Sprawling on the fringes of the city, in geometric order, an insulated border, in between the bright lights, and the far unlit unknown.

The first weekend spent in the house was a successful one. The weather got cold all of a sudden after raining most of Friday, so I decided to make homemade venison chili and Mexican cornbread as our first meal. Even though, the chili was good, I should experiment with making a vegetarian chili with black beans and brown rice, for times when I am alone.

Last night, I decided it was time to try some edamame. I found it had an unfavorable aftertaste. I think I will stick to soy nuts and soymilk as sources of isoflavones. I will give kudos to my husband for trying the edamame with me.

I am entertained by the thought that my husband is amazed by convenience. He has always lived in extremely rural areas. The other night I gave him a brief tour of all the nearby amenities and he was impressed that we now lived so close to so much. I showed him where Sonic was, and the Dollar General store. Then he started to get excited and pointed out the Subway, Quizno’s, Wing Stop and a couple of supermarkets.

Speaking of supermarkets, it seems that Brookshire’s has really got on the health food bandwagon by labeling good eats as “Health and Harmony” finds in their stores, even though many of the items that I do purchase from there have not been christened as such yet. I really do not like the idea of their little savings card (marketing ploy), but if helps them realize what customers like me want stocked in their markets, then I shall be game to be their maverick example. Something’s amiss however, when I look at their on-line sale paper for this week and there appears to be a soda war going on. :( hmmm…