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DNSB · 03-29-2026, 04:06 PM

Getting ready to head out and do some shopping for the family Easter Sunday potluck dinner. Paska is already on the list but a few other ideas are also on my list.

badgoodDeb · 03-29-2026, 05:39 PM

So, in the light of making conversation, what's Paska? (yeah, I could google it)

DNSB · 03-29-2026, 06:24 PM

It's a Ukrainian/Russian sweet bread. IIRC, it's also called kulich. My mother used to make it for Easter and I've kept up the tradition though her recipe is a lot sweeter than the other versions I've looked at. I also use paper pannetone molds to bake it in since I don't want to store the proper pans for a once per year use. Where she got her recipe from, I have no idea—it's not a French Canadian dish.

badgoodDeb · 03-29-2026, 11:27 PM

Sounds yummy! Understandable, about the pans.

Rumpelteazer · 03-30-2026, 03:16 AM

It's chore day today. I've got the first load of laundry in and emptied my mini fridge so it can defrost (there's a little ice build up). I'm going to take out some trash, stash my drinks in the big fridge and get some cleaning supplies so I can tackle my two least favourite chores; cleaning the bathroom blinds and cleaning the shower drain.

After that more laundry and then I can start gridding the fabric for my next cross stitch project. Technically I'm working on my hobby, but it's my least favourite part of the process (yes, there is pre-gridded fabric, but I can't find it in bright white in the right count at the moment).

Depending on how long the gridding takes I'll try to finish my current book this afternoon.

nana77 · 03-30-2026, 04:04 PM

After some time thinking which device can be proper, I'd guess I've found a good choice.
Since a month I started to buy (within offers) the remains of the deboned fishes; and as on this month there are vary lamb offals I bring home (for the cats) and I was to guess to have them put in a better order on - them - freezer - after having cook them during the night.
So quite a time to guess if a meat grinder, or a kitchen robot, or immersion mixer could fit better; got a check at the shop and I was yet within a nausea seeing prices (the second hand professional ones would have been still too expensive for the use case): found that ice crusher, within its thick glass vase. Now I can mix those raw things (that has pulp in it), eventually add extras (swine livers, etc...), at a cost that is less than 2/2,50 per Kg.

issybird · 03-30-2026, 06:56 PM

Peepers! First time hearing them this spring.

poohbear_nc · 03-30-2026, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by issybird

Peepers! First time hearing them this spring.

Oh, they've been trilling here since February - streaks of early spring/summer weather

astrangerhere · 04-01-2026, 12:25 PM

Watching the Artemis II launch livestream with one eye whilst working with the other.

I was in college the last time we went to space on our own rocket and I, for one, am very ready to look to the stars because looking around hasn't been so hot lately.

DNSB · 04-01-2026, 01:40 PM

Hopefully, they will be able to launch on time since it looks as if the fueling phase is going okay. It's been a lot of years since the last NASA manned moon mission.

Rumpelteazer · 04-03-2026, 03:01 AM

Preparing for the day. This morning I'm running some errands at the local shopping center and this afternoon we're going to the biannual vintage market. And tonight I'm going to prepare cheese fondue.

So a busy, but fun, day.

Rumpelteazer · 04-07-2026, 01:39 PM

My sister hadn't realized how big a cubic meter is. She had ordered mulch for the garden and only used a small amount of it. So we're going to see if our neighbour who loves to garden wants some and she's going to contact our gardener to see if he wants what's left over.

We now have a pallet with a cubic meter sized bag in the garden.

nana77 · Yesterday, 03:13 AM

Yesterday the choice was between outside "gardening" (meaning finishing to cut the brambles that have grown too much, because I'd wrongly didn't cut them last summer, and/or to do the first spring's trim, etc..); or do the spring cleanings, and I'd choosed the latter. Glad of it because it feels nice after having the job done, also because found a way to have more space by reorganizing.
I had two hoovers that my mother gave to me (because she won't use them anymore), that started not to work properly; I've found that used Miele Boost CX1 and I'll like to say that, not at the price of new, it doesn't seems a tool overpriced for nothing (as new I guess there is the paid assistance, etc...): the accessories plug-in in a clean "clack", feel solid and pratical.
So it was that plus the vaporizing.

DNSB · Yesterday, 04:29 PM

Spent some time climbing a ladder to replace the hummingbird feeder after cleaning. Then writing yet another reply to the strata council in regards to their blanket ban on bird feeders. I can agree about the ones where the seeds fall on the ground and attract rodents. Since the hummingbird feeder does not have seeds in it, that is not a worry. Making sure the feeder is bee proof and has a decent ant moat basically keeps anything that lacks a hummingbird's long beak from being able to feed from it.

03-29-2026, 04:06 PM	#44341
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 51,135 Karma: 179232776 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Getting ready to head out and do some shopping for the family Easter Sunday potluck dinner. Paska is already on the list but a few other ideas are also on my list.

03-29-2026, 05:39 PM	#44342
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,603 Karma: 64615205 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	So, in the light of making conversation, what's Paska? (yeah, I could google it)

03-29-2026, 06:24 PM	#44343
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 51,135 Karma: 179232776 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	It's a Ukrainian/Russian sweet bread. IIRC, it's also called kulich. My mother used to make it for Easter and I've kept up the tradition though her recipe is a lot sweeter than the other versions I've looked at. I also use paper pannetone molds to bake it in since I don't want to store the proper pans for a once per year use. Where she got her recipe from, I have no idea—it's not a French Canadian dish.

03-29-2026, 11:27 PM	#44344
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,603 Karma: 64615205 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Sounds yummy! Understandable, about the pans.

03-30-2026, 03:16 AM	#44345
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,528 Karma: 27926918 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	It's chore day today. I've got the first load of laundry in and emptied my mini fridge so it can defrost (there's a little ice build up). I'm going to take out some trash, stash my drinks in the big fridge and get some cleaning supplies so I can tackle my two least favourite chores; cleaning the bathroom blinds and cleaning the shower drain. After that more laundry and then I can start gridding the fabric for my next cross stitch project. Technically I'm working on my hobby, but it's my least favourite part of the process (yes, there is pre-gridded fabric, but I can't find it in bright white in the right count at the moment). Depending on how long the gridding takes I'll try to finish my current book this afternoon.

03-30-2026, 04:04 PM	#44346
nana77 Wizard Posts: 1,778 Karma: 1382526 Join Date: May 2025 Device: Kobo Forma	After some time thinking which device can be proper, I'd guess I've found a good choice. Since a month I started to buy (within offers) the remains of the deboned fishes; and as on this month there are vary lamb offals I bring home (for the cats) and I was to guess to have them put in a better order on - them - freezer - after having cook them during the night. So quite a time to guess if a meat grinder, or a kitchen robot, or immersion mixer could fit better; got a check at the shop and I was yet within a nausea seeing prices (the second hand professional ones would have been still too expensive for the use case): found that ice crusher, within its thick glass vase. Now I can mix those raw things (that has pulp in it), eventually add extras (swine livers, etc...), at a cost that is less than 2/2,50 per Kg.

03-30-2026, 06:56 PM	#44347
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,798 Karma: 239417601 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Peepers! First time hearing them this spring.

04-01-2026, 12:25 PM	#44349
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,820 Karma: 69840379 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	Watching the Artemis II launch livestream with one eye whilst working with the other. I was in college the last time we went to space on our own rocket and I, for one, am very ready to look to the stars because looking around hasn't been so hot lately.

04-01-2026, 01:40 PM	#44350
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 51,135 Karma: 179232776 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Hopefully, they will be able to launch on time since it looks as if the fueling phase is going okay. It's been a lot of years since the last NASA manned moon mission.

04-03-2026, 03:01 AM	#44351
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,528 Karma: 27926918 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Preparing for the day. This morning I'm running some errands at the local shopping center and this afternoon we're going to the biannual vintage market. And tonight I'm going to prepare cheese fondue. So a busy, but fun, day.

04-07-2026, 01:39 PM	#44352
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,528 Karma: 27926918 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	My sister hadn't realized how big a cubic meter is. She had ordered mulch for the garden and only used a small amount of it. So we're going to see if our neighbour who loves to garden wants some and she's going to contact our gardener to see if he wants what's left over. We now have a pallet with a cubic meter sized bag in the garden.

Yesterday, 03:13 AM	#44353
nana77 Wizard Posts: 1,778 Karma: 1382526 Join Date: May 2025 Device: Kobo Forma	Yesterday the choice was between outside "gardening" (meaning finishing to cut the brambles that have grown too much, because I'd wrongly didn't cut them last summer, and/or to do the first spring's trim, etc..); or do the spring cleanings, and I'd choosed the latter. Glad of it because it feels nice after having the job done, also because found a way to have more space by reorganizing. I had two hoovers that my mother gave to me (because she won't use them anymore), that started not to work properly; I've found that used Miele Boost CX1 and I'll like to say that, not at the price of new, it doesn't seems a tool overpriced for nothing (as new I guess there is the paid assistance, etc...): the accessories plug-in in a clean "clack", feel solid and pratical. So it was that plus the vaporizing.

Yesterday, 04:29 PM	#44354
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 51,135 Karma: 179232776 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Spent some time climbing a ladder to replace the hummingbird feeder after cleaning. Then writing yet another reply to the strata council in regards to their blanket ban on bird feeders. I can agree about the ones where the seeds fall on the ground and attract rodents. Since the hummingbird feeder does not have seeds in it, that is not a worry. Making sure the feeder is bee proof and has a decent ant moat basically keeps anything that lacks a hummingbird's long beak from being able to feed from it.