tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018452024-03-07T18:09:29.061-05:00Warm WineA poet's blog....Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger416125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-31559055901108628002012-06-04T19:34:00.000-04:002012-06-04T19:34:07.966-04:00Spaulding Soup<br />
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and Corn soup...<o:p></o:p></b><b>Early December Soup...</b><b>Spaulding Soup</b></div>
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<b>first made: 12/2/08<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The ingredients are flexible. Tonight, I had fresh corn, baked sweet potato, and a fresh can of chipotle in adobo, so it was obviously go time. </div>
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I was experimenting with these ingredients when Spaulding Gray went into the river. I recently tried to read his journals, but could not continue. </div>
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Givens:</div>
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1 large baked sweet potato<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 cup corn<o:p></o:p></div>
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3 cups stock (I make a veg stock with parmesan rinds)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Adobo or green chile or jalapeno (to taste)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Roasted red pepper strips<o:p></o:p></div>
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Parmesan rind<o:p></o:p></div>
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Miso<o:p></o:p></div>
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Start with onions.
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Something green? Scallions?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Add lentils, butter beans, penne?<o:p></o:p></div>
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A sweet, hot, slow burn;
very delicious. <o:p></o:p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-48035018443785490722012-05-06T22:31:00.001-04:002012-05-06T22:32:18.041-04:00Springtime for Zero Mostel<span style="background-color: #f2f6fa; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">It was perfect May weekend. </span><br />
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For dessert, we went to T@rget, where I knew there was a metal mesh table (folding! essential for us) on temporary price cut. It is slightly smaller than the white thing, but just right for two. If we were to have more company, it would be easy to set up the plastic thing. too, but for now it is in 5 pieces in the garage.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-75608178112775403862010-01-26T23:40:00.004-05:002010-01-26T23:55:40.761-05:00Good News Day (Plus Pictures of Food and Living Things)<span style="font-size:100%;">I filed my Federal taxes tonight.<br /><br />I made a stew--butternut squash, beef, veggies, peanut butter, homemade stock.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/celiathepoet/4308497638/" title="Butternut-Beef-PB Stew by celiathepoet, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2716/4308497638_9d263f6749.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Butternut-Beef-PB Stew" /></a><br /><br />I read that <a href="http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/935203.html">Ted is back in jail</a>. I figured he would violate parole. Now, if he would just depart completely. Still, this is good.<br /><br />I have a number of dog walks lined up and a few tiny financial breaks happening.<br /><br />My legs ache from walking on <a href="http://www.yaktrax.com/products.aspx">Yak Trax</a>.<br /><br />I have had shoddy sleep for a few days (leaking roof, etc) , and while I slept deeply last night, I still feel worn out.<br /><br />It'll soon be seven weeks since I have been paid. I'm making it, but really looking forward to a fresh influx.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/celiathepoet/4308497700/" title="Amaryilis bulb, end of January by celiathepoet, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2787/4308497700_cc4079f9ea_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Amaryilis bulb, end of January" /></a><br /><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-23381523215907404832009-11-18T15:28:00.000-05:002009-11-18T15:29:30.666-05:00<div class="UIStoryAttachment" ft="{"type":"attach"}"><div class="UIStoryAttachment_BlockQuote"><div class="UIStoryAttachment_Title"><h3 class="GenericStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" >I got a mention in this podcast this week, done by my oldest and most creative friend, who has now published piles of novels. I also get some good advice for the literary problem I posed to her.<br /></span></h3><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%253A%252F%252Fpackingheat.net%252F2009%252F11%252F15%252Fpacking-heat-080-switcheroo.aspx&h=5698d893445c093e82eeae9e4740561a&ref=nf" target="_blank" onclick="'ft(">Packing Heat: Erotica Writing Tips and Techniques: Packing Heat 080: Switcheroo</a></div><div class="UIStoryAttachment_Caption">Source: packingheat.net</div><div class="UIStoryAttachment_Copy">Do your sex scenes sizzle? Are your readers on the edge of their seats wondering what your characters are gonna do next? Is the biggest complaint you get that you need to write more stories?Let's get to work on that! Or at least get your butt in the chair with inspiration to keep writing!</div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-85874947133531107652009-11-17T15:32:00.000-05:002009-11-17T15:33:15.655-05:00November Writing Releases<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Here are some stories for you....cheap and free!</span><br /></div><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Poetry</span></b><br /></div> <b><i><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Letter</span></span></i><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, </span></span></b><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Poems by Celia White</span></span><b><br /></b><br />This collection of poems is emotional, sensual, and deeply felt. <b>$13<br /><br /></b> <div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 120px;"><i><b>17</b></i><br /><br /><b>My mother brushes me aside while I'm cooking dinner. </b><br /><b>She thinks I don't know how quickly things burn. </b><br /><br /><b>She doesn't know</b><br /><b>about you. </b><br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?c=cart&i=504456&cl=90201&ejc=2" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Add to Cart" src="http://www.e-junkie.com/ej/ej_add_to_cart.gif" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 120px;"> </div> <b> </b> <b><span> </span><br /></b> <div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Short Stories</span></span></b><br /></div> <b><br />The Story of a Girl, </b>in which Josie deals with family, identity, and changes in her relationship with her best friend.<b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> $2</span></b><br /><br /><a href="https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?c=cart&i=561719&cl=90201&ejc=2" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Add to Cart" src="http://www.e-junkie.com/ej/ej_add_to_cart.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><b>Natalie and God in the Locked Room</b>, <b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">$2</b><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">"</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">We played.<span> </span>We played poison.<span> </span>We’d play that there was poison in our bodies, and then we’d touch each other with it.<span> </span>Nat would touch my toe and say here's poison, and I would touch my toe to her knee and say, there's poison, she would put her knee to my arm and say now there's poison.<span> </span>I don't really know why I liked this game, but we played it a lot. We never squealed or tried to get away from the poison.<span> </span>I think it was just fun to pass something back and forth, to share something with somebody. "</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?c=cart&i=561725&cl=90201&ejc=2" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Add to Cart" src="http://www.e-junkie.com/ej/ej_add_to_cart.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><b>Living Color</b>, <b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">$2</b><br /><br />A day in the life of a family.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?c=cart&i=561728&cl=90201&ejc=2" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Add to Cart" src="http://www.e-junkie.com/ej/ej_add_to_cart.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Free Downloads</span></b></span><br /></div> <b>Vamp, </b>a story by Celia White<br />Micro-fiction with a vampire perspecgtive. <b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">FREE</b><br /><a href="https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?c=cart&i=561714&cl=90201&ejc=2" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Add to Cart" src="http://www.e-junkie.com/ej/ej_add_to_cart.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/writingofceliawhite/goog_1256002937624"><b><br /></b></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-64530909892037145212009-11-10T00:32:00.003-05:002009-11-10T00:35:22.628-05:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Plenty Salty Pumpkin Seeds</span><br /><br />scoop, clean<br />boil in saltwater, 10 min<br />canola, sesame oil, tamari<br />400, then 300<br />10-20min<br /><br />light, crisp, roasty, addictive.<br /><br />***<br /><br />I worked 6 days in a row at my various jobs and I too am crispy.<br /><br />I got HEAP!<br /><br />I have plans to go to NYC in January. There are few things as cheering as plans.<br /><br />According to my Blogger Dashboard, I have made 420 posts.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-38941507363156575052009-11-06T23:11:00.003-05:002009-11-06T23:21:41.738-05:00Nostalgia<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYquripxP4o"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:f5kzEqRqUve7FM:http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo300/deanliddell/A0/Newley-Davis.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 127px; height: 102px;" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:f5kzEqRqUve7FM:http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo300/deanliddell/A0/Newley-Davis.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></a><br /><br /><br />This is the soundtrack to the ride to the trailer and beach at Guenther's Grove, Port Colborne, Ontario. This is in my DNA. It IS my father's voice and psychology, for me. I have heard it over and over...<br /><br />My version was taped from TV on early 70s metal cassette. I can't find it today, though it is a thing I'd never discard. I'm glad these exist. Heck, the sound quality is equivalent if not better...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYquripxP4o">Part 1</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lQneS9LGDw">Part 2. (Just watch this one if you are only vaguely interested. at 2:25, there's "Typically English"...)</a><br /><br />11:11 PMUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-723371287524589072009-10-20T17:40:00.001-04:002009-10-20T17:41:50.678-04:00Stories and Poems for Sale!<b><i><br /><div style="display: block; text-align: right; margin-left: auto;">Celia White is a poet and fiction writer living in Buffalo, New York. <br><br /><a href="http://sites.google.com/site/writingofceliawhite/home/3850829421_1ce37cfaa9.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1"><img src="http://sites.google.com/site/writingofceliawhite/home/3850829421_1ce37cfaa9.jpg?height=150&width=200" border="0" height="150" width="200"> <br><br /></a></div><br /></i><font style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" size="3"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><br><br />Hello, readers! </span></font><font style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" size="3">I am offering a selection of poetry collections and short stories for download. There's always something free! Check back soon for a new set of selections, or email me at celia dot white at gmail dot com. Thank you for looking!</font></b><b><font size="3"><br style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><br /></font><i><br><br /><br><br /></i></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><font size="4">Poetry</font></b><br><br /></div><br /><b><i><br><br /><font size="3"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Letter</span></font></i><font size="3"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, </span></font></b><font size="3"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Poems by Celia White</span></font><b><br><br /></b><br><br />This collection of poems is emotional, sensual, and deeply felt. <b>$13<br><br /><br><br /></b><br /><div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 120px;"><i><b>17</b></i><br><br /><br><br /><b>My mother brushes me aside while I'm cooking dinner. </b><br><br /><b>She thinks I don't know how quickly things burn. </b><br><br /><br><br /><b>She doesn't know</b><br><br /><b>about you. </b><br><br /><br><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?c=cart&i=504456&cl=90201&ejc=2" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Add to Cart" src="http://www.e-junkie.com/ej/ej_add_to_cart.gif" border="0"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 120px;"><br /></div><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><b><br><br /></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><font color="#ff0000"><font size="4">Short Stories</font></font></b><br><br /></div><br /><b><br><br /><br><br />Right On Red</b>, a story by Celia White<br><br /><br><br />Set partly in San Francisco and partly in imagination, "Right On Red" is a story about an intriguing encounter between a cab driver and a young woman with an agenda of her own. <b>$2</b><br><br /><br><br /> <br /><a href="https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?c=cart&i=504588&cl=90201&ejc=2" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Add to Cart" src="http://www.e-junkie.com/ej/ej_add_to_cart.gif" border="0"></a><br><br /><br><br /><b>Green Apple Cut With Swiss Army Knife</b><br><br /><br><br />The story of a young girl and her older lover, and the poetry of their experience. <b>$2</b><br><br /><br><br /><a href="https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?c=cart&i=504725&cl=90201&ejc=2" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Add to Cart" src="http://www.e-junkie.com/ej/ej_add_to_cart.gif" border="0"></a><br /><br><br /><br><br /><b>What to Do</b><br><br /><br><br />A child's perspective on the breakup of a family, both sad and magical. <b>$2</b><br><br /><br><br /><a href="https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?c=cart&i=520332&cl=90201&ejc=2" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Add to Cart" src="http://www.e-junkie.com/ej/ej_add_to_cart.gif" border="0"></a><br /><br><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="4"><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Free Downloads</span></b></font><br><br /></div><br /><b><br><br />Housesitting, </b>a story by Celia White<br><br />Micro-fiction with a poetic twist. <b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">FREE</b><br><br /><a href="goog_1256002937624"><b><br><br /></b></a><a href="http://sites.google.com/site/writingofceliawhite/housesitting-pdf/Housesitting%2CastorybyCeliaWhite.pdf?attredirects=0" target="_blank">Download PDF</a><b><br><br /></b><br><br /><br><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-59126797458520816902009-04-06T23:32:00.002-04:002009-04-06T23:36:16.746-04:00Three Way Action<a href="http://www.3waction.com/">3WA</a> has been my home on the internet for at least 8 years. It is a place I give and get advice, share recipes, tears, laughs, and one of the truest senses of community I've ever known. <br /><br />3WA is nearly ten years old, but as membership waxes and wanes, so does subscribership. Are you looking for a literature, funny, caring community to call home? Come and explore, and sign up for benefits like chat, access to the Member's Lounge, and other perks. <br /><br />Please sign up, so that my community can last another decade.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-78520132021545161532009-04-06T13:30:00.002-04:002009-04-06T13:33:49.910-04:00Origin Poem<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><link style="font-family: times new roman;" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CCelia%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><link style="font-family: times new roman;" rel="themeData" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CCelia%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx"><link style="font-family: times new roman;" rel="colorSchemeMapping" 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<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">(Response to <a href="http://blog.writersdigest.com/poeticasides/PermaLink,guid,b18860be-3ebe-4e64-a847-39f454bc420e.aspx">Poetry prompts for April</a>.)
<br /></span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-14212987469336028232009-04-06T01:53:00.002-04:002009-04-06T02:12:20.780-04:00Goons PlyIt's 2AM. The other night I was up until 3 watching American Masters on Jonestown--fascinating, but not good to sleep after. There's nothing on tonight; I've been watching Jill Scott videos and reading about Blurb.com.<br /><br />Now I'm listening to the Metatalk podcast. Matt and cortex talk over and ignore jessamyn, to my ear. She sounds exasperated & I totally relate. It aint right.<br /><br />It was a pretty beautiful day, though, an afternoon of warmth in the midst of a cold, wet thud of a weather pattern.<br /><br />The Musician and I woke up early enough to catch all of Wait Wait, and then we went to Sweetness7Cafe at Grant and Lafayette, my first visit, though it has been open a few months. They have food now, and a full coffee menu, wood cabinets, tin ceiling, good volume (meaning, quiet in music and vibe) and the feel of a Seattle coffee room. I liked it very much.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3360/3415234297_e0664451f0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3360/3415234297_e0664451f0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I started seeds: Turkish eggplant, cilantro, green onion, broccoli. Wish I had some spinach seeds! I am really looking forward to gardening this summer. My sweet potatoes are going gangbusters, too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www2.blogger.com/%20http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3380/3416040930_a5c2d8d6fc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3380/3416040930_a5c2d8d6fc.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>TM went off to see his fanily for an early Easter celebration. I took a hot bath in the hour remaining, read some of the Dylan book, packed an orange and beef stew and the last bit of brownie and some tea and went to work for 6 hours. Tears on the laptop, the girl who saved her paper on the desktop before the thing shut down. It's really not the time to learn what "deep freeze" is and why you should read the message on the screen about saving to the college server right away. (Save early and often, dear ones!)<br /><br />I am finding it a sad truth that part-time work at several jobs is often more exhausting and less well-paying than one full time job. Which I have long avoided. (I have my reasons, all of them poetic and personal.) I am opening it up the Universe, though. How shall I make a living, a real living; how shall I live?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3651/3415233613_1b0fe1611c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3651/3415233613_1b0fe1611c.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Yes, yes they do.<br /><br />I got to play the word "quim" today, too. Hee!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-39803849286726195922009-04-01T22:16:00.005-04:002009-04-01T23:22:15.043-04:00<div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Adventures with Book Woman</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BqoqkFzFQBQ/SdQhjN7BHtI/AAAAAAAAAC4/eTKqi-Ax350/s1600-h/BookWoman_lg.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BqoqkFzFQBQ/SdQhjN7BHtI/AAAAAAAAAC4/eTKqi-Ax350/s320/BookWoman_lg.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319913948747734738" border="0" /></a><br />When I was in college, I bought a Book-Woman (by Kiki) t-shirt (probably at Beyond Words in Northampton--a terrible name for a book store, we all agreed). Everyone said of it: "That's you, all right. Look, the hair, and her diaries..." After some years, the shirt got ruined or old, and went on its way.<br /><br />When I moved back to Buffalo in 2002, I found a woven blanket of the Book Woman image at Amvets. Book Woman, on the scene again! I loved it. I had it on my couch always until wear and tear and dog busted up enough of the threads that it was no longer suitable to be displayed.<br /><br />A few days ago, I got a package from my pal in Queens. She had visited me and I think saw my destroyed blanket. She sent me one she had in her closet, in absolutely pristine condition.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3446/3405341399_cd7ece80c7_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3446/3405341399_cd7ece80c7_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />***<br /><br />In <span style="font-style: italic;">It Might as Well Be Spring</span> news<br /><br />I went to a gorgeous wedding, never wore my coat.<br /><br />I ordered some red sandals.<br /><br />Crocuses are up!<br /><br />Passover, Bonita's night, the premiere of John Bacon's musical take on my poem "This is the Kali Yuga" at SUNY Buffalo, a cousin's wedding, and my 40th <a href="http://www.amazon.com/wishlist/3L17YZF5598R0">birth</a>day. All of these are ahead.<br /><br />I am burning three candles: yellow, red, green.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-63878606920619336082009-03-11T23:09:00.003-04:002009-03-17T17:19:25.451-04:00Sweet Potatoes Anna<b>Sweet Potatoes Anna</b><br /><br />Thinly slice 3 or so large, peeled sweet potatoes. You want little rounds. Using a vegetable peeler is not a bad idea. Submerge these in cold water if they start to go black on you too quickly. Melt butter, about half a cup. Brush a little of this on the bottom of a pie pan--springform is best if you've got it. then create a nice spiraling layer of potato on the bottom. Atop this, brush more butter, a little nutmeg, and some freshly grated parmesan. I only use parmagiano reggiano, which is exqusite in this. Salt and pepper, if you like. Then do another layer of potato, and repeat until all ingredients are utilized.<br /><br />Bake, covered in foil, for 45 minutes in a 425 degree oven, then uncover and bake about a half-hour, or till crusty and delicious looking.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BqoqkFzFQBQ/ScATpFAZ9pI/AAAAAAAAACw/L_XmhldE6zQ/s1600-h/DSC01729.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BqoqkFzFQBQ/ScATpFAZ9pI/AAAAAAAAACw/L_XmhldE6zQ/s320/DSC01729.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314269156736628370" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-54030428943045198232009-02-04T21:41:00.000-05:002009-02-04T21:42:49.564-05:00Names<span style="font-style: italic;">The Meme</span><br /><br />1.YOUR REAL NAME<br />Celia Marie White<br /><br />2.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME:(mother and fathers middle names)<br />Ann Patrick<br /><br />3.NASCAR NAME:(first name of your mother's dad, father's dad)<br />Amos Charles<br /><br />4.STAR WARS NAME:(the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name)<br />Whice<br /><br />5.DETECTIVE NAME:(favorite color, favorite animal)<br />Purple Camel<br /><br />6.SOAP OPERA NAME:(middle name, town where you were born)<br />Marie Kenmore<br /><br />7.SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add "THE" to the beginning)<br />The Black Cabernet<br /><br />8.FLY NAME:(first 2 letters of 1st name, last 2 letters of your last name)<br />Cete<br /><br />9.STREET NAME:(fav ice cream flavor, fav cookie)<br />Mint Tollhouse<br /><br />10.ROCK STAR NAME:(current pets name, current street name)<br />Mariah Norwood<br /><br />11. PORN NAME: (1st pet, street you grew up on)<br />Goldie Royal (I love this name)<br /><br />12.YOUR GANGSTA NAME:(first 3 letters of real name plus izzle)<br />Celizzle<br /><br />13.YOUR IRAQI.. NAME:(2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, first two letters of your middle name, last two letters of your first name then last three letters of your last name)<span style="font-weight: bold;"> [What is the logic of this one??]</span><br />Ceeimaiaite<br /><br />14.YOUR GOTH NAME:(black, and the name of one of your pets)<br />Black Mariah<br /><br />15. STRIPPER NAME: (name of your fav perfume/cologne, fav candy)<br />Karma ReeseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-51586665497470185122009-02-03T16:15:00.002-05:002009-02-03T16:18:48.070-05:00Consumption Update<span style="font-weight: bold;">Eating</span><br /><br />BLT at Ambrosia--excellent!<br />Cold-warding soup: fire cider, miso, lemon juice, honey, ginger<br />Mighty Taco chips & cheese<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reading</span><br /><br />Son of the Circus- John Irving<br />The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Neffenegger<br />Word Comix - Charlie Smith<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Watching<br /><br /></span>Oprah on frugality<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a href="http://pitchfork.tv/week/desperate-man-blues/">Desperate Man Blues</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-70592963208969263752009-01-20T19:04:00.003-05:002009-01-20T19:26:46.168-05:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Inauguration Day</span>
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<br />I watched the Inauguration, of course. Truly a glorious day.
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<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/celiathepoet/3214226516/" title="The Obamas by celiathepoet, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3341/3214226516_60e89b8182.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="The Obamas" /></a>
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<br />Domestic-minded me wondered what they got for lunch.
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<br /> Seafood stew en croute
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<br />Brace of American birds – duck and pheasants on a bed of vegetables: brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrots and spinach – and a wild cherry chutney.
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<br />Corn muffins baked in a corn husk
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<br /> Apple cinnamon sponge cake and sweet cream glace
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<br />And the kids had:
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<br /> Hot dogs
<br /> Cheeseburgers
<br /> Macaroni and cheese
<br /> French fries
<br /> Grilled cheese sandwiches
<br /> Cheese pizza
<br /> Chocolate chip cookies
<br /> Apple and orange juices
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<br />(from <a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/a-mission-to-serve-lunch-in-the-capitol/" target="_blank">here</a>.)
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<br />I watched the inauguration, remembering the last time I paid attention to one (by marching in a protest against Bush, in San Francisco.)
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<br />Then I made In Honor of Obama Onion Soup. It's done with attention, good ingredients, and additions which make it thoroughly delicious and profoundly good for you. It will also warm you after a long walk in the January day.
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It's called <strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">French Onion Soup for Everyone</span></strong>.</a>
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<br />1/8 c olive oil
<br />3 large onions, thinly sliced
<br />1 large portabello mushroom cap, thinly sliced
<br />3 cloves garlic, minced
<br />1 tsp dried thyme, or 1 tbsp fresh
<br />1/4 cup tomato paste (I like less, actually)
<br />1 cup dry red wine
<br />4 cups vegetable stock
<br />1/4 cup tamari or soy sauce
<br />1/8 c dark miso dissolved in 1 cup warm water or vegetable stock
<br />1 tbsp nutritional yeast
<br />Freshly ground pepper to taste
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-36640671734132441022009-01-10T23:11:00.001-05:002009-01-10T23:11:48.748-05:00Listen Up For the Partyin' FeetA little dance music for your Saturday night...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7tgWS9c4kI8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7tgWS9c4kI8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-8066964020917639902009-01-05T23:59:00.001-05:002009-01-05T23:59:43.074-05:00Intimate FavesTell me you want to play, and:<br /><br />1. I'll respond with something random about you.<br />2. I'll tell you which song or movie you remind me of.<br />3. I'll pick a flavor of jello to eat with you.<br />4. I'll say something that only makes sense to you and me.<br />(if possible. If not, I'll say something that only makes sense to me.)<br />5. I'll tell you my first memory of you.<br />6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.<br />7. I'll ask you something I've always wondered about you.<br />8. I'll tell you my favorite thing about you.<br />9. I'll tell you my least favorite thing about you.<br />10. If you play, you MUST post this on yours.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-86014881684631783192009-01-02T21:53:00.004-05:002009-01-03T20:02:14.561-05:00Numbers from Last Year<span style="font-size:100%;">Books read: 75<br />Savings account interest earned: about $200<br />Children babysat: 5, multiple times<br />Children taught: approximately 841, many 3 or more times<br />Percent of retirement account lost: 40<br />Number of baths taken: at least 330<br />Inches cut off hair: 4<br />Weddings attended: 3<br />Friends who died: 3<br />Published works: 8<br />Babies born in my world: 4 (Audrey, Augustus, Maria, Nicholson)<br />Places visited: 3--North Carolina, Toronto, Michigan<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-76379113962730021072008-12-24T20:10:00.002-05:002008-12-24T20:17:06.924-05:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">It was Christmas Eve, Babe...</span><br /><br />Some friends of ours put out a Christmas CD every year. You can listen to and download the songs for free at <a href="http://jonathanhughes.com/holiday.html">JonahthanHughes.com</a>. The Musician is the Elvis Costello voice on Dave Mussen's song "Reindeer Power", which offers a solution to the energy crisis. (TM is also about to finish up some of his own holiday songs, which I hope to share soon.)<br /><br />Meanwhile, the weather keeps changing, from snow to blizzard to slush to rain and freezing rain with high wind. The east side of our street has never been plowed, and can't be parked upon, though I did call today to request a plow.<br /><br />The wind is howling at present. I am steaming from a bath, have wine and brie and brownies. Hope you are happy and warm, too.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-41933740998521531422008-12-08T00:48:00.002-05:002008-12-08T00:58:31.682-05:00Herbs on SundayI made an Etsy shop, where you can purchase my book,<span style="font-style: italic;"> Letter</span>, or my many herbal tinctures and oils. <a href="http://celiathepoet.etsy.com">Thanks for looking</a>.<br /><br />***<br /><br />The very cold, dry air made my lungs ache today--I must say, I often feel the ghost of the bronchitis I had last winter. I self-tested and then took a few (less than 3) drops each of elecampane tincture and New England aster tincture. The distress eased; I was inclined to take a few deep breaths.<br /><br />All day since, my lungs have felt the need to expand--like muscles which long to be stretched. I'm doing as much deep breathing as I can, to satisfy them. It's an odd, but not unpleasant, feeling.<br /><br />After getting off work at midnight, I made myself an <a href="http://desertmedicinewoman.blogspot.com/2008/11/how-to-unwind.html">herbal foot bath</a>. It featured salt, chamomile flowers (which I grew myself), lavender oil. Perhaps best of all, I rubbed my warm and rested feet with ginger oil (which I made myself). Feels terribly nice, especially on this brittle cold day (-4 F windchill as I came home tonight).<br /><br />***<br /><br />Thinking a lot about making things. I have been cooking a lot, but I miss gathering and working with plants. I feel drawn to sewing, as I often do in winter. Is it time to get a machine, take a class? Perhaps.<br /><br />Remembering my childhood dollhouse and all the ways it inspired me to create: making clothes, furniture, other things for it, and years of writing novels about the characters, years before I heard the word fanfiction.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-61183304401639418842008-12-02T20:12:00.002-05:002008-12-02T20:19:26.074-05:00I grew the oregano myself.<span style="font-family:Lucida Grande, Verdana, Arial;font-size:85%;">Crusty Potatoes, Tomatoes, and Onions, Baked with Olive Oil and Garlic (from Jeanne Lemlin)<br /><br />This gets caramelized and so good. Great cold in a tortilla with salad dressing, too. Zamfir thinks cheese should be added. Feel free! Serves 4.<br /><br />6 medium (2 lbs) potatoes, peeled, halved, very thinly sliced<br />3 large onions, halved vertically and very thinly sliced<br />4 garlic cloves, minced<br />1 28 oz can plum tomatoes, drained & chopped<br />1/4 cup tomato paste<br />1/2 cup fruity olive oil<br />3 Tbs water<br />2 tsp dried oregano<br />S&P<br /><br />Pre-heat oven to 400 F. In a large bowl, combine the first 4 ingredients. In a small bowl, beat together the tomato paste, olive oil, water, oregano, salt & pepper. Pour over the vegetable mixture and toss to coat well. Spread the mixture in a 12 x 7 x 2-inch baking dish or other 2 1/2-quart ovenproof shallow dish. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake </span><span style="font-family:Lucida Grande, Verdana, Arial;font-size:85%;">30 minutes. Remove the foil (carefully!) and bake 45 minutes longer, or until the potatoes are tender.<br /><br /><br />***<br /><br />I grew the oregano myself. I will grow more next year.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/celiathepoet/2690254779/" title="Herb Patch, July 2008 by celiathepoet, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3192/2690254779_a8e756d7dd_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Herb Patch, July 2008" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/celiathepoet/2972582339/" title="Indoor garden by celiathepoet, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3069/2972582339_e3888b61f8_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Indoor garden" /></a><br /><br />I really yearn for a garden which is permanent, which is mine, where I can have a perrennial herb patch. And maybe grow some asparagus.<br /><br />It was truly wintry here today and I am full of green dreams.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-46432017301966919932008-11-30T19:53:00.001-05:002008-11-30T19:53:50.538-05:00Milk vs. milkI am looking forward to seeing <span style="font-style: italic;">Milk</span>, which comes out here next Friday.<br /><br />Yesterday at breakfast I said to The Musician, "I wish <span style="font-style: italic;">Milk</span> was out." And he got the milk out of the fridge, sort of disgruntled, and said, "Your wish is granted."<br /><br />We didn't understand each other for a full minute, and then we laughed and laughed.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701845.post-78873071532937447112008-11-28T22:59:00.004-05:002008-11-28T23:07:15.342-05:00Tinctures for sale....I have many tinctures and oils ready to sell or trade. Tinctures, $10 for 1 oz; oils 2oz for $12; $3 shipping. PayPal is okay. Email or comment with questions.<br /><br />Tinctures (in vodka)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3292/2746654693_bc6780c92d_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3292/2746654693_bc6780c92d_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Basil<br />Burdock<br />Calendula<br />Chamomile<br />Chickweed<br />Cleavers<br />Cornsilk<br />Dandelion<br />Goldenrod<br />Horsetail<br />Knapweed<br />Latuca<br />Motherwort<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/2623268564_cc470fe9c5.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 136px; height: 181px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/2623268564_cc470fe9c5.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Mullein<br />New England aster<br />Plantain<br />Rose petal<br />SJW<br />Skullcap<br />Violet flower<br />Violet Leaf<br />Yarrow<br />Yellow Dock<br /><br />Oils (in olive oil)<br />Calendula<br />Comfrey<br />Dandelion<br />Ginger<br />Mullein<br />Plantain<br />SJW<br /><br />Salves<br />Ginger salve (ginger-infused olive oil, beeswax)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/112/289864714_9e5e423fcb_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/112/289864714_9e5e423fcb_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Elyse salve (comfrey, plantain, SJW, calendula, olive oil, beeswax)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com