Quick and Easy Lentil Chili

Michelle has developed a plan for lentil chili that’s hard to beat. I call it a plan rather than a recipe, because the recipe card is basically jotted notes that provide an outline or framework to support the particular day’s inspiration. She only provided as much detail as she did for Aly’s and my sake, although I made it once, before she wrote it out, by guess and by gosh, and it turned out perfectly.

It’s so good we’ve pretty much given up canned chili (which we’ve always loved) for this chili. Continue reading →

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Big Autumn Storm

Yesterday we had a big storm. The weather radio reported 75 knot gusts down by Eldred Rock Lighthouse (that’s 85 miles per hour). The snow level nearly reached the beach on The Mountain With No Name before the wind stripped almost all of it away. We heard rumors of snow on the ground in Lutak Inlet.

It was a cold, wet, miserable day. Unfortunately, we had to go to town to vote in the municipal election, and for Aly’s volunteer work at the museum.

We turned the wind generator off before we left in the morning to beat the tide, walking out in a heavy downpour and 25 knot northerly winds. In the afternoon the wind switched to the south and the storm hit. Continue reading →

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