Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
food & drink

misfits market

I’m always disappointed when the CSA season comes to an end. While we eat a lot of canned and frozen vegetables all winter, the fresh selections at the grocery store leave something to be desired, so I don’t buy a whole lot of fresh veggies. I heard about Misfits Market and figured I’d give it a try. I’ve gotten a few boxes so far and I’m pretty happy with it. We’ve had pretty nice selections of stuff (and, unlike our CSA, they include fruit). I will say some of the more delicate stuff (like lettuce) doesn’t have a long shelf life, but I’ve been making it work. The price might be a little high, but I do feel like I’m getting a good amount of produce for my money. And, it’s organic, so you can’t beat that. While this isn’t going to replace my CSA subscription, it’s a nice supplement in the winter.

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holidays

everybody make a scene

Trick or Treat was last night and Jake and one of his friends handed out our candy. We did full-sized candy bars this year and that was the way to go–no putting a bunch of candy in bags for us and who doesn’t like a full-sized candy bar? We only had about 30 kids, so we’ll be doing the candy bar thing again next year. I’ve already put the Halloween decorations away and will enjoy my clutter-free house until mid-December, when we decorate for Christmas.

movies

leave no trace

This was a pretty good movie about a father and daughter who live off the grid in the Pacific Northwest. It was directed by the same director as Winter’s Bone, another movie I really liked. Both were kind of in the same vein.

My rating: 3.5/5

pets

stinkerbell

Photo by Jake

The night before Halloween, Esme met up with a skunk. Brian thought he had the smell under control, so he brought her to the office on Thursday. So, now our office also smells like a skunk. Thursday was pretty bad, but it had dissipated a bit by Friday. I also put bowls of ground coffee out in all of the offices. That helped a bit, too. Poor, stinky Esme. I can’t imagine what Brian’s house must smell like.

 

holidays

this is halloween

Jake and I decorated for Halloween this year. I think we’ve been consistent in decorating the past few years, but we did get away from doing pumpkins. But that got remedied this year. I did the witch and he did the skull. I think they turned out pretty well.

Trick or Treat night was supposed to be this evening, but due to the forecasted weather, it has been moved to Saturday evening. I’m pretty sure that’s the first time they have done that since I have lived in Upper Yoder. So far the bad weather has been a bust, but we’ll see how the evening goes.