Things You Recently Bought or Got, Redux

[Catrin Lewis]

This thread on the old site was always a fun place to share our new acquisitions.

I have something. It's this gigantic head of curly lettuce I bought on Saturday at the farm where I get my raw milk. How on earth did they get it so big? It was over a foot across before I started making salads out of it.

Looks like I'll be making salads out of it the rest of the week.

What about you? Let's see what you have.

 

[Stuart Dren]

Good gravy that's an immense amount of lettuce.

 

[Hammer]

A Kindle for a friend who isn't very well and is lacking the strength to hold a large-print book for very long.

Just setting it up to take to him this afternoon.

 

[writersaurus]

This thread on the old site was always a fun place to share our new acquisitions.

I have something. It's this gigantic head of curly lettuce I bought on Saturday at the farm where I get my raw milk. How on earth did they get it so big? It was over a foot across before I started making salads out of it.

Looks like I'll be making salads out of it the rest of the week.

What about you? Let's see what you have.

First thing I read was 'I have something. It's this gigantic head!'

 

[writersaurus]

To answer your question...the thing I recently bought were three different flavours of coffee for a friend's birthday. Peanut butter, Lemon merangue...and a third one. I can't remember.

 

[Catrin Lewis]

A Kindle for a friend who isn't very well and is lacking the strength to hold a large-print book for very long.

Just setting it up to take to him this afternoon.

Hoping he enjoys it a lot.

 

[Catrin Lewis]

To answer your question...the thing I recently bought were three different flavours of coffee for a friend's birthday. Peanut butter, Lemon merangue...and a third one. I can't remember.

Not a coffee person, but do tell us how that comes out.

 

[writersaurus]

Not a coffee person, but do tell us how that comes out.

She appreciated them. Started with the peanut butter.

 

[Stuart Dren]

Most recently, a lot of local apple juice.

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[Hammer]

Hoping he enjoys it a lot.

I hope so too... he seemed excited. He has always loved reading, but likes skipping around his favourite passages rather than sitting down and just reading - probably comes of studying literature all those years ago.


Back on thread... I bought a ukulele... went to a music shop to get mini-Hammer's birthday present and ended up buying myself an early gift. Such a great way of annoying people...

 

[Also]

A golf/hunting-style laser rangefinder to take to a nearby state park to see if I was approximately accurate in writing:

A few miles downstream, it shoaled out into rapids, widening to the length of a football field or more, and...

The stretch in question does indeed vary from 94 to 117 yards. So much easier than wading and swimming with the end of a steel measuring tape between my teeth.

I hope so too... he seemed excited. He has always loved reading, but likes skipping around his favourite passages rather than sitting down and just reading - probably comes of studying literature all those years ago.


Back on thread... I bought a ukulele... went to a music shop to get mini-Hammer's birthday present and ended up buying myself an early gift. Such a great way of annoying people...

I through-read maybe one out of five books on my kindle. And in a bookstore, which I prefer, I open to random spots, occasionally including the first or last few pages, and read for stylistic impressions.

 

[edamame]

I bought another new kitchen faucet. The first one broke after a few months. I'm debating if I want to give it a go installing it myself or just pay someone to do so like last time.

 

[hirundine]

I went to our town's Maker's Market today and came home with a fancy cheese (Father's Day present), a small tin of herbal muscle and joint balm, and a very pretty book sleeve.

Recently I've ordered a couple of batik fabric bundles, one of which I plan to use (some of) to make a bible cover for my mum.