Comments on: Vernal Ramble http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/03/25/vernal-ramble/ Some place between 40 and Death Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:09:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Huw http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/03/25/vernal-ramble/#comment-89 Huw Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:47:52 +0000 http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/03/25/vernal-ramble/#comment-89 Michael - I go through phases where I live on that odd PB sauce! Rice noodles sound like an extravagance though! I usually just pour it over pasta. Michael - I go through phases where I live on that odd PB sauce! Rice noodles sound like an extravagance though! I usually just pour it over pasta.

]]> By: michael http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/03/25/vernal-ramble/#comment-88 michael Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:41:10 +0000 http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/03/25/vernal-ramble/#comment-88 I don't know much about lemongrass, but I have discovered that Thai-influenced cuisine is excellent for avoiding starvation when you have so little money the ATM verbally scorns you when you request an account statement. Rice noodles and a sauce made from peanut butter and whatever vaguely Asian condiments one has accumulated over time (soy, Thai chili, rice vinegar, whatever...) make for a surprisingly convincing facsimile of real food. And it only costs about 4 shekels. I wish they had taught me this in school... I don’t know much about lemongrass, but I have discovered that Thai-influenced cuisine is excellent for avoiding starvation when you have so little money the ATM verbally scorns you when you request an account statement. Rice noodles and a sauce made from peanut butter and whatever vaguely Asian condiments one has accumulated over time (soy, Thai chili, rice vinegar, whatever…) make for a surprisingly convincing facsimile of real food. And it only costs about 4 shekels. I wish they had taught me this in school…

]]> By: Stephen http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/03/25/vernal-ramble/#comment-87 Stephen Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:20:08 +0000 http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/03/25/vernal-ramble/#comment-87 One of said wasps disrupted Communion today. It was harassing an allergic congregant, who swatted it away, and moved on to one of the servers holding the cloth, landing on the back of his head. When it started crawling around, he reached back to brush whatever-it-was off (we also still have ladybugs inside), and it went down under his collar and stung him. And one knew that everyone saw trouble coming, as the singing started to falter as soon as the thing lighted on him. At least he reacted better than I would have, :-) and we had a spare server to take his place. Now they've moved beyond annoyance, and they *must* go--certainly by the latter half of Holy Week and Pascha when there will be lots of people packed in with candles and all. If only we could figure out where they're coming from. (We hates 'em, nasty little buggins and their sting.) One of said wasps disrupted Communion today. It was harassing an allergic congregant, who swatted it away, and moved on to one of the servers holding the cloth, landing on the back of his head. When it started crawling around, he reached back to brush whatever-it-was off (we also still have ladybugs inside), and it went down under his collar and stung him. And one knew that everyone saw trouble coming, as the singing started to falter as soon as the thing lighted on him. At least he reacted better than I would have, :-) and we had a spare server to take his place. Now they’ve moved beyond annoyance, and they *must* go–certainly by the latter half of Holy Week and Pascha when there will be lots of people packed in with candles and all. If only we could figure out where they’re coming from. (We hates ‘em, nasty little buggins and their sting.)

]]> By: Stephen http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/03/25/vernal-ramble/#comment-85 Stephen Sun, 25 Mar 2007 13:22:25 +0000 http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/03/25/vernal-ramble/#comment-85 We've got some sort of wasp-like insects in the church lately, a half-dozen swarming around up in the apex together with occasional forays down amongst the people. Argh. And I've put off my home tree-trimming too late for the early-warm weather, and the pear tree et al. are already blooming, so I'll have to deal with the bees and such now when working on that. Argh too. I don't begrudge their stinging existence. Really I don't. I just with they'd do it somewhere else. :-) We’ve got some sort of wasp-like insects in the church lately, a half-dozen swarming around up in the apex together with occasional forays down amongst the people. Argh.

And I’ve put off my home tree-trimming too late for the early-warm weather, and the pear tree et al. are already blooming, so I’ll have to deal with the bees and such now when working on that. Argh too.

I don’t begrudge their stinging existence. Really I don’t. I just with they’d do it somewhere else. :-)

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