This weekend I am finishing a sewing project and when finished if there is time I'll list some eBay items. It's that time of year to look for good gift items to list, collectible things that are stilling around my sun room.

We are to open window weather finally, and it is cool enough to consider using the greenhouse for some fall and winter plants. I need to level it out with some flat pavers (use a pry bar and shims to shift the PVC structure up, then slide the pavers under the low spots around the edge. I have a heater for that space also, and put in a barrel of water help keep an average temperature (and use for watering).

Yesterday I found three 5+ lb packages of chicken thighs in the last-chance meat bin (for $3 ea). I usually don't buy chicken that has the "15% broth" injected, but it was a great price and I've planned to make some chicken and rice to take for lunches. I'm sauteing now with pepper and some other seasoning, no salt, hoping it wasn't too salty to start with. I'll drain most of the oil then add basmati rice and vermicelli to make the rice part, and I have some chicken stock from the freezer to use. The cool morning seems to have convinced my brain that cooking season is here.