I am an Oregonian. And I understand your trepidation with the mushrooms. I only feel secure in the mushrooms I was trained to spot. I learned from my grandfather and stepfather. If however you do find someone trustworthy to show younwhat you are looking for, it would be worth it. The taste is...
Cream of mushroom soup sounds perfecto. It is a bit overcast today and creamy hot soup would be wonderful. What kind of mushrooms do you use? "back home" we used to gather morels , boletus and what we called cauliflower and calf's brains mushrooms. The morels... Oh how I miss them. My mother...
And speaking of eggs.
I had my lovely eggs in the incubator. And much like a first time mother I want only perfect conditions for those eggs...nothing is too good for those eggs.
And here came my daughter with coat pockets full of grubby eggs wanting to know if she could "pop them in the 'bator...
I'm sorry you are going through all this stress. I wish I could send you a box of fortitude... But really you already have it. You are doing what is needed even though it is really really hard. :hugs
I got a new egg! And from an old hen no less. One of my older Marans hens has been on egg hiatus for FAR TOO LONG. She laid an absolutely enormous egg yesterday. When she laid before, she laid quite a dark egg. This isn't dark at all but rather, quite speckled. I do so love a speckled egg. I...
Congrats on the table. Isn't it funny how excited we can get over certain things. I sometimes get my heart so set on certain little details. And the details of that table sound very nice indeed.
You said something about getting home an hour late and it being too daunting to tackle the house. I know that feeling well. For me, I tend to be really all or nothing though, so I am working really hard at tackling small piles when I have only a few minutes. This however is very difficult for...