Graham Townsend on fiddle and Kevin Hickey dancing….this one is for Candy Minx
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All posts by “Eugene Knapik”
Another digital doodle
Digital doodle
Lobsters? Not yet.
Each year as the weather warms and people start thinking about foraging for wild mushrooms, 27th Street gets quite a few visits from people searching for this or that variety of mushroom. Over the past couple weeks for instance, there was quite a bit of… Read More
When only a train song will do…
Let’s listen to Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, singing Rock Island Line…
Pasta with morels and fresh sage
First, go find some fresh wild morels. Then….heat your pasta water and while that is happening, roughly chop up a pile of morels and more finely chop up some garlic and a few sage leaves. While the pasta is cooking…. …..heat up a big cast… Read More
Garden shutters
Tuffy P suggested the other day that we have so many things going on in the back gardens, it’s like a mini-putt. Shutters from the Christie antique show appeared in the garden today, followed by some seashells. Of course George has to be in the… Read More
Polyporus squamosus
Polyporus sqamosus is commonly known as Dryad’s Saddle. I saw a lot of it while I was out foraging for morels today. It is quite distinctive and often has a watermelon-like odour. Apparently the young tender specimens are edible, and some people say they quite… Read More
Still smiling
I don’t recall where or when we got this smiling character, but he’s been out in the garden for years. He’s in pretty rough shape these days, so he’s taken refuge behind a trellis where a clematis will offer some protection from the elements.
Morels
I headed out early this morning in search of some morels. I first visited a spot that has been reliable for me in the past, but didn’t find a single morel. I was disappointed because I have heard reports of some finds in our area… Read More
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