This hawk was actually peering into our breakfast area when my husband went to sit down to eat. Maybe it was eying up a cat! Lol! He quickly moved to the tree when my husband sat down. He yelled for me in a low voice to grab the camera. I thought for sure he would fly away before I could get a picture. It was a lucky day! Enjoy his majestic presence!
I have owned the same dinnerware set for over 15 years. It's about quality not quanity. I have 10 year old leather shoes that are still classics. I saved up for my livingroom couch when we moved into our new home and it's 16 years young. I buy antiques because things were once made proudly with precision craftsmanship. I love to upcycle products. I challenge myself to make things like wreaths, wood and floral decor with scraps and flea market finds.
My Great Grandfather bought us expensive leather shoes at the beginning of the school year and again if a growth spurt. His motto was buy the best and not a bunch of junk over and over. He lived through The Great Depression. Waste was not an option. -We have lost this attitude to the detriment of our mind, body and the animals on this planet. I find it comical some of the ideas politicians or dime a dozen activist groups come up with to "Save our Planet." Why isn't there a real effort to lessen garbage choking landfills and the ocean?
I can throw a dart and hit a dollar store doing brisk business. I shop there. They are useful. I have found them in very rural areas without a grocery store for 30 minutes. My problem is the pure junk. Cheap solar lights that don't last a season, plastic containers of all kinds, cheap throw away little toys, plastic decor in all seasons that is thrown out and not stored and the list goes on. I have worked at and seen many offices with their cheap little things like cardboard Happy Spring Signs, garland, tinsel shapes, felt shapes decor that they throw out once done because it cost $10 and they don't want to store it. Just buy more next season! Nursing and Assisted Living Facilites really tally up disposable items between the activities director purchases and sales reps bringing junk for the different seasons. I'm sure schools and daycares are just as bad too. I recently read an article about the garbage online shopping has created. It makes sense. Stores get big boxes of freight but, now everyone is getting boxes and packing materials to their home. How about all the plexi glass everywhere since COVID started? Where will the millions of pieces that are not biodegradable go? Read about bottled water. The marketing makes it seem like a pristine water source when in reality it comes from a municipal water source in a town in the U.S.
Plastics are choking our oceans and grounds. So the next time you want to buy some stuff because it is cheap or easy think about what you can do to help the earth because this waste we are creating is at the heart of the problem. There will always be supply if there is demand.
Ideas to Save Money and Keep Waste Down
Ingredients
Here we go..
The cabbage- Many of us were taught to cook it down in the butter. You can but, it's not going to be firm and basicly the dish tastes like noodle and butter.
What you can do...Core the cabbage. Savoy cabbage is sweeter and is a first choice if available. Set the core side down in boiling salted water with lid and steam cabbage. This is only going to take like 5 minutes depending on size. It will green up. You don't want to cook it. Just steam so it should still have firmness. You may also add chopped onion into the pot to bring out more flavor. When done fish out of the water. Let cool. Don't throw the water out!
The Noodles- I use No Yolk egg noodles. I like the broad too. Use whatever you like. Add noodles to cabbage water. You may need to add more water. Cook but, leave some firmness. Al dente. If you cook too much then it will get soggy when adding butter or plan to put on a warmer or leave in a pot for awhile.
**If you plan a big batch for a warmer then really think about a little harder than al dente because the steam from the warmer will keep cooking it and better watch temp or you will have scorched butter.
While the noodles are cooking, chop your cabbage. Think bite size. People don't want to cut up haluski. Don't go smaller because it will just get lost in the noodles and end up at the bottom. You want to see and taste the cabbage.
Final Step
Strain noodles. Add butter to your pot. Make sure stove is set to low. I use about a half pound butter for a pound of noodles and honestly that is probably not enough butter for some so you judge it. Add your onions and cabbage to the melted butter. Flip around and then fold in noodles. Add salt and pepper to your liking. Add more butter if you feel it's not coated enough. Butter should'nt be dripping down people's faces. Leave on stove with lid on to let it all soak in. I would turn stove off and reheat when ready. This dish always tastes better later or the next day. Everything needs to marinate. Enjoy!
They really make us laugh around our house!
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I saw this beautiful crow land and it looked like it had paint spattered all over it. The opened wings were a sight! Think of the craft wheel at fairs that turned and spattered paint all over a canvas for you! This crow walked around my neighbor's yard with authority. Maybe she or he has a little Cruella de Vil inside!
These two were chatting, drinking and bathing together. However the male kept a very watchful eye on the grey bird. I am assuming a female cardinal? I am lucky to get so many cool birds around my house. In fact a farm down the road is being made into a conservatory.
Watt Pottery was made in Ohio. The plant closed due to a fire in 1965. According to Kovel's website the apple pattern can be dated by the leaves. Pre 1958 were three leaves. This is a rare cannister. In all my years I have not seen this for sale in person and it looks like it was never used. My guess is a grease jar or a cannister. I saw a different pattern with similar shape marked "tea" on it. The cookie jars were stout and it is definately not a bean pot either. $125.00 Local Pick-Up Greensburg, PA
