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Jan. 25th, 2020 05:38 pm After finishing up the deck projects, there was one other really major yard thing I wanted to tackle, and we got 90% of it done today. Along the road-facing side of the garage is where Fox stows the larger tractor implements, and the things he doesn't use as often had some major weeds growing up around them, and then along that same side of the driveway was getting junky. We cleared all that out and ran the mower, tore up the weed-trees (still don't know what they are, so weed trees for now) and dumped the old wood on the burn pile, and took the cement blocks, old pavers, and chunks of rock into the Wayback to fill in some holes. It looks SO much better, I'm really pleased with us. Next up I'd like to repair the garden fence, but that can be done next month.
The bao I made yesterday were excellent, and there was enough left over that we just warmed everything up and finished them off tonight. The buns themselves could probably have gone in the steamer to warm, as their texture suffered a little in the fridge. And the tofu nuggets always warm up better in the toaster oven, but when you're tired and hungry, nuking works just as well.
I recently "finished" B.K.S. Iyengar's Light on Yoga, by which I mean I read the intro and his commentary in the front. The majority of the book is descriptions and guides for the various asanas. One of the appendices is his suggested course of practice, which I've decided I'm going to work through. I don't exactly consider myself a high-level yogi, but I'm no beginner, and these "easy" poses kicked my ass. I had no idea my leg muscles were that comparatively weak. It's high time I went back to strength training. I'm also making it a flexibility goal to be able to touch my head to my knees, so I'm working more on forward bends. I've also stuck to my routine of doing the Five Tibetans in the mornings, missing only on average once a week.
The bao I made yesterday were excellent, and there was enough left over that we just warmed everything up and finished them off tonight. The buns themselves could probably have gone in the steamer to warm, as their texture suffered a little in the fridge. And the tofu nuggets always warm up better in the toaster oven, but when you're tired and hungry, nuking works just as well.
I recently "finished" B.K.S. Iyengar's Light on Yoga, by which I mean I read the intro and his commentary in the front. The majority of the book is descriptions and guides for the various asanas. One of the appendices is his suggested course of practice, which I've decided I'm going to work through. I don't exactly consider myself a high-level yogi, but I'm no beginner, and these "easy" poses kicked my ass. I had no idea my leg muscles were that comparatively weak. It's high time I went back to strength training. I'm also making it a flexibility goal to be able to touch my head to my knees, so I'm working more on forward bends. I've also stuck to my routine of doing the Five Tibetans in the mornings, missing only on average once a week.
I'd sort of like to go practice now, except I have cats snoozing on me and I hate to disturb them. They have absolutely no problems disturbing me when I'm asleep, so maybe I should pay them back in kind. I think they're also staking out spots for tonight, as it's supposed to get cold again - as in building a fire when I get up cold.
