Making kumquat marmalade today. Yesterday we picked about six buckets of kumquats from the tree of a friend couple. One large bucket goes to another friend couple. Yesterday we washed the other five buckets, cut them in half, and picked the obvious seeds out of and sliced (in the food processor) about two thirds of them. Today we boiled the sliced ones up with sugar and pectin from the seeds, and put them into jars. Tonight we remove the seeds from and slice the remainder, boil them up and put the marmalade into jars tomorrow. We get enough for our own use and gifts.
P.S.: The remaining seeds come to the surface and can easily be picked out as the fruit is being boiled. I am really pleased with the new food processor we got a couple of years ago when the previous one croaked--VERY easy to open up, take apart and put back together again.
Thank you, Alan, for yesterday’s links. I was on the road, out of state all day, for the memorial service for family member, Jessica, a single mom who died of ovarian cancer at age 44, leaving a 7 year old adopted son. I have never been to a funeral with so many years, including an 8 year old friend of the son who tried to speak and could only sob into the microphone. It was heart tending and intense. But it was also heat warming and beautiful. The church itself was stunning in design and the pastor did a wonderful job of holding it all together.
But it also meant I had very little reserve to delve into the horrific tragedy in New Zealand. I did manage to send supportive messages to friends in New Zealand, especially one who is a chaplain at a school. I will catch up over the weekend, and your links will help.
You're welcome, listener. Of course it was early reports, not completely accurate. But I thought timeliness was more important. I was very impressed by the police response. I have the impression that the accused was apprehended by two officers from an outlying area who would not normally have been in downtown Christchurch; one report described them as "community service officers," but since they had firearms, that must have a different meaning than it does here.
I correct myself. The officers who arrested the Christchurch shooter "were rural community cops from Lincoln," a community about 22 km from Christchurch. So they could have made it to downtown Christchurch in 15 or 20 minutes from the time the call was broadcast.
Okay, this is going to sound blood-thirsty as hell, but that's how I feel right now.
If he is found guilty I think he should be shot multiple times over a long stretch of time. Not enough to kill him outright, but just enough to let him get a big old taste of the agony he forced on people who didn't deserve it. I think he should be patched up after each shot so he doesn't bleed out too quickly and then just keep shooting, like every 15 minutes or so. Just so he experiences the pain of the first shots and the dread and fear of the next ones coming.
Ah, yes, the old reliable 'execute in the manner of the murder'. That sounds like a fine idea. The news report I read said he shot a little five-year-old girl in the face and leg. Let him be shot in the face and leg. He shot a man in the abdomen. Let him be shot in the abdomen. A witness was holding a frightened and wounded friend when he shot him in the head. After he has been shot in all the body parts where his victims were wounded, let the bastard's head be shot off. All right and fitting, if you ask me.
Rather out of fashion, that--like burning at the stake. I remember a few years back, I think it was in Utah, a fellow chose to be executed by firing squad, but there weren't enough volunteers for the job. I don't recall how it turned out. Wikipedia has an article on Capital punishment in New Zealand [Click]
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ReplyDeleteMaking kumquat marmalade today. Yesterday we picked about six buckets of kumquats from the tree of a friend couple. One large bucket goes to another friend couple. Yesterday we washed the other five buckets, cut them in half, and picked the obvious seeds out of and sliced (in the food processor) about two thirds of them. Today we boiled the sliced ones up with sugar and pectin from the seeds, and put them into jars. Tonight we remove the seeds from and slice the remainder, boil them up and put the marmalade into jars tomorrow. We get enough for our own use and gifts.
ReplyDeleteP.S.: The remaining seeds come to the surface and can easily be picked out as the fruit is being boiled. I am really pleased with the new food processor we got a couple of years ago when the previous one croaked--VERY easy to open up, take apart and put back together again.
DeleteThank you, Alan, for yesterday’s links. I was on the road, out of state all day, for the memorial service for family member, Jessica, a single mom who died of ovarian cancer at age 44, leaving a 7 year old adopted son. I have never been to a funeral with so many years, including an 8 year old friend of the son who tried to speak and could only sob into the microphone. It was heart tending and intense. But it was also heat warming and beautiful. The church itself was stunning in design and the pastor did a wonderful job of holding it all together.
ReplyDeleteBut it also meant I had very little reserve to delve into the horrific tragedy in New Zealand. I did manage to send supportive messages to friends in New Zealand, especially one who is a chaplain at a school. I will catch up over the weekend, and your links will help.
Again, my thanks.
“so many years” should read “so many tears”
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DeleteYou're welcome, listener. Of course it was early reports, not completely accurate. But I thought timeliness was more important. I was very impressed by the police response. I have the impression that the accused was apprehended by two officers from an outlying area who would not normally have been in downtown Christchurch; one report described them as "community service officers," but since they had firearms, that must have a different meaning than it does here.
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DeleteI correct myself. The officers who arrested the Christchurch shooter "were rural community cops from Lincoln," a community about 22 km from Christchurch. So they could have made it to downtown Christchurch in 15 or 20 minutes from the time the call was broadcast.
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ReplyDeleteOkay, this is going to sound blood-thirsty as hell, but that's how I feel right now.
ReplyDeleteIf he is found guilty I think he should be shot multiple times over a long stretch of time. Not enough to kill him outright, but just enough to let him get a big old taste of the agony he forced on people who didn't deserve it. I think he should be patched up after each shot so he doesn't bleed out too quickly and then just keep shooting, like every 15 minutes or so. Just so he experiences the pain of the first shots and the dread and fear of the next ones coming.
Ah, yes, the old reliable 'execute in the manner of the murder'. That sounds like a fine idea. The news report I read said he shot a little five-year-old girl in the face and leg. Let him be shot in the face and leg. He shot a man in the abdomen. Let him be shot in the abdomen. A witness was holding a frightened and wounded friend when he shot him in the head. After he has been shot in all the body parts where his victims were wounded, let the bastard's head be shot off. All right and fitting, if you ask me.
DeleteRather out of fashion, that--like burning at the stake. I remember a few years back, I think it was in Utah, a fellow chose to be executed by firing squad, but there weren't enough volunteers for the job. I don't recall how it turned out. Wikipedia has an article on Capital punishment in New Zealand [Click]
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