Rod's day 8

When mother nature pulls on her white gown, she is truly beautiful (if not a tad chilly).

Rod's day 7

Contemplating Jarred Loughner's chart and wondering how deeply self-absorbed one has to be before one can pull a stunt like that, I'm also glad that most of us never find out...

Rod's day 6

Luna ... is nearing her “bends” (as Ashmad so eloquently translates Ptolemy), and is therefore more prone to erratic, creative behaviour. In short, Luna is full of vim and vigour.

For those of you who might be wondering, I am tagging my photos with a simple thought, often an out-take from Astrosage. Its not supposed to be profound or informative, just a sample...

Rod's #5

Out of the last 123 days, Venus spent 99 of them in Scorpio (22 in Libra and a couple in Sagittarius most recently).

rod 365 day 3

The Moon in Aquarius has finished her conversation with Mercury in Sagittarius, and is looking forward to her passage into Pisces.

Rod's 365 day 2

Venus is really looking forward to getting out of Scorpio... She moves into Sagittarius tomorrow, making Jupiter a little jollier...

Sun and Mars keep cosy company

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New Years Cheesecake

Rod’s Ceesecake- first run

Crust-
This recipe makes two crusts, I eyeball these so they are at best approximate measures.

1 pound walnuts, ground fine. (can use any nut meal here, but walnuts taste fantastic)
½ cup coconut oil
½ cup honey
1 tablespoon molasses
1 teaspoon cake spice
½ teaspoon ground ginger (could actually do with a bit more, but that’s what I used this time).

Grease two pie plates.
Add the spices and molasses to the walnut flour.
Melt the oil and honey together, and pour over the walnut mixture.
Combine with a wooden spoon until everything is mixed to a smooth consistency. If it looks too moist, you might add some coconut flour here, optimal consistency has it almost dry enough to crumble, but not quite.
Press half the mixture into each pie plate, taking the time to get it even and pushed up to cover the sides.

Filling for one cheesecake.
1 Pound cream cheese (2 x 8 oz packs)
½ cup heavy cream
2 eggs
½ cup Maple syrup (we didn’t have sugar in the house)
Zest of a lemon
Juice of a lemon

Beat the cream-cheese until its fluffy- if you are doing this by hand, beat it until you’ve just about given up on it, add the cream and it will fluff beautifully.
Add the cream if you haven’t already done so.
Add the sugar (maple syrup, whatever you are using for sweet)
Add the zest and the lemon juice… I used about a tablespoon of each
Add the eggs and mix to combine well.

Pour mixture into piecrust and cook until the middle is nearly set. (40 minutes at 350 works except the crust is a bit singed, I’ll try 325 next time ).

Allow to cool, then refrigerate for 3 hours minimum before serving.

Rod is so patient

OK, Jack's croup has turned into the flu for three.


I feel awful and so does the rest of the family. Unlike my guys, though, I am a whiner.

In the interest of keeping me amused, Rod let me play with hair while he and Jack watched a video on my computer. It kept me amused enough to stop whining, after all.

I love his hair...such a pretty colour. Kind of like dark honey.