Eugene rinse cycle

in which our plucky heroine forgot to check the weather apps ...

In the middle of last night, awaken to the pleasant drumming of raindrops on the metal window awnings and roll over back into dreamland. In the morning, remember that most of yesterday's laundry is still pinned to the line, and cross "put laundry away" off today's list of housey chores.

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~ "When Halley came to Jackson" ~

I just love this Mary Chapin Carpenter song (and the picture book that goes with it)

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Put another round of Gersvinda pears into the food dehydrator. Once the whole bin has been processed, there may be enough to fill the largest Fido jar with pear "candy" goodness for the next year. This time I am peeling the pears before drying, as leaving the peel on last year was less than ideal. 

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It never occurred to me before that pancakes could be made ahead and used as flatbread. Eversomuch easier than making actual bread, and will be a nice alternative. Pamela's gluten free mix is my go-to, as it is really tasty, and even halving the recipe on the package makes more than our plucky heroine can eat at one time. A few flat-cakes stashed in the freezer equals a few additional fast meals on days when the cope-o-meter is pointing to E.

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September SMART goals (x=extra)

#	THINGS MADE	THINGS FIXED	THINGS GONE
1	4 barkcloth tea towels	box fan grille	greenwaste bin
2	yellow triangle pouch	needle gauge herb stripper	greenwaste bin
3	knitted pony	pruning elderberry	recycle bin
4	8 jars quince apple  rosewater sauce	pruning nandina	-
5	6+ jars fig lemon marmalade	picked moar figs	-
6	x	x	x
7	x	x	x
8	x	x	x
9	x	x	x

weekend gratitudes -
- moar figs to turn into marmalade
- I was lucky to be alive in the bright world at the same time as my late friend Stef. Though we never met in person, we met online every week...
- the sound of rain and the scent of petrichor 
- pancakes can become flatbread
- YouTube is full of origami tutorials, such as this big origami bowl
-  Zoom remains a lifeline 

Time of Isolation - Day 1911