MARCYINCNY1's Mar 2008 CalorieKing Blog
An $8.00 Loaf of Bread
Sunday, March 16th 2008
Some theorists have said the current epidemic of obesity in the U.S. is at least in part due to the abundance of cheap food. If that's true, will we soon be seeing fewer weight-related health problems? Will we all be finding it a lot easier to finally reduce our food & calorie consumption? Hum?From The New York Times Saturday:
"Government figures released Friday showed that grocery costs had jumped 5.1 percent in 12 months, the latest in a string of increases. In fact, t...
It's Runnin'
Saturday, March 15th 2008
The sap is running and the sugar shacks are sending up plumes of steam.
My sugarman, Max, now in his eighties, makes the best syrup I've ever had, light and thick. I hope he and his wife have made it through the winter and are sugaring again this year.
I've missed the buttermilk waffles in particular this winter but Jim's been making a modest effort to lose weight so I've settled for maple syrup on my oatmeal. Maybe we'll have sourdough buckwheat cakes to commemorate the new c...
Owls
Friday, March 14th 2008
We spotted two owls at the park yesterday and Genie got some great photos of the long eared owl including this one:
I also saw my first bluebird of the season on the way home.
To further commemorate the changing seasons I polished off the last of the peppermint stick ice cream thank you.
We caught a late matinee of "The Bank Job" (we both liked it a lot) and then had Middle Eastern fare at King David's. I'd already blow the day's calories with the ice cream so I ...
Melons
Thursday, March 13th 2008
One of my last seed orders included two types of melons: Charantais (above) and Noir des Carmes:
I haven't grown any cucurbits here other than some gourds on the garden fence, but it doesn't seem likely that I'll ever plant fruit trees in the area I left open behind the garden so that's where I'm going to plant the melons and several varieties of winter squash this year. I would be delighted just to harvest a couple of each of these melons.
Sunshine this am and I'm heading to t...
Seed Orders
Wednesday, March 12th 2008
You have to believe the buds will blow,believe in the grass in days of snow.
That's the reason a bird can sing,
on his darkest day, he believes in spring.
Douglas Malloch
I've finished my seed orders while it continues to snow.