Choral Evensong as Meditation

November 14, 2018

...ts 470-year-old choral music tradition – established around 1549 – is performed live and often to a very high standard. The Choral Evensong website lists places around the world where you can attend a service. If you’re in Los Angeles there is a Choral Evensong performance this Saturday November 17th at St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral at 5 p.m. I will, likely, make an appearance as the Verger. The choir is magnificent and St. John’s is one of Los A...

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No Tweets Just Cats

Mr. Homegrown

August 17, 2019

Animals, Cats

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...up the Twitters which usually forms the basis of a set of links I post on Saturday. Twitter has devolved into a way of monetizing people yelling at each other and I’m not missing it. I may look at it again, or I may figure out another way to do the link feature. At this point, I don’t know. But I’m happy to report my attention span, last fully appreciated in the pre-web 1990s, is slowly returning. I can now read long chapters of Thomas Pynchon’s...

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Sweet Tweet Feat

Mr. Homegrown

August 24, 2019

Saturday Linkages

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...mentioned in a blog post, I’m taking a break from Twitter for month so no Saturday Tweets today. I’m thinking I will bring a link feature back but without using Twitter for a few reasons: Some people have trouble viewing my Twitter re-posts. If Twitter ever goes out of business or I get “deplatformed” for some reason I’ll lose all the posts that I’ve put up. Twitter has devolved into shouting and makes me want to shout too, so I’m going to reduce...

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Quarantine Meals From Jennie Cook

Mr. Homegrown

April 15, 2020

Food

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...e used to do: cook home meals for pickup and delivery. Her food is delicious and the portions are generous. If you live in the Los Angeles area consider ordering some food from her. It will support Jennie and her employees and you’ll get a break from cooking. On Saturday Jennie sent over a package with an Easter ham dinner. While I’ve enjoyed cooking from scratch for the past four weeks it was nice to have a special meal for a change. Jennie’s del...

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Sourdough Bread Class at the Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano

Mr. Homegrown

June 16, 2014

Bread, Events, Food

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...baker and join us for a weekend of heart-healthy, bread baking workshops: Saturday, June 21, 1-3 to make Sourdough and/or Sunday, June 22, 1-3p to make Sourdough rye! Topics discussed will include: How to make your own sourdough starter (also known as a levain) Types of flour How to simulate a commercial bread oven at home Hydration ratios Kitchen tools for bread baking Shaping a boule Working with whole grains Troubleshooting We’ll provide ingre...

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