Unutterably Silly So what are you doing RIGHT NOW?

[Rumpelteazer]

Waiting for my tea to get to the right strength (mint to which I like strong) and then off to be to watch a couple of episodes of Time Team. Yes, my Saturday nights are always this wild and outrageous .

[pdurrant]

Just back from seeing The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists.

Excellent movie. Go to see it soon!

(In the US it's been retitled to The Pirates! Band of Misfits. )

[poohbear_nc]

Pirates movie won't open in US until the 27th I think.

Today I have fetched the groceries, raked out the flower beds, trimmed the cats' nails, and vacuumed. Now Sammy is howling for some lap time. Off to relax & read with Sammy.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by bjones6416

Woke up feeling out of sorts this morning and decided I needed to go for a hike in the woods to clear my head. .............. My mood is greatly improved.

Glad to hear that it worked so well. Even the pics are comforting.

When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night
at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water,
and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with
forethought of grief.
I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light.
For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.


THE PEACE OF WILD THINGS
Wendell Berry



Stitchawl

[pholy]

I ate a jar of 4 year old vegemite once(not all at once!) and I am still alive.

Vegemite can't go bad; it's made already awful. And the Britsh stuff is no better, in case someone thinks I'm biased.

[SneakySnake]

I thew out the miso soup before I read the reassuring post by Stichy. never mind. Now I have found a jar of Tom Yum paste that I know i purchased sometime in 2005. the best before date is about 2007. hhhmmmmmmmmmmm. It is unopened. Seeing as I have had it there for years I will wait for Stichy's advice.

Anyway I can smell my toast is cooked. I am off to bed (yes I know it is 11.15am)for tea, toast andd Taggart. With vegemite!

[Rumpelteazer]

Contemplating whether to go to bed or not. The supposedly fixed roof is still leaking (it's not the window as I first thought, there's a damp spot on the wood to the right and above the window).

According to the rain radar it's going to rain again in half an hour for about half an hour, not hard but then again it didn't rain hard when it started leaking a little while ago. So, am I going to risk it or wait until 5am or not?

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

I thew out the miso soup before I read the reassuring post by Stichy. never mind. Now I have found a jar of Tom Yum paste that I know i purchased sometime in 2005. the best before date is about 2007. hhhmmmmmmmmmmm. It is unopened. Seeing as I have had it there for years I will wait for Stichy's advice.

Please do remember what is said about 'advice...'

If the jar was opened, I'd say throw it out immediately. But as it's never been, pretty much what will happen will be a loss of flavor rather than it actually going off. Besides the canning process, which is supposed to kill off all the nasties, there should be enough Thai chili pepper in the mix to kill off anything that might remain. But, as a jar of the stuff doesn't cost more than a couple of bucks, and there will be no question about loss of flavor, I'd suggest throwing it away anyway, and just getting a new jar.... Or.....

Tom Yum spice is as simple as
1. A couple of slices of galengal
2. A couple of stalks of lemongrass
3. A few keffir lime leaves
4. A few Thai prik chili peppers.

Put them all in a little cheesecloth bag (or a big teapot-sized tea strainer) and after making a good Asian-style (rather than western-style) chicken soup just add the bag of goodies for the last 10 minutes of cooking. Voila! You have Tom Yum. With shrimp add, it's Tom Yum Kung. Make it with chicken and coconut milk and it's Tom Ka Gai. Doesn't get much easier.


Stitchawl

[SneakySnake]

yum! bins are out and tom yum paste is still in the pantry. maybe nextweek.

[poohbear_nc]

Wow! I usually leave the lights on at night on the deck to attract moths - for Stella to watch and jump after (door closed) - our version of cat wide screen TV. Tonight, while we were playing our nightly ping-pong ball soccer match on the kitchen linoleum, I saw this huge shadow flitting against the deck door screen. Fearing a bat attack, I went over and saw a huge luna moth that was attracted to the lights - its wings were at least 6" long - beautiful! I turned off the lights lest it damage or kill itself flying against the glass.
Here's a link for those who have never seen one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_Moth

[orlok]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Wow! I usually leave the lights on at night on the deck to attract moths - for Stella to watch and jump after (door closed) - our version of cat wide screen TV. Tonight, while we were playing our nightly ping-pong ball soccer match on the kitchen linoleum, I saw this huge shadow flitting against the deck door screen. Fearing a bat attack, I went over and saw a huge luna moth that was attracted to the lights - its wings were at least 6" long - beautiful! I turned off the lights lest it damage or kill itself flying against the glass.
Here's a link for those who have never seen one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_Moth

What are those - smiley's on its wings??!!

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by orlok

What are those - smiley's on its wings??!!

Supposed to look like eyes - to frighten off predators. These moths are gorgeous on the wing - very bright green coloration!

[WT Sharpe]

Looks more like it's telling folks to "have a nice day."

[orlok]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Looks more like it's telling folks to "have a nice day."

That's what I thought .

[poohbear_nc]

Totally freaked my cat out! It was SO big!