We are having a warming trend at the moment. I know this sounds good, but warming above freezing causes problems for hoofed animals. It always turns to ice in the end. I prefer 20-30 F myself. But the weather does not care one whit what I prefer.
Even if I didn't know it is warmer Tabby's behavior would tell me. He is spending less time in the house. He was enjoying his repose the other day.
I've been spending time on small organizing jobs. They do add up over time. I also have been spending time baking. I have never been very interested in desserts but the anxiety swirling around seems to have awakened a sweet tooth I didn't know I had. Yesterday I made a lemon ricotta cake. Too bad my baking friends live far away. I have a lot of whey they could have. I use it for making bread.
My food hoarding urge is on alert. As my friend, the psychiatric nurse, told me, it's all about the need to feel control. Mine manifests itself in stocking up food. Just as I had become less of a hoarder we went back into turmoil. So both freezers are packed. Shelves are full. And I'm eating desserts! Which isn't the worst thing in the world. I'm going to Aldi this week to buy food for the local food shelf. I've donated money to an organization providing food for the residents in Minneapolis and St. Paul. It's what I can do.
That's the news from my corner of the world.
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That cake looks amazing. I am glad I have a stocked pantry. You just never know when you'll need it.
I have been a food hoarder since the pandemic. I am having to lecture myself and check expiration dates at this point.
We are having a warming spell too. It's 18 degrees today but the sun is shining giving me false hope before I open the door, lol.
Thank you for sharing the food as you did. Yes, food storage beyond a certain point is more about anxiety than need. But you're doing what you can, so there's that.
Our weather will begin to warm up a bit by Tuesday or Wednesday, but I don't see temperatures above freezing in the forecast.
Yes, snow is a lot better than ice, and not just for animals with hooves!
I love snow but ice is another story. Beautiful photo of this sweet cat and the cake looks delicious!
You are doing as you can and that is important. I am also going through my pantry and other things. Give your felines and equines some love from me.
We still have a lot of snow thanks to another 3 inches this weekend. The ice will be here until spring at this rate. Stockpiling food is better than hoarding and you have been generous to other organizations.
We'll have warm weather today -- Monday -- and then moisture at the end of the week I guess. I don't like ice in the pastures either. I'm going through our food stock a bit at a time. Now my homemade soups can last for days! I have to freeze it up in small servings for other nights.
You are kind to donate food. Our pantry is always busy on the two days a week it is open.
Love ricotta cake, Lori. That's the thing, Lori.
That's understandable, Miss Merry. I didn't need to worry about the toilet paper shortage. I had been to Costco a week before shutdown. I forgot I had the enormous pack of toilet paper so I bought on while there. I had tp!
I feel terrible about the cutting of help to those who need, Boud. Then there are those afraid to leave home for fear of abduction. Terrible.
We have several days above freezing, AC. Not good.
True, Cheerful!
It certainly is, Linda. Tabby is a good fellow.
I will do that, e.
You have had a lot of snow, Dorothy. We do what we can.
I'd sad that it needs to be done, Val. A civil, moral society would feed the poor, care for the children.
Our freezer isn't very big so there's a limit on how much we can stuff into it. And most of what's frozen gets eaten within a few days because we plan our meals on a weekly basis. No hoarding in this house!
Your cake looks amazing. I'm not a baker, but it sure looks good. Nice you're able to donate to the food shelf to help in Minnesota. I shudder with ever picture I see of the brutality inflected by the government on these people. It's so sad, and so horribly wrong. Spotted you on a mutual blog friends post, so thought I'd pop in to say hi...My real name is actually Sandy, not Sandra; but I figured you can get closer than that. It's always fun to meet new bloggers.
I have a chest freezer in the basement and a freezer in my refrigerator. I do a lot of vegetable preserving by freezing as well as saving bones and vegetable bits for stock. Having the large freezer is wise for us, nick. I don't think you have basements so it's understandable that you wouldn't have one.
Hi Sandy! I've always been called Sandra, so that's what I answer to.😉 I'm appalled at the elected representatives endorsing this, if by no other way than silence. Silence is consent.It's horrible. My son & DIL live in a diverse area of Minneapolis and she works in a government center downtown. I live just on the outskirts of the Twin Cities. This is happening all across MN, but Mpls seems to be the main target.
Oh my, please send over a slice of your delicious cake. I have found my sweet tooth too. With all these awful things going on, it's mind boggling and stress inducing. I'll be thinking of your son and daughter-in-law in Minneapolis and for you too being so close. I keep thinking about Anne Frank these days and the Nuremberg trials. Take good care of yourselves. Hugs, Denise
Your cake looks good. I think just living in Minnesota where the Winter weather can change on a dime makes me shop more!
That cake looks delicious!
I guess i am a food hoarder too, but I never thought of it like that. To me it's just a lifestyle of being prepared...and not having to go to the store every week.
I guess I am a modest hoarder. So how warm was it today and are you sending it to me? I don't bake much at all as we would eat it....just do it when company is here. I will admit that I have a recipe sitting on my counter for peanut butter cookies tho. Hopefully we will not get a lot of ice here.
It's easy to make, Denise. I wonder what those who approve of this militarized takeover of a state see?
It is good.
I call it hoarding for myself because it has been a compulsion, one I had overcome, until now, Sue.
It was a compulsion for me, Lori. It's currently 33 F and is going into the mid 40s this week. That is not good. The following week will be mid to low 20s. I bake to relieve stress. Eating what I bake is a benefit!
My Pantry and Freezers are starting to look like a Doomsday Prepper too... and I am a Control Freak, so, it all makes sense. Cats always look so relaxed and that Dessert looks delicious!
It sorta feels like a good idea at this time, Dawn.
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