redbird: closeup of me drinking tea, in a friend's kitchen (Default)
( Apr. 6th, 2020 05:43 pm)
I got this fine hoodie from an online acquaintance. Also, I just re-colored my hair.

me wearing a black jacket with embroidered cat

I'd been idly wanting a new hoodie for months, and then I saw these. Liz has an Etsy store with this and a wide variety of other embroidered clothing, bags, and such. A lot of it is fantasy or sf-themed:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/UnusualFrequency <https://www.etsy.com/shop/unusualfrequency>
Now that we have a plant cart large enough to hold bigger flowerpots, I repotted the rosemary. The process went smoothly, without the old pot clinging to the plant (or vice versa), so I am hopeful. The thyme and sage can wait a day or two, but the rosemary that was crowding the little plastic container it came in.

Prompted by an online discussion and memories of the long-departed Moroccan Star restaurant, I put a cardamom pod in with the tea leaves when I made my last cup of tea. The cardamom worked well: the flavor was noticeable but didn't overpower the tea. I expect to do this again, though maybe not often right now: Penzey's is closed for at least another week, and I don't have another source of good cardamom.

We're already out of oregano and low on thyme, but the supermarket seems more likely to have good-enough jars of those. ([personal profile] mrissa pointed out yesterday that even if Penzey's reopens on April 13th, which seems unlikely, there's going to be a backlog of orders, and shipping takes time. I'm used to walking into their shop on Mass Ave in Arlington.) I am vaguely annoyed at this, because I looked at their "stock up for a few months" emails in February, looked at my spice cabinet, and decided we had all the herbs and spices we needed for a while.
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