I'm sure you'll all be relived to know that the vet thinks Ludwig is so much better that he doesn't need his originally scheduled 3rd visit! Yay! That's about a $40 savings which is nice, to say the least. And also the healthy cat is good. Obviously. He's still a fatty bu they are surviving on their 1 cup of food a day so they'll stay on that for a month or two and then we'll seek advice to lower it more. Maybe we'll invest in a a little diet cat food or something.
In other exciting news, our washing machine which has been broken since before christmas has been fixed! No more hand washing important stuff only! We did about 4loads yesterday and have a few more to do if we can find the change to do it. Look at all the clothes we have! It's nuts, but so, so nice to have to have that modern convenience back. We also can kind of see the bedroom floor now.
In following with my Vegan with a Vengeance cookbook obsession, I've now made muffins out of the book. The mocha chip ones, but whatever, they're super good. That means I've made 2 kinds of waffles, a fabulous spinach curry, muffins, split pea soup and more from this book. It never disappoints and the ingredients are simple but fabulous. I ed-veganize sometimes since we now seem to use cow's milk more than soy milk, but the recipes are. SO.GOOD.
I can't wait to pick up the same author's cupcake book. I've tried the chai latte cupcakes and they are amazing. Yay delicious food!
Anyhoo, I haven't done any Texas prep yet, but I still have US traveller's cheques from Australia so that's nice. I'll pack the night before/the day of. Mostly I'm worried about having stuff to do in the car. I plan to knit a lot, and I am on a mitten kick so I'll have to hit up the second hand stores for mitten wool to get that ready too. An adventure! I can already feel that I'll be a bit homesick though. I like our little home and I'm pretty used to being with Rob most every day. A little time to make the heart grow fonder, I guess.
I am currently avoiding more thesis work, though that won't go away, so research I must. I know the info is there if I'd only look, but it's all about breaking the ice and getting into it.
Rob's at the walk in clinic. Hes been a sickie all week and this weekend was the worst. I've got him on fluids like mad and he thinks he may need a little more to fight whatever he's got. wish him luck :(
Back to it. Hey, as a placeholder thesis question (it'll get refined over time, that's for sure) what do you think of:
What role to environmental innovators play in promoting sustainable communities?
I like it.
yay.
2 comments:
umm, maybe I missed something but... why do you need to find something fun to do on the drive to Texas? Aren't you driving?
The thesis question sounds pretty cool to me. I have no idea what makes a good question though, so ignore me at will. It sounds like it would be something I would want to read, which is more than I can say about most thesis topics.
I'm curious about spinach curry. How does that work? Just substitute spinach for the chicken/beef?
Oh, there are three drivers and we'll be taking turns. That way we won't all miss the sights and we can take breaks/allow for illness etc. So I'll have my share of down time. Driving the whole way and back wouls suck for a bunch of reasons, so I'm happy ths is the situation.
The thesis question has been vetted by people who DO know what's good, so your visceral reaction of "potentially interesting" was all I wanted to hear :-) In fact it could change well into next year (ytweaked or modified) depending on what I find out, but it's a solid starting point anyways.
I got the spinach curry from a vegan book and I don't think there was ever any beef to substitute for...though I suspect most people would consider the chick peas the meat "substitute". The main ingredients to the recipe are a can of tomatoes, spinach, chick peas and a really nice melange of spices (and of cours the ubiquitousonion etc). I believe it's the most delicious (and goodf for you since it's not a coconut milk curry) curry I've ever had, for real. Oh and it uses mustard seeds! Since I started using them I can't put them down. SO GOOD. Thanks for your comment :-)
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