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Anyone else having an issue with blogs loading? Like every other blog I try to look at takes ten years to load or doesn't load at all.....

I did not get the apartment. Did extreme research before committing to anything, which included interrogating the other tenants about everything from the nearest neighbours to the utilities.

The utilities stopped me. The apartment is heated with propane. I knew propane was the most expensive method of heating but holy hand grenades I never thought it would cost as much as the other tenants are paying. The one lady I spoke to said on average the propane costs $200 a month. Up to $400 in the winter.

Yeah so I can't afford that. I shall continue house-hunting. 

Anyone else doing the A-Z blog thing in April? I was going to, but I have run out of time. So the MS paint Bible stories as told by Mich shall have to wait until next year. Or maybe I'll just get bored and post them anyway when I finish them.....

AND NOW FOR AN EASTER RECIPE.

Mumsy pulled this one out of nowhere and baked a trial run last night. I have tasted few things as glorious as this recipe, which is apparently a traditional British dish. Last night was the first time I ever even heard of it, and I feel like I have been thoroughly deprived for the past 30 years of my life. 

I also don't know how I never thought of this on my own. Because it is genius. 

Egg and Bacon Pie. 

It's as delicious as it sounds, even if I can't take appetizing photos of it. So here is my grandmother's recipe. It is extremely easy to make.

You will need:
- pie crust (I am awful at making my own pie crusts, so I usually go with the pre-made ones from the supermarket)
- 1 small onion, minced
- 1 lb. bacon, chopped into small pieces
- 4 eggs
- salt and pepper to taste

Granny makes this a bit differently than the *traditional* English Egg & Bacon pie. To make her version:
- Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees F (~200 C).
- Line your pie dish with the pie crust, and then layer the minced onion on the bottom. 
- Layer the chopped bacon over the onion. 
- Whisk the 4 eggs in a mixing bowl, and then pour them over the bacon, making sure everything is evenly distributed in the pie dish. Add salt and pepper if you like. 
- Cover the top with pie crust. Brush with egg or a little melted butter. Bake for about 45 - 50 minutes (or until the pie crust is a nice golden brown).

Try not to eat the entire thing at once. 

We'll be making another one for Sunday, and I shall also be making my now-famous rainbow Spekkoek. 

Hope y'all have a nice Easter week!! Or Passover! ...or whatever else you might be celebrating.  :)

I am incapable of making decisions.

FRIENDS, ROMANS, COUNTRYMEN, LEND ME YOUR EARS.

Or your eyes, I guess, as this is all words on a screen and not me actually verbally rambling. 

I HAVE FOUND AN APARTMENT. 

It's a really frigging nice one, too. Like it's not even an apartment, it's a house. Living room, kitchen, and closets downstairs, 2 bedrooms, full bathroom, and more closets upstairs. 

And they only want $725 per month, plus utilities. 

guys

$725

that's like nothing

So naturally, the moment the owner told me they had approved me as a possible tenant (ahead of the 3 other people interested in the place), I began second guessing myself.

I attempted to make a pros and cons chart, which is as follows:

I asked the property manager person about maintenance (as I do not want to get stuck in the same situation as last time), and she said there is someone on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The only drawback is that they are nearly an hour away, which I don't see as much of a problem, since my last landlord was only 4 minutes away and yet nothing ever got fixed unless my life was in imminent danger. 

 I don't want to rush into a decision, but at the same time, places like this do not come on the market in Orange County very often, and when they do they get snatched up immediately. This house, for example--the property owners listed it on Monday, and already 4 people are in line to rent it. 

I think I just need some more xanax, and a few days to think. But WHAT SAY YOU out there reading? I've always thought it wise to get as many perspectives as possible when it comes to making large decisions. 


 On top of stressful decision making, I also apparently have a pinched nerve in my back, which requires physical therapy. And IT EFFING HURTS. Hope y'all are having a better week.






*The "neighbourhood" is comprised of a bunch of farms, a couple other little duplexy things like the one I want, and an itty bitty village with one pub and an antique book shop.