Self-tutoring about Christmas lifestyle: the tutor mentions an interesting thing about Christmas cards in 2024. I mentioned back on my post from Dec 19 about sending Christmas cards, whether or not they might arrive before Christmas. Often, one or two …
Self-tutoring about consumer lifestyle: the tutor shares thoughts about lifestyle shopping. Sometimes I go into home decor stores, either to pick up a household item or pick a gift. It becomes a fascinating look into other lives one could live. …
Self-tutoring about holiday lifestyle: the tutor mentions one way he prepares for the holidays. It’s been a busy fall; two days ago, we weren’t ready for Christmas. Now, we are, more or less. It took one full day of shopping, …
Self-tutoring about Christmas traditions: the tutor continues with one. Back in my post on December 4, I mention writing Christmas cards. I wrote them, notwithstanding the postal strike. However, when they were ready to mail, the strike continued. The cards …
Self-tutoring about habits: the tutor mentions one he should develop more. Last Sunday, late afternoon, I started out for a walk. As I recall, my mission was to check out the creek level and general conditions in a woodsy area …
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Self-tutoring about cooking: the tutor finally looks into an issue about roast management. Years ago I heard that, prior to cooking, some people take meat from the fridge just to take the chill out. To maintain food safety, it’s not …
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Self-tutoring about Christmas traditions: the tutor mentions one he still honours. This is a busy time of year. One extra thing to do herein is write Christmas cards, which I have done for over twenty years. I have come to …
Self-tutoring about cooking: the tutor gets to some unfinished business. Back in my post of June 20, 2018, I mention a rub for chicken legs that I prepared. That day, I used most of the rub; the leftover portion I …
Self-tutoring about gardening: the tutor mentions celery. I discovered, this morning, this video on YouTube by The Ripe Tomato Farms about re-growing celery from just its base, which one might not eat anyway. From the base, new celery stalks will …
Self-tutoring about cooking: the tutor mentions roasting pumpkin seeds. I was carving a few jack-o-lanterns for Halloween, and decided I’d keep the seeds to roast. My wife likes roasted pumpkin seeds. I managed to get most of the pulp off …