Lyda Morehouse's Blog, page 111

Veggies, veggies everywhere!

The Driftless Organics people just sent along a list of most-likely candidates for our next CSA box:

Basil - will be separate from the box and will be at your site in a big box: take what you like (within reason) for making pesto or whatever... YUM!
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Cippolini Onion
Cucumbers
Collard Greens (they're good, trust me)
Fresh Dill
Fresh Garlic
GreenTop Mixed Beets
Green Beans (lots!)
Pickling cucumbers
Red Cabbage
Red Romaine Lettuce
Yellow Summer Squash

Okay, only one thing I don't know what it

Things to Distract...

Yes, this is a fish blog. Feel free to skip or squee as your preference.

First of all, everybody is fine. In fact, I've been having some fun with our CSA produce and the goldfish. I've always heard that goldfish like peas, but frozen peas are hard on their stomachs unless you defrost them (because why? Because goldfish will attempt to eat anything dropped into the tank IMMEDIATELY). So, usually it's too putzy for me to bother with. Ah, but I have fresh, organic peas from the CSA box. Now,

Zucchini Dill Soup

I'm not usually the sort try "healthy" recipies from magazines (if I'm going to use a magazine recipie it will be from the decidedly butter-and-Bourbon variety of "Southern Living.") Especially if they involve a food processor. BUT, I just happened to have all the ingredients for "Women's Health"'s Zucchini and Dill Soup on hand, and I thought, what the hey, it'll used up the CSA zucchini I have left.

One word: yum!

For lunch I had this and several slices of my not-so purple potato bread.



ZUCCHIN

Random Free-Association

Yesterday the mail carrier delivered Mason's Marvel Adventures All-Ages SPIDER-MAN #52, "No Substitutes" (Mark Sumerak).

As usual, I brought it to school and Mason devoured it in the back seat. The nice thing about this routine? On the days I bring comics, Shawn and I can have a mostly-interruption free conversation about her day. Mostly because Mason will still sometimes blurt out with, "Shhhh, I'm trying to read!"

I ended up reading the issue myself, and I want to make one comment about it.

CONvergence... Dude!

A ton of things happened over the weekend, and most of them were a great deal of fun (even Mason's attempt to run away from home, but I'll get to that.)

As usual, I didn't spend a huge amount of time at the con. Since I'm local, I kind cheat. I drive in late morning/early afternoon (depending on my first panel) and usually skip out early, although this Friday I stayed wandering the halls/pool parties until well after midnight.

My very first panel was probably my best. It was "Tricks of the Trad

Reviews, Reviews, Review

Some of the things that I bought in our recent trip to HalfPrice Books were a few single-issues of "The Amazing Spider-Man" title, written by J. Michael Straczynski.

40 / 481 "Sensitive Issues"
42 / 483 "A Strange Turn of Events"
43 / 484 "Cold Arms"
44/ 485 "Arms and the Men"
45 / 486 "Until the Stars Turn Cold"

Which, by chance, is almost a complete story arc, and, as a bonus, I actually read an issue or two preceding so I knew that Aunt May had recently discovered Peter's secret identity. I didn

Rainy Hump Day

Yesterday, despite NOT being Mason's favorite parent, he and I went to the park. In the way of my little nerd, we brought along books to read. (New LEGOs catalogue arrived!!!) We started at Mirriam Park, but quickly discovered that it was empty and very cold. So, after a quick stop back home for sweaters and such we headed for the River Road (Saint Paul side.) By chance we ended up reading on a park bench right next to the Desnoyer Park extension (a little paved path that disappeared into the

Love My CSA!!

Driftless Organics rules.

First, I'm incredibly happy that we decided to do the half-share, although given the quality and variety of things we're getting, we might consider upping to full next year. I just finished the last of the spinach from our first box. A few days ago the potatoes were starting to look ready to sprout, so I quick made up a big pot of mashed potatoes for dinner and then made the rest into kattofel knepfla (potato dumplings, a traditional German dish.) The recipie is a b

Here's Something Interesting

So I (as Tate) posted a very similar "whine" over at MySpace about the article on self-promotion/author websites that I did here, except I asked my blog readers what they were looking for in a MySpace blog. Did they want more content? Did want contests? That sort of thing.

For one, I got a response. Relatively large response, too, give how little traffic the MySpace blog usually logs. Maybe six people answered, and they all pretty much said the same thing: "Nah, don't work that hard. We k

Fan fic sells books....

So, I'm feeling a bit nobody-loves-me whiny today afer reading this aritcle via davidlevine because I suck (in my Tate persona) at the whole contest, games, downloadable extra thing. And, of course, my Lyda Morehouse website is, and has always been full of that sort of thing, since its inception and it did NOT help my books stay in print at all. Which goes to show you that, really, not much helps when it comes to self-promotion. I have hardly lifted a finger to promote Tate, and she's wildly o