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[2eclipse]

not as much done as i'd hoped today.
we didn't get any foaming or electrics done and we didn't hang the drywall. but we did tear everything out of the entryway and find problems that made the job bigger.
we had to tear out the ceiling in the kitchen over the refrigerator (which backs onto the hallway) because it is also uninsulated.
we made SUCH the mess.
anyhow we are finished, cleaned, showered, fed, and going out to see the movie.

also i made gingered honey and am halfway to making candied ginger as well.mmmmmmm.

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[sidhebear.livejournal.com]

I want that candied ginger recipe.

I tried one once before and it was absolutely abysmal.
I'm not sure if it was a bad recipe, bad ingredients, or me screwing things up.

surely

[2eclipse.livejournal.com]

i have made this once before and i'll warn you, this is MUCH stronger than the candied ginger you find at the healthfood store. but it is good (if you like the taste of strong ginger). and it is very effective for settling your stomach.
i got my recipe out of a medicinal herb book, but i found it needlessly complicated, so here is a less-wordy (and therefore not copyright protected) version for you.

buy a ginger root. it doesn't much matter what size, whatever the grocery store has will do as long as it is relatively fresh. it should be firm crisp when you cut it, not rubbery or dissicated.
chop it up into bits. about dime-sized. it will shrink a bit, but not much, and as i said, this ginger will be potent. you dont' need much.
take some wildflower honey. i usually use about a lb. and heat it with the ginger in a saucepan for 15-20 minutes. DO NOT LET IT BOIL. it will change the consistancy of the honey.
pour this mixture into a glass pan (breadpans and casserole pans work great). cover with seran wrap and let it sit for 2-3 days. strain the honey from the ginger and keep it (i just put it back in the jar) this is now a medicinal, herbed honey that is WONDERFUL for mixing with herbal teas.
put the pieces of ginger on a baking sheet covered with wax paper in a single layer. place another sheet of wax paper over it (to allow air flow) and let it sit for a week. then coat it in sugar and enjoy. store in a glass container and it should keep for 6 months.

[keisolo.livejournal.com]

Ew. Uninsulated house.
We discovered recently that over half the roof of the house we are renting falls into that category.
/shiver
Literally.

[2eclipse.livejournal.com]

ross has pretty much completely re-insulated our house. it was the original farm house in the neighborhood, built in the 20's and really badly needed it. his dad runs a foam insulation business (among other things) and ross knows how to run the rig. it wouldn't be affordable for us if it weren't for that, but it's REALLY nice. it is a vapor barrier AND structural and it never settles like cellulose does. the only disadvantage is that you have to be willing to tear your wall out (or reside the exterior)in order to have it make sense.
insulation seems like something that makes everyone win. the house stays warmer, you pay less overall, and environmental resources get wasted less. it's amazing how much we focus on cars wasting energy when so much energy gets wasted through poorly insulated houses and low efficiency appliances. i'm for cutting down all around, mind, but houses burn more energy than cars do.

[keisolo.livejournal.com]

/agree

I really wish we could fix the issue, for a number of reasons. The fact that it is cheaper to get the yarn for me to make us all sorts of random warms for when we are in the house than it is to turn the heat on is sort of hilarious in a really awful way.
But... we don't own it, and as much as I like a number of things about it, I'm not even sure it would be worth buying, could we muster the resources and/or assistance. (Our landlord has mentioned that he wouldn't mind selling it, and would come to us first.) There's just so much wrong. The roof needs complete redoing... there's nothing under our shingles but framing... the attic needs help, for lack of a better way of putting it... most of the phonelines are shot, we've got an entire wall where the electrical is out... And I won't even get started on the floors.
We'd likely get a good price, but the cost to fix everything would be scary.
/meandering babblement

[keisolo.livejournal.com]

I like the icon.

[2eclipse.livejournal.com]

feel free to snag it, just credit the person who made it.
physis made one from the qwantz that has the monologue from serenity where wash is playing with the dinasaurs...so cool!