Yesterday was a blur. I made 45 pies and ate some veggies but not close to 800 g: avocado, zucchini, cabbage, felafel, cukes.

I also eat the peels of squash - the only one I don't like is acorn peel, too bitter.

Paging @kokotg Our very own Hive member writes this blog: https://boxycolonialontheroad.com/ and might have some thoughts.

Yummmmmmmmmmm

Brussels sprouts and scallions avocado cabbage, sweet potato, more brussels sprouts, cucumber, onion, parsley, lemon chunks pomegranate seeds I've realized how little fruit I eat. I really only eat apples and occasional berries. Being in CA last week let me eat loads of delicious fruits but back home they just don't appeal.

Well OK, now I'm worried about it too. Kids are gone, cats are next in line for the worries.

I've always kept a notebook that I call "my brain." It has my shopping and projects lists, to do items and thoughts and directions and notes taken during meetings. I've never used a date planner but I really think this is a good idea. Then things won't slip through the cracks, as you say. I thought that listening to books, reading, and sewing were going to be "on" my list but I'm going to do what you do and call those my unwinding things, which will also free up day light hours. OK, this seems like a life-changing, world-changing idea, thank you!

This also feels important to me, thank you for reminding me. I've always struggled a bit with a feeling I get from dh that these things are superfluous. He never talks on the phone and doesn't have an email. I talk to my mother and now my sister and our kids almost every day. I suddenly realized a couple days ago that I could call someone and go for a walk, I don't have to go alone or hurry back for a kid who needs something. I could invite a friend or a couple over for dinner. These are things that dh never does with me or wants to plan with me but I could just go ahead and do.

Thank you - I'm also a morning person so that makes sense. Dh quilts in the evening but I am just done by then. Housework is easy for me to jump into, it's really the more interesting projects I've been putting off like some historical research I want to do, going through some family boxes and possibly writing about it, a couple of art projects. Because it's not "necessary" it's easy to just do housework, errands, etc and not give these things any bandwidth.

I appreciated all the responses to the "when do you read" thread and now I'm back with another question: how do you slot your projects into your days? You'd think after homeschooling for 30 years I would know how to organize my own days but I don't - my day always consisted of organizing, teaching, planning, and supporting the kids' schedules. But doing my projects in 2 hour intervals school-style seems weird and arbitrary. On the other hand, I want to get to them all. Do you do a certain project on a certain day a week? It's embarrassing to have this even be a question. Maybe I'm impatient and need to do that deschooling we've all read so much about 🙂 Thank you for sharing your experiences.

Key lime pie. We started having it next to our nine kinds of traditional pie (and so maybe that means it's traditional now?) The tart cuts through the heaviness of the rest of the meal. I baked pies for a farmstand this summer that is offering them for T-day and 5 people ordered strawberry-rhubarb. That's just weird.

zucchini and onion fritter with an avocado on top 2 bowls of the veggie borscht stir fry with cabbage, bok choy, scallions, ginger half an apple

Cabbage, celery, cilantro, and zucchini an avocado cranberries Beets, carrots, red cabbage, onions, garlic, celery This challenge is really working for me, thanks for starting it @Soror! When I went shopping yesterday I had to really focus on getting the veggies on hand.

I'm so sorry, that must be terrifying for you both. Hugs.

Yay!! Congratulations @Kalmia So glad you were able to make it @MEmama. I'm sure it was lovely, can't wait to read it too.

It's happening. Today is the day. Today I am home for the first time in 34 years with no kids, no homeschooling, no job, no plan. I've already walked 5 miles, put compost on the garden, vacuumed the downstairs, and did the dishes. Instead of rushing into town to mail two things, I'm about to curl up on the couch with some mint tea and a very large book I've been wanting to read for months. Three days since I wrote this and yes, I've managed to do all these things each day, woohoo 🙂. Shouldn't seem like such an accomplishment but it is.

Cabbage and zucchini walnuts and almonds pinto beans, greens, a whole kubocha squash, kale I'm getting the hang of it, but man that's a lot of veg - I have very little appetite for anything else which might be the point. Editing: I just read the original link and nuts don't count. And leafy greens are on top of it all! I'm a little slow.

Ugh, dd is not coming home for Thanksgiving, but I guess it makes sense. They only have the weekend and the travel takes almost a whole day each way. The Sunday is her birthday and she won't be here/we won't be there. I'm sad but I'm planning a nice box to send with birthday/harvest themes.

I love going to very old graveyards and picking out the rhyming epitaphs. Quakers will only use totally plain, simple stones so I can't go there with anything else but I love to see interesting ones. I once saw a gravestone that had a poker hand - a royal flush - carved into it. Around here there are lots of ones with a sinking ship meaning the person was lost at sea. Yours? I don't know why but I assumed you meant those of your kids when I read this.

Yesterday was greens, a salad of kale, garbanzos, tofu, cabbge, and carrots then roasted cauliflower, celery, and salad. Lots of veggies but nowhere near 800 g.

I'm so sorry. I'm grieving with my ddil when I think that 0 is the hardest number.

I had the exact same thought 🙂

I usually give wine, unscented candles, and/or food items I've made like jam or syrup. I know I learned that from my mother and I love it when my kids ask me for hostess gift suggestions.

Arugula and kale Cabbage and salsa Garbanzos, greens, tabouli, roasted zucchini, cabbage, apple

We love this harvest day. The best turkey in the world with boatloads of gravy, stuffing made from dh's bread, kale salad from the garden, cranberries from the bog, pies from our apples and berries. Delicata squash and brussel sprouts though our sprouts are tiny this year from lack of sun. Homemade pickles and cheeses and homemade jam for apps. I didn't grow any spuds this year so will buy those for garlicky mashed. Sauerkraut for dh and creamy balsamic boiling onions for dd. Wine, cider, mint tea.