last mutsu, apple cake and solariums

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ate the last mutsu a couple of days ago...made the annual apple cake with my oldest granddaughter. (more to come) hmmm i'll get her to help me today when she's here.

the solarium is taking shape. getting ready to pour the walls next week....and looks like the weather is going to be just great.

the new myers lemons (2) patiently wait in their new pots for their home in the solarium. (in the winter)

last mutsu, apple cake and solariums

just for fun Brett Dennon

good audio...


live video...

our symptoms are showing...

i love to catch Kunstler's take on where we stand. i find it a profoundly sad time. as i like to say ....we live in a culture that is populated by a far higher percentage of people who know who levi johnston is, than know who represents them at any level of our self government. and i love Kunstlers', dickens of doom that he is, summation which offers a hopeful "who know"......wheeeeeeeee.... and i always get a new word i have never heard before.

Fate of the Yeast People
By James Howard Kunstler for ClusterFuck Nation

..........The cocoon of normality prevents us from appreciating how peculiar and special recent times have been in this country. We suppose, tautologically, that because things have always seemed the way they are, that they always have been the way they seem. The collective human imagination is a treacherous place.
full post

and i can't help adding this from Mark Morford....i knew when i saw his title it was going to be a good one....

Sex tape tips from Carrie Prejean
Hi, I made a sex tape! Eight, actually! And you can too! Praise the lord!
By Mark Morford, SF Gate Columnist

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

.......Speaking of sounds, here's some advice I keep hearing over and over in a million different ways. Keep your mouth shut! Ha ha! Get it? I keep hearing that! Me! As if!

full story

and then my fav, Jim Hightower, lands on the greedy selfish folks who are the stars of our national personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, with this precious tale....

Hightower: Obscenely Rich Bankers Claim to Do God's Work -- They Can Go to Hell

By Jim Hightower, AlterNet. Posted November 18, 2009.

........Nonetheless, this clueless clique is actually claiming that we commoners should be applauding the return of their multimillion-dollar bonus bonanzas. Why? Because, they aver, the rich payouts allow them to contribute to charity.

Such narcissism reminds me of a story about a selfish, no-good rich man who died and tried to get into heaven. But you can't just walk through the Pearly Gates. An angel reviews your life, then St. Peter decides if you can enter. To counter the angel's negative review, the rich man argued that he had a history of charitable giving. He'd once tossed a nickel into a beggar's cup, he pointed out. Plus, some years later, he had aided a poor woman by giving her a nickel. Then there was the time he put a nickel into the Salvation Army kettle.

Hearing all this, the angel turned to St. Peter and asked, "What in the world should we do with this man?" And St. Peter said, "Give him back his 15 cents, and tell him to go to hell!"

Now that's a story that these big banksters need to hear -- and ponder.

full article

fall, solarium, mutsus and best friends

Remembering Goofy

Our household just lost our precious dog, Goofy. And especially Steve lost his best friend. Goofy was the best dog ever. He came to Steve when he was a very small puppy in 2000. He was found by the river in a box by our son Chad. He loved to go for a car ride, but would only go if Steve was going. He had a fenced yard and was perfectly capable of leaving it, if he would have wanted to. (lame fences and his jumping over them abilities) He would only leave when he was given the OK. Once when the neighbors were putting in a new fence and there was no fence there, (old fence down) he chased a cat right to the point where the fence should have been and stopped. He was such an important member of this household.

below are a few photos of fall and the harvest today of the 6 mutsu apples of the year. (1 harvested one a few days ago from the new mutsu tree in front) i love this apple. i ate one today and it was as tasty as i remembered. Mmmm.... acquired a load of mill ends from Perry Pallet. a truckload was $20 and very easy to pickup. we will get a good supply while they have them. so far this year we had our 4th or 5th fire. our heat in the house is by ambient heat. mostly from lights, computers, tv's and radios and hot water. i have a labor intensive (milk cartons by my sink) grey water system on my end of the house. i let my dishwashing grey water sit inside until the heat is gone from the water. we have adapted to a much lower temperature and only start to think about a fire when the temperature drops below 60 degrees. wool sock and sweaters do go a long way.
i am looking forward to the passive solarium and seeing how much it can contribute on a sunny day.....we'll see. the footings were poured yesterday..

fall, solarium, mutsus and best friends

fall and solarium (10-20 thru11-2)

a few photos documenting an ENORMOUS amount of dirt getting moved....i had no idea....so i made great progress on the dike. and we are really underway with the passive solar space....i am getting excited. and ready for a tendon time out!!

... would not have gotten here without Chad and Karlos....you guys are amazing.....

fall and solarium