Under the Skin

The other day, I made a Utah observation. This week was spring break for the younger children, and they seemed to be all over campus. On Tuesday, I was in the WILK, and saw a woman who had about nine children with her. The children all looked fairly similar to one another, and the ages were such that they could have possibly have all been siblings. Someone else on campus asked this woman, "Are these all yours?" It is a phrase that I know well. Growing up with five siblings, I remember the days of, "Are these all yours" because it was asked of my parents quite commonly. But this time, it wasn't quite the same. Here in Utah, it was a question that had the implication of, "That's so wonderful!" Everywhere else, it seemed to carry a tone of either, "Are you completely insane?" or "How dare you populate the world this way." It was just an observation. Currently no more. I have no conclusions, mechanisms or proposals for the o

So, I am currently working on paring down my food stocks for the summer. So, for Easter, I made a feast. All of these were made up by me on the spot, using what was available in my kitchen. Main course: Spring Chicken! Chicken breast, sliced Marinade: white vinegar a dab of olive oil lemon juice oregano basil salt lavender chicken stock Cooked on stove-top in a pan How did it turn out? It was really good. But the downside was that I didn't time things well, so this got overcooked waiting for the potatoes. Jello: Strawberry jello frozen strawberries Make like normal jello, put in the sliced up, frozen strawberries How did it turn out? Good. There was a strange chemical phenomenon that it started to clump up when I put in the hot water. Never happened to me before, but we kind of got a couple of gummy bear-like clumps at select locations. My roommates said they were good. I hated them. Green beans: frozen green beans lemon juice lavender olive oil Tried to have a vegetable, use