Author: Allyson

  • Tuesday Tunes

    Tuesday Tunes

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    I have always loved this song. I first heard it some 20 odd years ago, and it has stuck with me ever since. There’s a specific verse that comes to mind once in a while, when I’m feeling down or bad or wrong… Now, depression’s not a million laughs But suicide’s too dang’rous Don’t go…

  • The Weekly Feast – Cheshire Pie from 1747

    The Weekly Feast – Cheshire Pie from 1747

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    I went to the Fort last weekend and I made an amazing pie. Cheshire Pie is one of the recipes shared by Hannah Glasse in her cookbook The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy. The original recipe:   As you can see, it’s fairly sparse with its directions, which is a common theme among…

  • Prepping – Surviving in the Cold

    Prepping – Surviving in the Cold

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    I had the joy of staying at the Fort last weekend. Originally, the temperatures were supposed to be in the high 40s at night, and the 60s during the day. Perfect Fort weather! That didn’t turn out to be correct (go figure…). It was below freezing overnight Friday night into Saturday morning, and Saturday night…

  • FBEL – El Salvador

    FBEL – El Salvador

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    If I’m in enemy territory right now, it’s because I’m under cover of darkness, cloaked in mystery, and mistaken for a friend. I spend at least a few minutes each day, reading the news and whispering, “What the actual fuck…” over and over again. It’s depressing. Yes, I realize most of you have been doing…

  • Tuesday Tunes

    Tuesday Tunes

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    This randomly showed up on my Google Radio the other day, and it made me stop and listen. The music strikes me as a cross between a Russian folk song and something out of a circus performance. But the lyrics… Oh, the lyrics. My first impression of this was that it was a rallying cry…

  • The Weekly Feast – The 80s Want Their Spinach Dip Back

    The Weekly Feast – The 80s Want Their Spinach Dip Back

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    For whatever reason, every party I ever went to in the 1980s included at least one version of this dip, served in a bread bowl. I’m not sure why we stopped making it, because it’s iconic comfort food, tasty and with a healthy kick to it from the spinach. Therefore, I shall share it with…

  • Prepping – Annuals and Perennials

    Prepping – Annuals and Perennials

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    There are two main types of plants in the world: annuals, which you plant from seed (or cutting or slips or whatever) each year, and perennials, which come back every year. Some examples of annuals are cucumbers, lettuce, potatoes, peppers, and zucchini. Each year, you need to plant new plants. Each year, they complete their…

  • FBEL: In Black and White

    FBEL: In Black and White

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    I had a Right leaning friend post this meme yesterday: What I responded with is very honest: “I don’t think so, or not without full due diligence. Remember, what the Right does to the Left or puts into practice can later be used by the Left against the Right. Put NOTHING in place that could…

  • Tuesday Tunes

    Tuesday Tunes

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    “Drink a toast to my best friend, Samuel Colt!” One of the things I’ve noticed in listening to the vast array of older music lately, is that most of it wouldn’t make it on today’s radio. This song, for instance, would be considered horribly violent even though it wouldn’t even be a footnote in an…

  • The Weekly Feast – Turkish Yogurt Bread

    The Weekly Feast – Turkish Yogurt Bread

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    I discovered this recipe by watching an older Turkish couple in Azerbaijan on YouTube. They don’t share amounts, but the woman cooks on screen, and I made educated guesses about how much of everything to put in. She uses this recipe both to make these flat breads, and as a crust for meat pies. I’ve…