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Nettle Soup
Stinging Nettles are a nutritious early season foraged food which can be found throughout the United States. Gloves and garden nippers and a little care make it possible to harvest them without getting stung. Drying or boiling the plant neutralizes the stingers,...
Foggy Meadow
Foggy Meadow This layered drink reminds me of dense fog blanketing the field behind our house. The club soda calms the anise flavored Pastis, allowing it to play nicely with the rich caramel and vanilla of the Shanky's Whip. I think you will enjoy this. Ingredients ...
Mushroom Stuffed Burger
I had some fresh chanterelles, a half a pound of ground beef and some grated cheese left over from last night's dinner. It was lunch time, I was hungry. A stuffed burger seemed like the obvious solution. Ingredients ½# ground beef 1-2 medium...
K.P.
Nothing beats a meal cooked over an open fire and eaten outdoors, but how do you deal with clean-up? Dirty dishes and scraps of food are sure to attract pests if not attended to. Rinsing your cook ware in the creek will leave an unsightly mess on the stream bed and...
Rusty Brogue
I recently discovered Shanky’s Whip. A dark, sweet liqueur, somewhat analogous to Drambuie, Shanky’s Whip is a mixture of Irish whiskey, vanilla, caramel, and other ingredients. I have been mixing equal parts of Tullamore Dew and Shanky’s...
A December Foray
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Good Afternoon
12/13/25 2:00 60F (15.5C) Calm, clear and sunny It was a beautiful sunny Saturday, quite warm for December, so Amy, Walter and I set aside our chores and went for a walk. We ended up down at Wy'East Winery. Amy had a glass of red and I had a glass of pink. Walter had...
Good Afternoon
12/9/25 1:30 48f (8.8C) Steady rain, no wind. ...
Christmas Firetruck Parade 2025
https://youtu.be/tQEbCDfb41s A small town tradition, the annual Christmas Firetruck Parade rolled through our neighborhood this evening. In years past the neighbors have gotten together around a bonfire out by the street to watch them go by, but that...
Good Evening
11/18/25 6:00 42F Just got back from a mushroom foray with Walter and Mike. We went out around 1:00. It was an overcast day with enough breaks to provide adequate sun to navigate through the trees. Immediately we spotted Amanita, Lepiota, Russula and Stropharia. Our...
Good Morning
6/1/26 5:30 44F (6.66C) Clear, blue sky, no wind. The full moon has set, the sun is waiting just behind Snakehead Ridge. High temperatures forecast above 80F (26.6C) for the next three days. I am packed. A remote meadow on a mountain stream is waiting...
Good Morning
5/31/26 5:45 43F (6.1C) Still, light overcast. Good morning. ...
Good Morning
5/30/26 6:30 47F (8.3C) Calm. Yesterday's winds have blown themselves out. A thin veil of white clouds is drawn across the blue sky like wrinkled cheesecloth. Terry and Dave loaded the tipi poles on the truck for me yesterday, and I procured provisions....
Good Morning
5/29/26 5:00 55F (12.7C) Blustery, cloudy and wet. Last night sundown turned an eerie shade of dirty yellow, the wind started to blow and the sky cracked open. Thunder and lightning exploded directly overhead and the rain came down in buckets. Dusk...
Good Morning
5/28/26 5:45 54F (12.2C) No wind on the ground. Low, thin, gauzey clouds drift across the blue sky above. Sheila has not made an appearance this morning. I'm thinking her dunking yesterday has put her off of hot tubs. Or perhaps she's gotten herself locked in...
