Good Morning
11/2/25 6:00 40f Overcast and calm out on the lava bed. The weather has moderated. It was still dark when I made the treacherous trek to the latrine. I was relieved when it hove into view. Andy and Kent put some much appreciated effort into its...
Good Morning
11/1/25 8:00 Temperate but raining hard. We had a puddle form by the door last night. It has grown to a lake with a river running into it. Constant rain all night with no hope for it letting up today. The tipi won't draft and is filled with smoke. We had...
Good Morning
10/31/25 8:00 cool calm and beautiful . A lovely sunrise Halloween morning out on The Big Lava Bed after a beautiful moonlit night. Got a slow start this morning and had breakfast for lunch. ...
A Wet Day With the Grub
Amy, Walter and I took the kniece and knephew out with their grub to look for mushrooms. It was a damp day but we had a good time and managed to find a few lobsters and chanterelles. ...
Good Morning
10/17/25 6:30 49F (9.4C) Dry, breezy and overcast. There were stars out earlier but it is cloudy now. Walter was calm earlier but he is barking at the nieghbors across the street now. I went plinking with Pete yesterday. Today is gun cleaning day. I...
Good Morning
12/8/25 6:30 46F (7.7C) Faint breeze, overcast with intermittent rain. I was informed it was time to get up by the dog licking my elbow. Good morning, Walter. ...
Good Morning
12/7/25 6:45 45F (7.2C) Damp, gray, still. An owl calls from the darkness somewhere beyond the front yard. A solitary duck quacks, trailing off to a quiet mutter. A desultory rain is falling, tap tapping the dead leaves like a metronome keeping time in...
Good Morning
12/6/25 5:30 50F (10C) It is a warm moonlit morning with a fresh Chinook Wind blowing. I can almost taste the ocean in the breeze. I hear it coming through the firs on the ridge. Arriving, it gusts through the naked oaks and swirls the heaps of leaves at...
Good Morning
12/5/25 5:30 46F (7.7C) Raining, sometimes lightly, sometimes hard, but consistently wet. It is a gray morning, barely illuminated by a full moon hidden behind the clouds. I am sipping mint tea and watching headlights pass. Are my nieghbors sitting in...
Good Morning
12/4/25 6:30 34F (1.1C) There is a faint breeze. It is cool and cloudy. The moon is full but it cannot be seen. ...
Irish Toddy
My new favorite is an Irish Toddy. Place a slice of lemon and a squeeze of lemon juice in a mug. Cover with scalding water, leaving room for one ounce of Shanky's Whip and one ounce of Irish Whiskey. Give it a stir and enjoy. Repeat as necessary....
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...
