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When I say I haven't had time off in X long, this is the kind of day I have in mind as 'time off'. It's been a wonderful wander, gardening, breakfast, rats, dishes, farmer's market, nap, cooking (omg garlic scape season!), short visit with Ellen and care of my new plants, casual Angus companionship, blowing off the evening plans to just be lazy... this feels so good, it's so good for me. Unstructured time. I'm even starting to look at all those people I haven't seen in forever and think I have energy to spend time with them.

Also listening to lots of jazz and catching up on nonessential reading.

Also thinking. You know, whatever my own slant on relationships is, I'm definitely attracted to people who are somewhat idealistic about the whole love/romance thing. It's... special, not just a matter of pragmatics, though of course some of that is necessary. Together with the way my sex drive's been acting and my current nonmonogamous/nonsingle situation it takes some reconciling, but it's definitely *there*.

Also: being all activist-y again is catching up with me. If I'v been snarky or snippy about something you've said/done/haven't done, don't take it personally. It's going around. Latest mini-rant is about seasonal food.

This post was interrupted when I was writing it on Saturday by Eva dropping by, now it shall be posted. See the interruptions?

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UBC Farm stuff, from their mailing list:

1) Bulk spinach sales - pre-order now!

With all the rain and then sun we've had recently, the UBC Farm is experiencing a spinach explosion! We have some amazingly-tasty spinach that we'd like to share with you at wholesale rates so that it doesn't go to waste. Spinach usually flies off the shelves at the market, so this is a great opportunity to get your hands on a popular item. The leaves are quite large, and are incredibly sweet and flavourful. Much higher quality than what you can find in the store right now.

Though it seems a long ways off, this is a great chance to start stocking up and freezing produce for winter. Spinach can easily be frozen for future use. It will also shrink down quite a bit in the blanching process. Here is a simple guide with photos to help you through the process.

Spinach is available to pre-order in the following quantities:

5 lbs @ $2.50/lb
10 lbs @ $2.00/lb
20 lbs @ $1.50/lb

It can be picked up this week between 5 and 6pm Friday evening, or during our first market from 9am-1pm this Saturday.

To order, please e-mail Amy at amy.frye@ubc.ca by 5pm on Thursday and indicate the quantity you'd like to order and when you will pick it up (Friday or Saturday). Please bring your own container to take home your spinach in - 5 lbs will fill a couple of grocery bags; larger quantities you could put in a clean garbage bag or tote. Cash only, exact change preferable if you are picking up Friday.