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See this? This is the sort of thing that sometimes makes me think I’m going crazy because I see stuff like this and wonder why no one else ever mentions seeing irridescent clouds. Is it me? At last, some indication that indeed, it is not just me.

On a different note, when I’m not being the grocery cart police, I get great satisfaction in the grocery store observing what other people are buying. Compared to other people, my pile of groceries is a big pile of raw materials. The things that many meals and many different foods can be made from. Yes, I buy the occasional goody or the emergency cans of soup, but with a variety of basics in the pantry, you can make a lot of different things, eat well, and eat rather cheaply.

My main problem? I just seem unable to cook in small quantities. I love to use all my big pans. I made chili last night and filled the new dutch oven completely. A gallon of chili.

Last weekend I cleaned and sorted through my spice cupboard. The new Penzey’s order was the cause of this. I have lots of herbs and spices now. I am also bad at judging how much volume a given weight of herb is. So instead of small “spice jars” most of my spices and herbs are in mason jars of the pint or quart variety. No reason to be stingy!

Finally, tomorrow I’m teaching class one of two on machine quilting. I spent tonight rounding up my samples and stuff. I better go get some sleep or I’ll be the one nodding off in front of my sewing machine.