Oh my. That's too much like reality. Such an amiable fellow couldn't do anything wrong!

I found the "marrying up" concept a wee bit insulting when I was accused of being white trash, gold digging, scum. Cute, huh?

Are you drinking enough water?

I had a dream about an Ancient Egyptian death goddess once, when I didn't even know there was one. That was weird. But I stayed an atheist anyhow.

Not necessarily. I've come to see it as one of the best "inventions" ever.

I'm all for a bit of well placed food snobbery, but I think they put theirs in the wrong place. :lol:

I think some people like big picture and some people like details. Some people like to be up a tree, surveying the scenery. Others like to be on the ground, weeding and planting marigold borders. I think the people who find their deity/ies find him/her/it because that is the best way for them to process the human experience; and those who don't, process better though other mediums. A substance abuse counsellor and I were chatting a while back, and he wondered how I manage life without doing any of that. I thought it was an odd thing to say. Surely an expert in dysfunctional coping mechanisms is also an expert in healthy/ier coping mechanisms. If I ever run into him again, I shall have to put that to him, lol. If you want to be religious but can't manage it, there are other places to look.

Anyway, OP, that makes them easy to buy for. A jar of something you can't identify and they'll be delighted.

Maybe you need to create subclassifications. :) There are foodies with SKILL and there are foodies with "mere" enthusiasm. The latter does not necessarily claim the skills of the former. I sure don't, lol.

Maybe less hustle and bustle in the regular ward will help a bit. :grouphug:

Your child doesn't need an energy vampire when already dealing with their own mental health stuff. :grouphug:

I see nothing wrong with hiding in your bed one day per month, but rage isn't nice to feel. A visit to a Chiro a few days before you are due helps some people.

That is a very popular thing to do in Oz, but it's not a great time of year to do it. Half the country will be on fire. You don't get too far in several days, either. You'd get better value for your time in NZ.

Sugar is a preservative and jams are usually around 50% sugar.

I've only heard that as a nickname for Dorcas. :lol:

What are your specialties? I was *really* happy with the Chinese cabbage and radish, so try that if you haven't. :)

Maybe it is just a matter of underdoing the salt. Huh. I'll have to fiddle around some more. I don't want to use dairy cultures when I don't have a fridge. I've tried them before and ew. :lol:

It does have a water moat. I've tried using it and I've tried leaving the lid propped up.

Depending where you live, it wouldn't be placing, it would be allowing.

Yep, it is and yep, I do. Ha. A mystery.

A Mad Millie 3L crock.

It happened the first time I used it, so I don't think so.

Light is the only difference I can think of. Maybe it is something else, though. Whenever I try anything in the crock, it develops a nasty antiseptic smell.

My batch of Chinese cabbage and radishes turned out very nicely. I'm currently cooking potato to add to a new batch of sauerkraut. Apparently adding mashed potato is the right and true path in a village in Poland somewhere. I'm not sure if I'm going to be brave enough to eat it. There's something about mashed potato that says "do not ferment this" to me! Does anyone have any tips on what adjustments need to be made due to the presence or absence of light when fermenting? In glass jars, it all turns out nicely. In the crock, I haven't managed it yet.

I can say "Amen" politely. I don't even talk about evolution with other people's kids, let alone read Tarot for them. What would a kid need a Tarot reading for anyway? (What old thread is that?) I can cope with most people's religious scruples, but if any of you require me to throw my Tarot cards, altar, 'Christina Visits the Holy Land,' my collection of Qu'ran stories, Harry Potter, the Jewish holiday colouring book, my box of candle making supplies, my box of Christmas tree decorations (which includes a keyring featuring Terry Pratchett's Death,) etc over the side fence before you come, we'll just meet at a cafe, ok? Btw, they are not my chooks, the little beasts. :glare: They are dd's.