The Week in Pictures

January 19, 2017

...outhern California. Our neighbor Jennie Cook (a guest on episode 50 of our podcast) put up a Little Free Library in her parkway a few years ago. It’s been a huge success. I’ve gotten rid of and acquired quite a few books and sometimes I just stroll down to look at what oddball things have shown up. One street over a neighbor has a huge stand of this common cactus that I, sadly, don’t know the name of (if you do, please leave a comment). A relative...

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A Season of Light in Darkness

Mrs. Homegrown

December 25, 2016

Thoughtstylings

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...I can write that much. However, I can talk, so Erik and I will be doing a podcast about our adventure very soon. But I wanted to share one thing here and now, partly because I know many people don’t like to listen to podcasts, and partly because it is perhaps the most important lesson I learned in all this, and it seems particularly relevant during the holiday season, when we gather with our friends and relatives. On Black Friday, in the emergenc...

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Saturday Tweets: Mid-Century Cookies, Harbor Freight Chainsaws and Epistemology!

Mr. Homegrown

December 17, 2016

Saturday Linkages

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.../AIdIUweE8I #Caturday — St. Margarets Sounds (@SM_Sounds) December 7, 2016 Podcast interview with memory champion and Memrise founder Ed Cooke https://t.co/Ov55rpweTG — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 16, 2016 Podcasting’s positivism problem https://t.co/vYyGhxZQcY — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 16, 2016 CA Governor Brown vows to launch “our own damn satellite” if Trump shuts down climate research https://t.co/sUKPPLfhAz — Root Simple (@r...

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Jennie Cook’s Bedda Chedda: a Vegan Cheese that Tastes Great

Mr. Homegrown

December 12, 2016

Food

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...ghbor Jennie Cook who is a caterer, author (and guest on episode 50 of our podcast) dropped by many trays and tubs of food so that Kelly’s mom and I would not need to cook or eat out. Jennie is a rare master of both meaty and vegan fare. In addition to the delicious jambalaya, mac and cheese and many other items in her porch care package, there was a tub of “Bedda Chedda.” I liked it so much that I made a batch myself last night. You can find Jenn...

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Thankfullness

Mr. Homegrown

November 28, 2016

Miscellaneous

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...and her prognosis is good, but she is in incredible pain and is still in the hospital. We think this is a congenital condition and we had no warning. The doctors, nurses and staff of Kaiser Sunset saved her life. Obviously we’re going to put this blog and podcast on hold for a bit while Kelly recovers, which will take many weeks. It’s a cliche, but your thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated. And please promise me that if you ever experienc...

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