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J-woman and I met for dinner at Moongate before the class. This is pretty good stuff! I like.

pretty lights

good pad thai

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We had some noodles to celebrate Mom’s birthday. Long noodles for long life. It is a Chinese tradition. These are Japanese (don’t tell grandma!) somen noodles in my homemade soy sauce chicken broth.

happy birthday, mom!

We made pizza tonight. The key to making our favorite pizza is to have fresh dough for the crust, thinly sliced pepperoni (I like it almost crunchy), a very hot oven, and my personal favorite:

garlic and broccoli cheese

I like to mix minced garlic and minced blanched broccoli with the shredded mozarella. Be sure to squeeze out the excess moisture of the broccoli otherwise you will be taking a swamp out of the oven.

It’s amazing how your entire day can whittle away as you tend to small chores. We managed to get a lot done. The gear room/area is at 25% completion. Pics to come when it’s done, Ro. You’ll dig it! In my efforts to conserve water, I collect warm up water (when you wait for shower or kitchen sink water to warm up) or produce rinse water and administer it to the various plants in the yard that need it. The fun part is, I can get to some of them from the deck:

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