making some mac and cheese

i was not at all interested in anything leftover in the fridge- i have been eating it all week anyway. hubby is out of town for a couple of days of work related 'fun' so i thought- hmmmm.... while the cat's away- the mouse will make mac and cheese :) blustery here today and unseasonably warm. it is going to be higher than average here for at least a week. i am going to hazard a guess that this is the new norm. we have far more warmer days than cold and it's still january. it's with a heavy heart that i forego the last vestige of hope that our weather patterns will even out. this is like the 5th year in a row it's been too warm. i concede. so- i am making mac and cheese :)

friday i will be guest posting at ingrid's blog- blogger round table. i am sure she will do an explanation better than i- so i will just encourage you to head over and check it out. if all goes well, we are looking at a weekly gig over there on the weekends- differing points of view- so any ron paul supporters- go see ingrid. she's looking for one :) ingrid also writes for an environmental blog that i believe i put in the magnolia tag cloud- austin permie. she is also a busy mom with kids who are busy and a busy husband- so how she finds the time- i just don't know. yes, i do. she makes time for important issues. h/t to ingrid.

so- i am in the market for seeds. vegetable seeds. i am interested in heirloom seeds but any regular garden seeds will do. if anyone knows a reputable seed company i can buy seeds from, i would be interested. so far, i have only looked into 2 or 3- so i am open to suggestions. i got a couple of catalogs and the stuff looked great- i researched customer satisfaction and it was 50-50. i'd like to do better than that. i am also currently researching no-till gardening- so if anyone has any info on that- i am game. i intend to eventually become self sufficient in the veggie realm and local and organic for meat and dairy. any bit will help since we are in the beginning stages of a recession. but don't tell george- shhhh....