Apps Bay Area
Category: Hobbies
Fresh Tea
Camellia sinensis Japanese Green Tea Sencha Usually made from the Yabukita cultivar. The new leaf growth is harvested in early Spring. Less expensive teas are mechanically harvested and the non-leaf plant material is used to make kukicha (twig tea). The freshly harvested leaves are steamed for as long as two minutes (to prevent oxidation), dried,…
Dance Clothes
Sneakers Sansha all-black leather half-boots, all-black leather work boots, all-black split-sole work boots, all-black split-sole hi-top sneakers, all-black leather hi-tops. Pastry wheat work boot sneaker, all-black military sneaker boot. Dancewear Solutions Pastry Pop Tart Sneakers. Fuego all-black low-top dance sneakers, black high-top (with white soles). Taygra black mid-top chamois (also in green), black (with white…
South Bay Fusion
SBF Anniversary Dance Thirteen year celebration on 2024/03/07. Eventbrite pricing for selling tickets in the US: free for up to 25, $10 for up to 100. Eventbrite social distancing tools.
Kitchen
Vintage Sunbeam mixer model numbers.
Scuba
Alameda DOER Marine Store, 650 W Tower Way, Alameda. Hours M to F 2 to 6pm, Sa 12 to 6pm, and Su 3 to 6pm. Open Water Scuba Diver Course About $1300 per person plus two nights stay in Monterey. Oceanic+ Dive Housing for iPhone.
Gardening Tips
Dividing perennials.
Recipes to Try
Via Oaktown Spice Toni Morrision’s Carrot Cake. Golden Milk Pancakes. Quick Pickled Carrots. Bombay Orange Roasted Carrot and Tahini Dip. Dal Makhani. Corn chowder with Vadouvan. Via Foodwise Savory Oatmeal Porridge. Shaved Asparagus Salad. Via Misc Muffuletta. Olive Salad. Kohlrabi noodles. Avocado Chocolate Mousse via Dandelion Chocolate. Oat Flour Swedish Pancakes via Chef Hej Hej….
House Repairs
Should I renovate? Fit windows with heat-shrink film or weatherstripping. Improve insulation. Foundation Leaks Basements with a concrete slab foundation and a high water table will often leak along the cove joints of the horizontal slab (which is poured first) and the vertical foundation walls (due to hydrostatic pressure). Reasons for the seepage. U of…
DC Sightseeing
Start at Union StationLibrary of Congress 8:30am – 4:30pm Tu – Sa https://www.loc.gov/visit/Renwick Gallery 10am – 5:30pm daily https://americanart.si.edu/visit/renwickNational Gallery of Art 10am – 5pm M – Sa 11am – 6pm Su https://www.nga.gov/visit.htmlPostal Museum 10am – 5:30pm https://postalmuseum.si.edu/visit/index.html Louisiana & D St NW; X1 bus Foggy Bottom Station, 9 stops, Constitution Ave NW & 12th…