Musings

Xinomavro

AXIA syrah xinomavro

Xinomavro is a Greek wine grape, similar, the web says, to bordeaux or barolo. (Can you tell we ate tonight at a Greek restaurant? Great fun!)

Boxcar, or not?

Boxcar groc from across the street

Nice assortment of grocs, and a sandwich counter. One employee, no evidence of customers. Sign said local produce. I saw two avocados, and thought local, um, has a flexible meaning. Perhaps?

Wondering after escaping

DF flower late day sun

Is it cruelty to put two dozen or so archaeologists in a windowless room on a gorgeous day for most of the afternoon? The saddest thing: we didn’t use the AV equipment (which is what needed the lack of light) at all.

Breeze kicking up

Azalea round two before hail

The wind’s a-flurry and the TV meteorologists are showing maps with electric green and yellow and orange, and there’s talk of hail north and west of us. Hopefully, it’ll stay in someone else’s back yard, and not shred our azaleas—which are abloom in round two for this summer.

Experimentation in the garden, v.10273

Cork field weed control

I am trying a new weed control system. It took us a while to obtain the raw materials.

Still life

Shells and nuts windowledge

At least two ways to take that title, if you know that JCB recently found those nuts in the bottom of a box that was squirreled away in a closet somewhere in this house.

Aloe won’t fix Google

Aloe gone wild

Several days ago I thought I noticed that Google was giving me quite different results when I searched for journal article titles. Today’s online wanderings confirmed it. I’m guessing JSTOR and others wrangled this? Or maybe there’s a transitional phase at the moment, with few pages returned? G-Scholar is effectively eviscerated.

Droplet decorations

Redbud leaf raindroppy flash

Oddly rainy day, like early spring, cool and…unexpected.

New slaw

Shredded brussels sprouts

I’ve been reading about versions of slaw made with shredded brussels sprouts. So, I’m trying it tonight. Still trying to figure out the dressing part, but I’ve completed the shredding!

Shakin’ my head

Azalea white 2012 2 flash

I’m discombobulated. Morning low in the upper 50°F’s.

And, still, the weeds mock me from the “vegetable garden” plot. Note to self: leave coffee and attack weeds. Tomorrow.