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Lemon Chicken Soup
Lemon Chicken Soup Lemon Chicken Soup This variation of chicken soup relies upon lemon and a stick of cinammon to give Grandma's old standby a Middle Eastern twist. 3 pounds boneless, skinned chicken tits 4 cups chicken broth 1 cup +/- water1 onion - I...
Optimus Crux Backpacking Stove
I have had this little stove for a number of years and it is still my go-to on those rare occasions when I choose to backpack in. The stove itself weighs 3 ounces and folds up to fit in the palm of my hand. It uses isobutane-propane for fuel. The stove stores in a...
Tarting Up the Ramen
Ramen noodles are a no-brainer pack food. Cheap, lightweight, quick and easy to prepare, you can eat them right out of the pot and cleanup is fast and effortless. I like to tart mine up just a little. Adding some oil and vegetables and maybe an egg to the mix doesn't...
Baked Couscous
Baked Couscous I've made this dish stove top at home and in the Dutch oven while camping. A savory couscous galette, it is an easy, flexible recipe. You can use any mushrooms, or none at all. The same with the meat: use whatever you have, or no meat at all. I've made...
Chicken & Dumplings
Chicken & Dumplings Chicken and dumplings may be the ultimate comfort food. We had this for Sunday dinner on our Halloween camping trip. To ease the work at camp, I did some prep at home, mixing the dry ingredients for the dumplings in a zip lock bag, and cooking...
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
9/30/26 5:00 55F (12.7C) AQI 14 It is a warm, windless morning. The moon, just past full, wanes through broken clouds; the ground glows in its silver light. The clouds close in and the light goes out, hidden behind a thick velvet curtain. Night birds call....
Good Morning
9/29/26 7:00 53F (11.6C) AQI 20 It is much warmer this morning. No wind on the ground and not much aloft. Broken overcast with grey and gloomy clouds to the west and the north. Crows converse with each other, exchanging amicable curses and rude commentary, as...
Good Morning
9/28/26 7:30 38F (3.3C) AQI 21 A pellucid gauze of high clouds softens the morning blue of the autumn sky. Heat rising from the fire stirs the air around the poles above the lodge. Otherwise, all is still. The kennel dogs are barking, eliciting vocal...
Good Morning
9/27/26 7:00 44F (6.66C) AQI 19 No wind. Blue sky with a few clouds scattered about. Birds are flitting here and there. Walter is having a conversation with a dog down the road, but it is not very animated. More of a Sunday morning chat. It is generally...
Good Morning
9/26/26 7:00 43F (6C) AQI 15 Approximate altitude 800' Clear sky with a few white whisps behind the east ridge. A slight breeze from the southeast is blowing on the ground here. Touched off the BBQ in the lodge to put some heat and smoke on the pumpkin rings. I...
