Ragdollcatlady's Just a Little Patch of Weeds Farm journal

[greybeard]

We do have a Cuisinart rice cooker

One of mine is Black and Decker, but it's made by Hitachi.
Cuisinart sounds like some high falutin name influenced by the french..?
I think between the 2, the Japanese know a bit more about cooking rice than the Vichy do.

 

[Bruce]

Yep, I googled it, from Wikipedia. Started by Carl G. Sontheimer (1914 – 23 March 1998) born in NYC but raised in France. Came back to attend MIT. Cuisinart was created to bring a food processor to the US market. He based it on a French model.

I'm sure those in the Asian countries do have way more experience with rice than the French.

 

[ragdollcatlady]

Yeah well... Y'all are enablers too...

I sold another 2 kids today, ironically the sister and brother to the 2 that left yesterday! They were beautiful kids all the way around so some folks got some fantastic animals! (3 of those were originally slated to stay here when they were born. ) But they went to good homes so I will take it.

As for the rice cooker... when DS3 moved back home, he mentioned possibly getting one and they sell one at Costco. But we haven't gotten one yet. That one looks totally computer/machanicky though.

I tried to do a short fast today (trying to give myself a break and allow my digestive system the opportunity to relax).... but I realized halfway through that I wasn't getting enough calories/ was feeling low BG symptoms. I was feeling really frustrated and more cranky than the situation warranted. I started my day with my normal coffee with goats milk ( I consider milk a food so this wasn't a super strict fast) and then at noon I switched to beet powder in warm water every couple hours. But I thought the beet juice stuff was going to provide a little more energy than it did. I ended up eating a quick snack of a small apple and a few oz of cheese to slow the icky feelz and then finished with beets and beet greens for dinner. I feel much sweeter now, though I felt kind of beastly earlier... Sorry Alaska! (He didn't want to talk to me tonight after catching me mid cranky, this afternoon. ) I mean, I was frustrated and already bruising from a fight with my bedframe, and then feeling a bit low on top of that.... Oh well, maybe tomorrow.

In other news, my "Wednesday Wine n Weenies" friend and I were supposed to have our last wine night, but since she is in the middle of moving we changed our plans to Friday. Well a couple of coworkers wanted to have a little surprise get together to say goodbye, so we planned it without her, then as I was driving past her apartment, on my way to the get together, I was trying to decide... "now, how am I going to get her there?!?!" I only had one job.... and I waited until the last minute to decide the best way... though to be fair I was working on it for several days. I waited until about 20 minutes before I was expecting her at my own house then I ended up texting her something along the lines of, "So I know you've been to my house about a hundred times, buuut tonight I live at #### Xyz Lane K? See you soon!" I got back an "Um, OK?" Then a few seconds later a "Hey that's Ks house!" "Yep and tonight its mine too!" It worked. it was a small affair, 9 people total, just a few drinks and those that do it, had a few smokes, and we called it a night just before 10 since some of us had to work the next day. But it was nice.
Since she was my drinking buddy, I brought this to the party... its the big one!

 

[Latestarter]

It goes well with the doll house... Glad y'all got together successfully and had a good time. Sorry you've been a grouchy old lady for the past little while. Good of you to show that side to Alaska before it came as a surprise... Instead of beets, how about a glass of sugar water with maybe a shot of lemon juice in it (yeah, lemonade by any other name)...

 

[babsbag]

Manny had his first of many dates yesterday. He is having another one tonight but I think that Hannah may have been ready yesterday as well and I missed it. Oh well, always next month.

 

[Bruce]

1917 wine huh? Must have cost a fortune

Glad you all had a good time.

 

[ragdollcatlady]

Stella Rosa is sweet and basically juice with a touch of wine... That's why it's so good. Sometimes it sounds like i might drink alot, but most of it has lower alcohol levels than a good beer.

I could use some sympathy, so here's a pic of my bruise from the bedframe....

I don't remember if I mentioned that my ex picked up DDs cat the other day. She asked me to get her vaccines updated and a health certificate to fly. He is supposed to be visiting her and she is ready for her cat.... 5 years after she moved out. A year ago, I wouldn't have missed this cranky cat... I might now that she likes me.

 

[Bruce]

Stella Rosa is sweet and basically juice with a touch of wine.

Better you than me Not fond of sweet wines though I guess that isn't really wine.

Yeah you are gonna miss the cat, 5 years is a long time. Took FOUR years for her to decide that you were OK? Stubborn cat.

May I suggest you NOT run your leg into the bed frame? That doesn't seem to be a good plan

 

[ragdollcatlady]

Hi guys, sorry for the absence... I'm back.

That last pic was actually of my arm.... I was trying to lift my bedframe just about an inch, to slip a wooden support under the metal frame cause the plastic one broke, when it slipped and hit my arm. I managed to avoid smashing my face, but I was pretty frustrated at that point... and it is still not in place cause I gave up after that. One of these days I'll get some help and put it where it needs to be.

I had a busy weekend. It was the Baby's birthday last weekend. I used some money my kid sent me for my own birthday, for gas to go see him (what better present could he have given me!) and made it to the party for the baby. I waited until the last minute to really figure it out cause it was a little odd. I knew the Ex was going to be in Washington with DD cause he picked up her cat to fly her out there, but I never saw him or talked to him about the cat at all, I just did her vaccines and got her exam and Health certificate etc. I saw posts on DDs facebook showing them out of state.

So I called DS1 and asked if I could stay the night with him in Monterey. I brought him a couple of boxes of books and treasures he had left here. Then I filled my truck to the top with the Exs crap that he left and basically refused to take. 5 boxes of comics, cards, 6 or 7 boxes of toys he was collecting and the rest of stuff from when I cleaned out his desk and dresser. I drove up after work and DS2 drove down to meet us. We had a late night, filled the apartment, and then went to Dennys for a midnight dinner. The next morning, we grabbed coffee and then I went to SJ to bring the baby her house.

It turned out really good! My youngest brother and his girlfriend helped add the lights, then they put some of the people, furniture and accessories in it. The baby liked the fridge and the little plastic pizza the best, of course! She wasn't too sure of me at first, but after a few hours, she let me hold her and we played with the house. Mom thinks its because we look and sound so much alike, and I think she is right. She takes care of the kids during the week so they are used to "us" even if it isn't actually me!

I decided to risk running into the Ex and stayed another night with my boys at the apartment. DS1 spent the day with DS2 while I was at the party. He didn't have to work on Sunday, so we grabbed a late breakfast and then I asked for a small tour of his "territory". We talked about how he is doing. He mentioned that he missed the animals, but since the apartment didn't allow them, he fed some of the crows that he saw daily, on his way to work. He walks every day and realized he always saw them at the same places every day. He buys nuts and stuff for them and feeds them at specific places along his route. His favorite one is named Brochacho. I suggested Crowchacho and Aerochacho for a couple of the others! So we went out and "met" a couple of his air chickens. I am not surprised he made friends with them, as we had hand raised 4 baby crows one year when my kids were little, they are really smart birds and that was a good experience that the kids all remember. Then we walked the rest of the way to his job. We didn't go in, but under the building is a path and a place just above the water you can see the otters and dolphins, sea lions, kayakers, boats. We watched them for a little bit, then checked out the small co-op art museum across the street, walked back and stopped in for a beer at the local brewery. We had a great visit. It was wonderful to see him and get some real one on one time with him. He might come home to visit, might come home to stay.... I miss him and would love to have him home again if that is what he wants. (I did see the Ex for about 45 minutes while waiting for the boys to get ready for lunch, but whatever. )

While I was there in SJ, my brother and I stopped in to the cell phone store and I swapped my number for the one that used to be my house number so if my kids ever lose their cells again, they will remember my number off the top of their heads. Then, since it is a tradition, and we have done it like 5 times, we had to stop for sushi .... I mean, it was almost just right in front of us, maybe a couple blocks away, but almost... It is something my youngest brother and I do.

On the drive home, I realized that Dusty Rhoads (yep she has a last name now too! ) and I have traveled almost 100,000 miles together. She had 122,000 when I bought her, I think she is now over 210,000, almost to that mark. I don't really travel very well, but in my own truck, when I'm driving, I do alright.

I sold 6 nigi wethers yesterday. They will go home next weekend, so I need to get them out of the buck pen and give them baths. I will put collars on the brothers too. A couple of friends came to see them, planning on leaving a deposit on the 3 brothers.... then the other friend thought he might like a pair too, but that would have left me with a single.... 3 are tamer and 3 a little bit less, so I adjusted the price accordingly. Wethers, nigerians especially, are sometimes "leftover" goats since they are only really great for being companions or pasture pets. So finding them a "working" (read "weedeating") home that will value them even if they are a little "less in your face than is ideal", was just too good to pass up. My heart is happy for them. They wont be together always as a 6 pack, but at least 2/4 or 3/3, so that is fantastic! Thank you R and M!

If I can figure out how to save the pic of me and the baby, that my brother sent to me , I'll post it in a bit.

 

[Bruce]

We had a great visit. It was wonderful to see him and get some real one on one time with him. He might come home to visit, might come home to stay.... I miss him and would love to have him home again if that is what he wants.

And does DS want to move to Alaska??