Dec 1st and Dec 3rd

Dec 3rd:

Got my stimulus check and Mom’s the other day. I’ve also been looking at HD tvs to see what’s involved there—there are plenty of smaller ones. I certainly have no wall I’m going to mount one on! Anyway, I have a better idea of what they’re all about. My older analog set has bad colors on a couple of channels so if I’m going to buy one I need to know what’s involved. If I wait until after the analog cut off date, I ‘ll live with it! Maybe I’ll decide to live without it completely, who knows today.

Still checking Linens n Things for “deals” . I see good deals if you need or want any of the stuff. The linens and beddings should last for many years if you can use them. They are running out of stuff and won’t even have hardly anything by Christmas day much less after Christmas sales.
Mailed off paperwork to K. and Motorola for Mom’s estate. No more stuff from Motorola is due to the estate but they needed to have copies of death certificates.

All the landmarks of my life are disappearing, my brother, my mother, my friend C. not too mention the major, no massive and very longterm changes in the economy, social fabric and Zeitgeist of the USA during my lifetime.

Orlov says the “collapse” dates will be personal ones not just public/social ones.

I’ve decided the “collapse” didn’t’ just “Happen” but arrived around September. I felt like we were a town under siege by several powers (financial, economy, climate change, energy) and now the siege is over and we’re occupied by these powers. So, it’s happeng here now and isn’t going anywhere!

Cheers,
Shamba

December 1st:

I need to sit down with my list of “things to do to the house” and more immediate shopping needs and see what comes next on my list. Insulation, new windows/sliding door??? AT least I need to check and see how much these things will cost… at present I have no clue.

What have I leanred to cook this year? since about April May 2008 :

Breakfast cereals, oatmeal, grits, corn meal and cream of wheat tried granola—granola is a fair amount of work for how quickly it gets eaten.
Easy no yeast bread recipe—comes out well and I like using this bread.
Various kinds of clear soups—no creamed ones. Vegetables, veg with pasta or other combinations. I love green beans in soups.
My own stock
Corn Bread
Various Lentils, split peas and rice baked combinations
Variations on Pasta and tomato dishes: sometimes mixed with green beans.
Penne pasta and French cut green beans look really good together in the dish above.
Above recipes except for soup and cereals have been made in electric oven and in solar oven.

For the new year:
Yeast bread
Try winter squash to see if I like it
Pizza dough
Cheers, Shamba