Lodo is a nickname I actually got from W. Shortly after she and I first moved in together, she left to guide a trip in Baja. The local mule packers liked to call everyone and their spouses by their mexican name. They were stumped by my name so came up with their best guess - lodo. If you looked that up, you'd laugh, but if you knew my name, you'd understand.
My meal might have been mouthwatering, but there were no kids involved - whole different dynamic. Cub scouts! I was a cub scout ...
I actually JUST undercooked the halibut because I was afraid of overcooking it. I usually do it on the grill but thought I'd try something new. Orange Roughy is good - I'm also a Trader Joe's shopper. But the fishermen from Half Moon Bay come over to the farmer's market so I can get fresh fish and veggies on weekends.
And thanks for your comment on my email. I wish I knew why she was so against working on things when she seems so conflicted. But it is the way it is.
Oh, and I also really like to work in the garden! Although my new place needs a little more gardenwork than I'm prepared to do. I planted a few herbs, WAY too much basil, and some tomatoes that are already under attack by gophers. I also joined a community farm - always good to give support and help out and I thought I could do some larger crops like corn and chilies over there.
I had the ivy like you describe. You think you get all the roots, but it keeps coming back.
When I bought my house 15 years ago, the prior owner was so proud of his potatos and showed me how to care for them. Once I moved in, the cheapo potatos were removed and I had quite the passion for all sorts of peppers, basils and cilantro. Now I just do the basic tomatoes, artichoke, radish, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, cucumbers, spinach, Oregon Sugar Pod II peas, beans and corn. When the kids and I went to buy seeds this year, they both picked out sunflowers and S7 got the type that grows 10 feet tall. I warned him that I grew these monters once before along the house and that our garden is going to be full of bees. Also, S7 had to have pumpkin again. Man do those things take up a lot of space.
Whenever someone comes from Thailand and sees the large mint section in my garden they are amazed because it is hard to grow there and they like it in some Thai dishes. For me, it spreads like ivy and I dont use it for hardly anything. Oregon is the mint capital of the world and I can see why. I would guess the bay area would also have perfect climate for mint.
I dont have gopher problems. Just some moles every once in a while. I guess that is a sign that worms are around. My problem is that there is a feral rabbit that has been hanging around for the last 3 years and now I have to put netting around certain things like when the corn starts coming up. Last year, I had some soy beans and he ate them all! I like the rabbit and I am the only person that he runs to and allows to pet - probably because I give him some dried corn feed every few days.
All these male cooks around here. If it is not super simple, I just screw it up. Maybe I need to take a basic cooking class but I just never had the knack.
Lodo, I like your note. And I think it is very DB. Letting her know you are ok without her, and that she can't cake eat by assuming you will always be her fall back. But also keeping a friendly tone. How did she respond?
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That's okay - I leave tomorrow and when she has her party, OM is going to walk in and she's going to immediately be reminded of my note. My note was one of Puppy's truth darts.
Hey kerry - your garden sounds great! I had a great garden place at my house but that's obviously not happening. Just planted a small salsa garden at my new place - tomatoes, onions, cilantro, chilies - and joined a community garden next to where I work. I don't know how much I'll use that space but I think it's important to support and they do some fun things out there.
lol - hey, I didn't say they weren't GOOD. Just that I thought I needed to learn to cook something else before rejoining the dating scene. I mean, who wants to have a beautiful woman over for dinner and end up covered in grease?
