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Walking on the beach
Yachats bay in a rainstormStorm-tossed Sunday morning, and I'm watching the leaping whitecaps prey on seagulls, tucked snugly under a [...]
Saturdays past and ‘shrooms
"Mmmmm," sighed The Resident Carpenter-Blacksmith in happy satisfaction, "That's the sound of mushrooms growing." The blessed rain was [...]
Uncomfortable conversations
I broke a cardinal rule; I discussed politics at work. There are excellent reasons why we don't discuss politics--or any [...]
Errant girl
Grizz, bored Wanna look like a hero while actually tasting a bit of freedom in these pandemicious* times? [...]
Growing up grizzly
Grizz, as usual, captivated the trainer. So did Nathan. As for me, well, CAPTIVATE is not exactly the word [...]
Fangcushion
Grizz has gone from a cute, floppy-eared puppychunk to an obvious German Shepherd with a werewolf face. My [...]
food
Saturdays past and ‘shrooms
"Mmmmm," sighed The Resident Carpenter-Blacksmith in happy satisfaction, "That's the sound of mushrooms growing." The blessed rain was [...]
Sonker. Not sinker. Sonker.
Sonkers need to be served with great vanilla ice cream A tiny smidgen of silver to line the [...]
Herbal sandwich buns
Using these rolls as they were meant: Hamburgers I've been baking bread and inventing bread recipes since I [...]
Banana nut pantry muffins
I made 14 of these little gems yesterday with pantry leftovers. They're going fast. Produce aisles turn me [...]
Comfort food: Black Walnut Ice Cream
Black walnut ice cream, chunky-full of nuts and smelling like heaven Most people wouldn't put black walnut ice [...]
Comfort food: Stalking the Wild Hungarian Mushroom Soup
Tonight's version of Hungarian Mushroom soup included crimini, oyster, and shiitake mushrooms. Plus a LOT of sour cream. [...]