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Blue dragon sea slugs and other fauna on the beaches near me. The Blue Buttons and the By-the-Wind Sailors are new to me. I never go to the beach; I only discovered a way to non-fatally access it via bus a few weeks ago. But one of the brothers is supposed to visit soon, so I might mention it to him. Mom used to picnic at Jetty Park with Dad, when Dad drove and they had a visitors' sticker.
I'm still kicking at that story for the local contest -- to tell the truth, I'm not that interested in winning anything, so much as playing with mainstream restrictions. I'm trying to adapt an old HL fic, with an entirely different ending. Considering suggesting an erotica contest to one of the local writer groups, though I doubt the idea would fly. Too many men in the groups, anyway. I'm still not crazy about writing groups that include men.
Made another chicken in the Dutch oven, this time with the lid off, for a crispy skin. Same ingredients -- garlic, s&p, lemon, thyme, sage, white wine, and lots of butter -- but after browning the chicken, I added a bed of sliced onions, potato chunks, and carrots to the bottom of the pot. The vegetables and the fond were seriously delicious. The chicken had a nice golden brown skin, but the flesh wasn't as wonderful as the French-style chicken slow cooked with the pot lid on. Mom loved the veg, though, and today there will be pot pie again.
Waiting for a job to show up. Then there will be a week of frenzied work, to meet deadline. Just pay me, pay me. The temp is climbing into the 80s dammit, and I have an air conditioner to buy.
ETA: Oh, good grief. I forgot I had agreed to another job that's arriving directly on top of the job that's late (meaning, today!). So, er, that makes two--no, three--jobs overlapping now into March and then the job in May-to-June. Got to get back to using my calendar. I will not be able to put in regular working hours at the condo as planned, though. Just can't leave Mom alone for that long.
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