When I found out my sister was coming for the holidays I knew we had to take her to the Roxy Cafe at least once. I know she has a special love of sweet, pancake-like breakfasts foods, so I knew she would like the offerings at the Roxy. On this particular occasion I decided to forego veganism and I ordered an utterly scrumptious spinach omelette with other veggies in it. I substituted mushrooms for bacon and they were very good.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
352/365: Sunday,12/18/2011
This house in Albion had been a major eyesore for many years. I often wondered what it looked like inside....and now we know...
251/365 Saturday, 12/17/2011
Despite the rather chilly & snowy weather, Louisa and I had a fun time in Chicago before we boarded a 6:00pm train back to Battle Creek. I had never seen the "bean" sculpture before -- so ti was fun to take the obligatory reflection shots in it.
350/365 Friday 12/16/2011
I took the Amtrak train on Friday, Dec 16th to pick up my sister from O'Hare. After getting off at Union station, I walked to the Blue Line EL stop on Monroe and took the EL to O'Hare. When I arrived Louisa had just gotten through customs and was waiting for me. We took the El back to Monroe and checked into our nice hotel in downtown Chicago.
349/365: Thursday, 12/15/2011
I still had a lot of grading to get through once I arrived home. At least the kitties were happy to "help"...
348/365: Wednesday, 12/14/2011
WhenI came home from Oxford, I was tickled to find this Christmas card addressed to Hansi=the cat on a leash.
347/365: Tuesday, 12/13/2011
This is the recently published novel/romance that centers on my ancestor Jane Lane. I wonder how I will find it...
Thursday, December 22, 2011
344/365: Saturday, 12/10/2011
I methodically go through these two sections of the times, which means I am quite behind--especially with the book review sections.
Monday, December 12, 2011
343/365: Friday, 12/09/2011
Making some notes to myself on what turned out to be a pretty hectic/busy last day of classes.
342/365: Thursday, 12/08/2011
This dish was good: 100% whole wheat rotini with tomatoes cause and some other veggies. The stuff on top is nutritional yeast. I'm glad I found a whole wheat pasta I like.
341/365: Wednesday, 12/07/2011
A vegan stand-by: nutritional yeast. It has an interesting taste. It does add something to pasta dishes. I haven't used a whole lot of it yet.
340/365 Tuesday, 12/06/2011
I really wanted to get an outside picture today--and I remembered this as I walked to the bus-stop. This building on Miami's campus is McGuffey Hall where I taught two of my classes during the semester. It took a while to get used to the building. But in the end I did. I just realized I taught in this building everyday, since that was how my schedule was structured. Next semester I won't be in there.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
339/365: Monday, 12/05/2011
I took this while sitting in my bed--it was about 11:40pm and I had not yet taken a picture--so Georgie was the easiest choice since I was sleepy and wanted to get to bed!
337/365: Saturday, 12/03/2011
*sigh* - I really wanted to like these--Eden is a good organic company from Michigan. But alas they were kind of gray and that just made them seem not that tasty..They made me miss my unhealthy regular durum wheat semolina pasta. Ho hum...In the meantime I found the only box of 100% whole wheat pasta in Kroger the other day and I actually liked it! Hooray. And I'm getting more used to cooking my greens without oil--either steaming or cooking them in vegetable broth.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
336/365: Friday, 12/02/2011
I decided to order a small package of German christmas goodies from a German online store in Texas. Most of these were eaten by my students. The "Rumkugeln" - rum balls were enjoyed by the GREAL faculty, since they do contain a tiny bit of real rum.
335/365: Thursday, 12/01/2011
A cute kitty pic for the first day of the last month of the year!!! I cannot believe the year is almost over...
334/365: Wednesday, 11/30/2011
I apologize-the pictures these days lack vim and vigor...I've been busy busy with the end of semester. Hence yet another glimpse of my apartment mate George.
333/365 Tuesday, 11/29/2011
Another pretty good vegan meal. The portion was a bit big, and the spaghetti was not whole grain, which is what who I now call the "healthy healthy's" (Dr. Esselstyn, Barnard, Hicks etc etc) want us to eat. I'll have to research what they think about olives. I know they don't like olive oil. The stuff that might look a little like parmesan is Bragg's nutritional yeast-a vegan standy..
332/365: Monday, 11/28/2011
Bill left me this as a going away present when he left the Monday after bringing me back to Oxford after Thanksgiving. (I had left earlier than he did, so i could get to my office to get stuff done before teaching).
Friday, December 9, 2011
331/365: Sunday, 11/27/2011
It was rainy and cloudy when we drove back down to Oxford on Sunday. We started listening to George Eliot's "Middlemarch". I'll see how far Bill has gotten listening to it when I go back with him to Michigan for Christmas this coming Wednesday, Dec. 14th.
330/365: Saturday, 11/26/2011
I went out with my friend for sushi in Jackson, Michigan (Aka sushi). Some of the things we ordered were vegan (I had seaweed salad and a vegetable tempura--should have asked about the tempura). Some of the sushi we got was not vegan (like the one picture, which I think is either salmon or tuna. Yes I had some of it...
329/365 Friday, 11/25/2011
I had brought some grading I needed to do home with me and my kitties were glad to be of some assistance!
328/365: Thursday, 11/24/2011 ~Thanksgiving~
One of the things I miss living in Oxford is our daily newspaper: The Battle Creek Enquirer. Even though it's not a great newspaper I got very used to reading it when I lived in Michigan. And the comics were probably my favorite part.. We were invited to Thanksgiving dinner with our friends in the afternoon. They made vegan stuffing! (Which was delicious). And there plenty of other vegan options! And then I indulged in a small piece of (probably) non-vegan pumpkin pie with a small amount of definitely non-vegan whipped cream. It was good.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
327/365: Wednesday, 11/23/2011
Georgie seemed fairly happy to be home. The other kitties were a little put-out since Georgie can be a bit of a bully. Little Mieze hissed at him a couple of times and had to give up her spot in the prized "boudoir". Hansie was more cranky than I was used too--he seemed even more aged to me since I left in August---so skinny compared to spoilt George. He was glad George was home. They have a bit of a "Brokeback mountain" relationship....Hansi "cannot quit" George...yet further indication that he was neutered to late. It's very hard to fathom how Georgie feels about Hansi's inappropriate encroachments--he nonchalantly continues eating while it is going on and only sometimes turns around & tells Hansi to take a hike. (For a long time I thought the yowling that one heard when this was going was coming from Georgie, but no it is always and only Hansi that is doing the yowling - Georgie is completely silent).
On other occasions though, even Hansi hissed at Georgie--it was obvious that his absence had made the three other kitties rearrange their hierarchies, and having him back shuffled everything up again. At least this time he will be back sooner. (We go back to Michigan next Wednesday, Dec. 14).
When we brought Georgie back to the apartment he seemed even happier to to back here where he's the number one kitty. And I was glad to have him paying all his attention to me and not the other three kitties. But now I know better what to expect and also that I need to court their affection in order to get into their good books. They are cats after-all and do not immediately reconnect if one has been away for a longish time.
On other occasions though, even Hansi hissed at Georgie--it was obvious that his absence had made the three other kitties rearrange their hierarchies, and having him back shuffled everything up again. At least this time he will be back sooner. (We go back to Michigan next Wednesday, Dec. 14).
When we brought Georgie back to the apartment he seemed even happier to to back here where he's the number one kitty. And I was glad to have him paying all his attention to me and not the other three kitties. But now I know better what to expect and also that I need to court their affection in order to get into their good books. They are cats after-all and do not immediately reconnect if one has been away for a longish time.
Monday, December 5, 2011
A short message for Janie Randerson
Hello,
If Janie Randerson sees this message I just want her to know that I have replied twice to her email message and have not heard back. Perhaps she could try my other email: catgrimm@gmail.com?
If Janie Randerson sees this message I just want her to know that I have replied twice to her email message and have not heard back. Perhaps she could try my other email: catgrimm@gmail.com?
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Barbie cake
326/2011: Tuesday, 11/22/2011
I thought this was just weird enough to qualify as a 365 pic. I might have to start a "weird sightings in supermarkets set, which, besides this would include this, and probably this too.
The other Barbie picture in my flickr stream was taken at the Schirn museum in Frankfurt. It is my most viewed picture by far--over 11 000 people have looked at it!
I thought this was just weird enough to qualify as a 365 pic. I might have to start a "weird sightings in supermarkets set, which, besides this would include this, and probably this too.
The other Barbie picture in my flickr stream was taken at the Schirn museum in Frankfurt. It is my most viewed picture by far--over 11 000 people have looked at it!
My "PETA-approved" bagel from Bagel&Deli
325/365: Monday, 11/21/2011
This was my delicious and suppossedly "PETA-approved' bagel from Oxford's famous "Bagel & Deli". I really liked it! And as a treat I got one of their retro sodas -I think its flavor was dark cherry--it was also very good. A tasty lunch before we headed back home to Michigan.
This was my delicious and suppossedly "PETA-approved' bagel from Oxford's famous "Bagel & Deli". I really liked it! And as a treat I got one of their retro sodas -I think its flavor was dark cherry--it was also very good. A tasty lunch before we headed back home to Michigan.
324/365: Sunday, 11/20/2011
Yep Bill was back on Sunday so he could drive me and Georgie back to Michigan for the first time in a bit over 3 months. George was happy to see him.
323/365:Saturday, 11/19/2011
The non-vegan version of this pie has been in my meal repetoire for a while. the only difference between that one and this one is that the vegan version is not microwaveable. So it takes longer, but I think it might even taste better than the other kind.
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