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Posts Tagged ‘#365Ways2026’
All Human Together
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, feminism, quotes, Thoughts on September 4, 2026|
Clearing the Decks
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, #GettingThingsDone, creativity, projects, reflection, rethinking, Thoughts, transformation, writing on September 3, 2026| Leave a Comment »
It’s end-of-summer, change-of-season, back-to-school time, and for me that means taking a moment for a little reflection and reassessment. I also like to use this time as an opportunity to clear the decks.
I don’t know about you, but I tend to accumulate mental notes to myself, project plans, ideas that have persisted over the course of the year. Now is a great time to cross those items off my list. Maybe an idea is so small that it seems not worth doing, but it’s been taking up space in my mind. Time to get it done. Maybe it’s so big that I’ve been avoiding it. Time to decide if it’s worth tackling or if it should be deliberately shelved in favor of other projects. Either way, I get it off my list and out of my head.
And once the decks are cleared? I can look forward to a new season and new ideas.
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Lemon Sherbet
Posted in Food and..., tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, ice cream, lemon, recipes on September 2, 2026| Leave a Comment »
I’ve been doing some new things over the break, and one of those things was buying an ice cream maker. I’ve always thought it would be fun to have one, enjoyed my earlier adventures in frozen desserts, and it was on sale, hooray.
My first experiment? Lemon, of course!
And if you, like me, were not 100% clear on the differences between iced desserts, you may find this explainer helpful: Ice Cream vs. Gelato vs. Sherbet vs. Sorbet: What’s the Difference?
Lemon Sherbet
(adapted from King Arthur Baking)
- 3/4 C. (149g) toasted sugar
- 1 T. cornstarch
- 1/2+ C. (125g) lemon juice, chilled
- 1/8 t. lemon oil
- 2 drops Fiori di Sicilia
- 2 cups (454g) whole milk, very cold (or 30g cream and the rest 18% protein 2% milk)
- 1 drop yellow food coloring
- small pinch of salt
- Combine sugar and cornstarch in blender, pulse a couple of times to mix.
- Add remaining ingredients, blend for ~30 seconds to combine well.
- Freeze according to your ice cream maker’s instructions (for me, this took 20–25 minutes).
Very good!
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One Weird Cat-Keeping Trick
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, cat herding, handy household tips, Random, Thoughts on September 1, 2026| Leave a Comment »
This is a niche little time-saving suggestion for those who keep cats: add a little zigzag pattern after you clean the litter; it will be obvious if it’s been used the next time around.
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Thrilling Possibilities
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, inspiration, potential, quotes, Thoughts on August 31, 2026| 1 Comment »
Every hour in every life contains such often-unrecognized potential to affect the world that the great days and thrilling possibilities are combined always in this momentous day.” — Dean Koontz
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Luck Was With Me
Posted in Science!, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, astronomy, haiku, lunar eclipse, moon stuff, poem, Thoughts on August 30, 2026| Leave a Comment »
I try to share big astronomical events, but I was in the northern woods and missed the lunar eclipse on August 28th. Luck was with me, though. I happened to be awake around midnight and looked out the window to see 93% of the moon missing. What a lovely and unexpected surprise!
The moon veiled in red
Her face turned from the sun’s gaze
Starlight reflections.
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Give and Receive
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, generosity, historical figures, kindness, Thoughts on August 29, 2026| Leave a Comment »
“If you hold your hand closed, nothing good can come in. The open hand is blessed, for it gives in abundance, even as it receives.” — Biddy Mason, former slave, nurse, midwife, real estate entrepreneur, and philanthropist
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Changing Every Day
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, Alice in Wonderland, creativity, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers on August 28, 2026| Leave a Comment »
“I could tell you my adventures—beginning from this morning,” said Alice a little timidly: “but it’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” — Lewis Carroll
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One Story, Many Versions
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, creativity, good and evil, storytelling, Thoughts, Writers, writing on August 27, 2026| Leave a Comment »
“I believe that there is one story in the world, and only one. . . . Humans are caught—in their lives, in their thoughts, in their hungers and ambitions, in their avarice and cruelty, and in their kindness and generosity too—in a net of good and evil. . . . There is no other story. A man, after he has brushed off the dust and chips of his life, will have left only the hard, clean questions: Was it good or was it evil? Have I done well—or ill?” ― John Steinbeck, East of Eden
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Funny, True
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, confidence, Thoughts, Writers, writing on August 26, 2026| Leave a Comment »
“When I was younger, I knew nothing and had the confidence to prove it.” — Evan Robertson
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