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Britesea
Sustainability Master
My orange peel is nearly done; I think I can start drying it tonight. Then I can dip them halfway in some dark chocolate for samples.
Yesterday's class was a sort of conglomeration of a bunch of stuff; one person spoke about Water and Food emergency storage, another talked about olive oil and why you want to buy California grown instead of european (they only sell us their crap stuff that no one over there will touch. 98% of all olive oil you find in the grocery store is rancid; except for the stuff like "extra light"-- that stuff has deodorants and bleaches in it to hide the fact that it's really bad- it stinks and is a brown color till they do their magic, but then it has NONE of the health benefits olive oil is supposed to have). Look for oil that has been certified by the COOC (California Olive Oil Council) if you want good olive oil.
Friday, they had the Veterans Stand Down at the fairgrounds. As a veteran, I was eligible to go in and rummage through a ton of military surplus-- I came away with a 2-layer mummy sleeping bag, a nice wool blanket and a ground pad; also some assorted cold weather clothing and a back pack. The only bad part was that I had to stand in line for hours to get in. My back and hips were telling me all about it yesterday and, to a lesser extent, today.
DS is housesitting for friends this week. It's quiet without his video games going, but DH and I are enjoying having the house to ourselves. I've been catching up on the laundry since it's supposed to be dry all week.
Dinner will be Chicken Cacciatore, antipasta, and probably one of the cantaloupes I got at the Produce Connection. I need to get going on that because I have a fasting lab in the morning so I can't eat after 8:30.
Yesterday's class was a sort of conglomeration of a bunch of stuff; one person spoke about Water and Food emergency storage, another talked about olive oil and why you want to buy California grown instead of european (they only sell us their crap stuff that no one over there will touch. 98% of all olive oil you find in the grocery store is rancid; except for the stuff like "extra light"-- that stuff has deodorants and bleaches in it to hide the fact that it's really bad- it stinks and is a brown color till they do their magic, but then it has NONE of the health benefits olive oil is supposed to have). Look for oil that has been certified by the COOC (California Olive Oil Council) if you want good olive oil.
Friday, they had the Veterans Stand Down at the fairgrounds. As a veteran, I was eligible to go in and rummage through a ton of military surplus-- I came away with a 2-layer mummy sleeping bag, a nice wool blanket and a ground pad; also some assorted cold weather clothing and a back pack. The only bad part was that I had to stand in line for hours to get in. My back and hips were telling me all about it yesterday and, to a lesser extent, today.
DS is housesitting for friends this week. It's quiet without his video games going, but DH and I are enjoying having the house to ourselves. I've been catching up on the laundry since it's supposed to be dry all week.
Dinner will be Chicken Cacciatore, antipasta, and probably one of the cantaloupes I got at the Produce Connection. I need to get going on that because I have a fasting lab in the morning so I can't eat after 8:30.
