, but once everything thaws out, I need to get after them early.

With you Steve. We humans are weird in the things we're attracted to. I think the days started better watching Captain Kangaroo than listening to the news. There's some comfort in that. Best to get out of our houses - and take a walk in the forest - or look at the stars from time-to-time for a counterpoint to the madness that exists outside. Find a quiet place to retreat to from time-to-time.

I don't know about moving, but my niece is an experienced tech. She's on the south side of Cleveland.

An ode to pot roast: https://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php%3Fdate=2014%252F04%252F11.html

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0e16Ptnd1hNvpnmriB2bHGspA

We had no trouble finding it up in Door County. Surrounded by water and tons of boats. I just checked a website that helps locate gas stations that have it and the closest one is 39 miles, up near the Chain of Lakes area.

Charles Ringling"s summer mansion in Sarasota has a pipe organ and a '20"s Steinway grand piano in it. It was the only preserved room in the house. It was and was always the music room. DeSantis could have turned into a roller rink by now for all I know. I can't watch this now because I'm at the clubhouse standing in the fog charging my phone.

Lol!

New this year will be making Demi-glacé. We ff to buy some bones…

@wtg said in Thoughts on portable electric heaters: @Daniel said in Thoughts on portable electric heaters: I considered buying a small indoor propane heater Those give me headaches. I would avoid. It would seem that the words “propane” and “indoor” should not appear next to each other.

@Steve-Miller That is a Grand Grill (not an upright)

Jack's bathroom decor looks fantastic! Well done.

Sigh. Macys. I have always loved Macys. When I lived in Japan, we would make a big shopping trip there every time I came to visit. That’s where I got all my work clothes. Then when we first moved back to the U.S., there was one in our town. After we moved, the closest one was about an hour’s drive. And now, in our current city, also there’s none here and we have to drive an hour. Even worse there used to be one here but apparently it closed during the pandemic. We haven’t bought furniture from them, but my mother has and she’s always been happy with it.