Life is Busy at Casa Chile

Please accept my apologies for the slow posting here lately. One might incorrectly assume this means nothing is going on in Casa Chile. In fact, it means quite the opposite. My schedule is full of outside commitments as well as commitments at home. Kitties must be cared for, homes decluttered and organized, households moved, garden tended to, food prepared from scratch, dogs trained, and deep cleaning tackled. Health issues (minor for me, a bit more for my sweetie) are also taking up some time and energy.

This doesn't mean I am completely inactive online, however. Although I am not nearly as hardcore about using my solar ovens as the Solar Oven Chef, I use them fairly regularly and keep a log of most everything I've cooked in them here. Every weekend, I also update the Book List on the Blogging Bookworm. The growing list contains titles of books mostly with environmental relevance and includes links to reviews posted by participating bloggers. If you've posted a review of an environmentally relevant book and would like a link included there, please leave a comment on the most recent weekly round-up post.

This week's chores include getting my house cleaned up for company, especially the second bedroom used as an office. Beany recently asked if I would be so kind as to host a cyclist passing through town for one night. This gal is biking across the country, following much the same route Beany took when she moved from Philly to San Diego last year. As you might remember, Beany and her sweetie spent a night with us. She continues to blog about her bike adventures in her new home. I, on the other hand, have abandoned my bike of late due to the very busy schedule and not feeling all that great. I need to get back on the saddle, but only after dragging out my cold weather biking gear since our temperatures got chilly.

Please browse around some of the links I've included to keep yourselves occupied until I get back online with a more substantial post. If you're hungry, don't forget to check out the recipe index. And, if you're in the neighborhood, drop on buy for a tasty meal using up some of the fresh and preserved food. Can't let the food go to waste, after all.