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Rumination 13 - This is Science?

Saturday, 10 May 2008

Rumination 12 - Stable is Good

Wednesday, 19 March 2008

Rumination 11. Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

Thursday, 24 January 2008

Ruminations 10: Not So Glad Tidings

Sunday, 16 December 2007

Rumination 9. An Experiment in Diagnostics

Friday, 21 September 2007

Ruminations 4: Pet Results, Decisions and Uncertainties

Saturday, 14 April 2007

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Tom is back from Boston and is still stable or close to it. That is wonderful news and he will continue his once-every-two week treatments and get a scan again in 2 months. We start on a very busy couple of days with picnics, cookouts, clam bakes, an

Droopy Chick

Tuesday, 1 July 2008 10:09 A GMT-05

Tom is off to Boston for his scan, and if he is still stable, the infusion. So I'm stuck trying to take pictures of the top of my head and latest cabled hat. I'd hoped this one could be bi-colored, but the pattern just didn't work well w

On a Stick

Sunday, 22 June 2008 4:57 P GMT-05

We are headed out this evening to eat with friends and are bringing the appetizers. And they will be on a stick. It has been so long since we skewered anything!We skewered asparagus, mortadella,Tom's garlic pickles, grilled scallops, olives, our

The Third Blog of the Day

Saturday, 21 June 2008 5:43 P GMT-05

I know, it is very rare of me to blog three times in one day. But the day got odd after the last blog.My throat is still sore from screaming. I heard the chickens making a horrible noise and dashed out to find a dog attacking them. They were in their

Peachy Scallops

Saturday, 21 June 2008 11:36 A GMT-05

Peachy Scallops 1 lb scallops, large, sea2-3 peaches*, ripe4-6 plums*, ripe 2 Tbsp butter Cut each fruit (peeling optional) into 8 wedges. Melt butter in a frying pan and allow to brown slightly.Add fruit and cook until soft.Add scal

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Emerge and Merge

Saturday, 21 June 2008 5:17 A GMT-05

The experiment yesterday was to combine the baby flock with one of the grown ones. The chicks and their foster mom were a little dubious about going through the door between the coops. But after a while they took the plunge. The big chickens mostly i

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Cable needle hunt

Wednesday, 11 June 2008 2:17 P GMT-05

I am enjoying knitting cables, especially bi-color cables, but I keep losing my cable needles. After knitting the cable twist, I put the little cable needle down, and it often vanishes. I've probably lost 5 in the last two weeks. Some are g

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latest hat, this one for Ellen

Tuesday, 10 June 2008 5:31 P GMT-05

Mostly finished on the ferry today.

New View

Monday, 9 June 2008 6:21 A GMT-05

Our neighbor cut down the Russian olive thicket that covered one of his properties. The view is back to what it was when we moved in - though an awful lot of bird habitat and sound barrier was lost. No idea what he plans to do next. I suggested

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Random Bits and Not Really a Rooster

Wednesday, 4 June 2008 1:47 P GMT-05

Tom is in Boston and had a dreadful time getting there this morning. It took the bus 2 1/2 hours taking the back roads to avoid traffic. He isn't sure whether there was a wreck, or this is just the start of summer madness. He barely was on

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Better Frizzled Sumatran Chick and Silkie Pictures

Monday, 2 June 2008 7:15 P GMT-05

There is a better photo of the frizzled Sumatran chick. And here is a better one of the foster mom. She is a black Silkie - a Chinese breed with black skin and black bones. The feathers are very downy and can be a variety of colors. Silkies ten

First Steps, Bi-Colored Binary Cables

Monday, 2 June 2008 10:53 A GMT-05

The chicks took their first steps out of the coop onto the grass last week, carefully supervised by me and the mama hen.

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Happy 4th Birthday!

Wednesday, 21 May 2008 4:50 P GMT-05

I just noticed this blog was four years (and 5 days old)! Woot!

Chicks learn to eat leftovers

Monday, 19 May 2008 9:16 P GMT-05

Our theory is that, if you give chicks table scraps when they are little, they will eat everything when they are grown. (Yes, we have known chickens who are picky eaters.)Here are the Silkie and her flock of eight eating leftover veal stew with dumpl

Sourdough Buttermilk (or Kaffir) Biscuits and Scones

Monday, 19 May 2008 9:57 A GMT-05

Keeping a sourdough starter going means that we have to discard a cup of starter once a week and add flour and water, to keep the starter fed. But it is hard to just throw away the starter we remove so we have been experimenting with things that use

Savory Steamed Dumpling

Sunday, 18 May 2008 7:21 P GMT-05

Savory Steamed Dumpling (Serviettenknodel; Hefeknodel) 3 cups bread flour 1 pkg dry yeast 1 egg 2 lg 1/3" slices bread, white, stale 1 cup lukewarm milk 1 tsp sugar 2 tsp salt 1 onion 1 sm bunch coriander or parsley 2 Tbsp goose f

Rumination 13 - This is Science?

Saturday, 10 May 2008 4:56 P GMT-05

Rumination 13. This is Science? by Thomas P. Vogl May 9, 2008 This week I had a repeat PET scan as well as a CT with contrast. My record for correctly predicting the results remains intact, although my level of certainty was lower th

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Great Escape, The Chase, The Return

Wednesday, 7 May 2008 4:52 A GMT-05

Yesterday was one of those days - Tom is off in Boston getting a PET scan. That always makes me nervous. And I had to go talk to my OB/GYN about genetic testing for BRAC 2, a genetic mutation that makes the chances of getting breast cancer higher. My

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Fiber Jewels Row Counter

Sunday, 4 May 2008 3:33 P GMT-05

The only thing that is keeping me sane and on track with the cables on my vest is this neat row counter from Fiber Jewels . It has rings that slip over the knitting needle and numbers to keep track of your rows. There is also a bead on a lobste

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