New Book of Days
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Tree Nursery?
Here’s my “tree nursery,” such as it is. A while ago I was on a walk at a park and came across some various tree seeds. I think it was acorns, some sycamore pods. I also have saved some pits from like, apricots and so on. These I buried in good potting soil and have…
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No Pictures: Water It Down
Having grown up with an Israeli family (by the way, Netanyahu and his supporters are… hey, if you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say anything at all, right? I have nothing nice to say about them) I tend to not have difficulties getting enough water. You grow up being constantly told “drink more…
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Turkey Sandwich
Nothing too fancy. Just turkey sandwich with pimento stuffed green olives, chips. © https://www.newbookofdays.com 2025
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Experiments In Herbal Showers: Green Tea
Alright so in my religion (Wiccan/Pagan) it’s considered important to take a lot of showers and baths, preferably baths, before doing just about anything religious or spiritual. Cool and good, except that with limited mobility even taking a footbath or shower can be a really difficult thing. I managed to overcome the shower hurdle somewhat…
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Low Tech Drip Irrigation
Well, gardening in Texas is kind of a drag. Watering chores can get crazy, so here’s this solution. I took a foodservice former pickle bucket that was very well washed, and poked a hole in the bottom with a thumbtack. Then I poked another hole in the top of the bucket with the thumbtack so…
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Dopp Kits Backpack
This is a bunch of Dopp kits in my backpack – two are pictured, one is not, and all three look different. One is for hygiene things, one is for medications, and another one (not pictured) comes with a strap so I can carry it at my hip for easy access to everyday items when…
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More Nonalcoholic Wine
Alright so after more tinkering in the kitchen I’ve come up with a sweet and a dry version of nonalcoholic wine. I make no claims for their gourmet qualities but they do at least taste like wine. Both should be safe for pregnancy. Here are the recipes. © https://www.newbookofdays.com 2025
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Lap Desk Solitaire
This is probably not that groundbreaking but here’s how I play solitaire with real cards. This presumes you already know how to play solitaire say, on a computer. The smaller sets tend to fly all over the place so these are full size cards. There are five stacks to the right of the draw pile,…
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Fruit Tea
July 21, 2025 The idea here was to make sangria but not sangria. It was a base of sweet tea. I added:3 or 4 half slices of washed lemon, you know, they look like half moons1 apricot, washed, pitted and sliced (if you’re in the Marines or superstitious about apricots and their supposed bad luck…
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Banana Milk
Have you ever come home from work or school or whatever and are too tired to fix a meal but still want something quick? Here’s something I’ve been making since high school. I normally make it in a coffee mug to get the proportions right but as you can probably tell, I’m a little scatterbrained.…
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