Nearly noon.

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Bits and pieces, through the night and morning.  Not... a lot.  Short work periods.  No heavy work.  But a lot of little things, between resting.  Couldn't really game.  That, too, takes energy.  I would rather do mechanical labor than game, but that isn't always an available option.

I didn't get a shower, but the tradeoffs were good.  I didn't get recycling gathered and out, but will.  I got much else I wanted, and a few more things.  The coffee seemed ready, this morning.  So I pulled the grains, which are in a nut milk bag, then put the liquid in the refrigerator.  As well, I reset kefir.  It is smelling off.  I don't understand.  How could it be off already?  Maybe it is just my perception.

I checked the creme fraiche, but that seems... off... too?  I just don't understand.  It has worked perfectly the last few times.  Very strange.

It snowed again last night.  Perhaps two more inches down, though there isn't a foot of snow on the ground anymore.  And some areas are finally becoming bare... of snow.  And it seems to be soaking in, which is greatly needed.  A few weeks, or even months, of a healthy soaking, and the aquifers, general surface water tables, and such should improve.

I keep finding things to give me pause.  The last time I was at the store, I looked for mustard.  I wanted it in glass.  I found it in glass.  But every single glass jared mustard had sugar added, or the corn stuff.  So, I pouted my way home.  Last night I decided to stop pouting.  Found a mustard recipe?  And the stuff lasts a long time, as do the ingredients.

So, yes.  It looks like I will have to begin making my own mustard.  I think I can do it.  I think most people can do it.  I may even have pint jars, which would be vastly preferable to quart jars.  Wide mouth pint jars at that.  Though, really, I wouldn't mind making, say, four jars at once?  Setting the others to ferment, or such, in the basement?  Yea.

I best get on to bed.  Something really smells off in the house.  I just can't find it.  It would be nice if it warmed a bit, then I could open the windows, air the place out.  I don't think warming will happen really soon.  Next week is only supposed to be in the 40s.  Today is 27 F, after a low of around 14 last night, or so.  And, as mentioned, we got more snow.  Not a lot, an inch or two.  Dark, cold, and wet out there, even if below freezing.  An odd day.