Saturday, August 20, 2022

Landscape, Mushrooms, Bolder Boulder, Bagna Babes in Illinois

 We made the most of our time home from Mid-April until early June, including getting our front landscape project done!  We are SO happy with Marcos & Sonia who did it, and the final look.  We love it and it went smoothly.



The same can't be said for the new front door from Home Depot.  We hope to never give Home Depot a dime of our money every again.  What a fiasco.  Some day that door will get put in.

Bolder Boulder 2022 is In Person Again! - Jordan, Scott's son, ran it with some friends for their first time.  Scott and I did well and met up with friends at the end - Jordan, Steph & Steve, Ann & Mike, Ron & Regina.  Our group is getting smaller.  We had perfect weather and enjoyed the Memorial Day festivities.


Oyster mushrooms grow on dead cottonwood trees



In August I found my first King Bolete!  Edible, big, beautiful mushroom.


Yum.  Oysters clean and ready to freeze.

I hit upon a mushroom jackpot on Nextdoor and now we are hooked!  We got many pounds of Oyster mushrooms and shared a lot of the with friends, froze some, dried some, fried some in butter, air fried some, and loved the experience.  We joined the Denver Mycological Society so we can learn and find other edible types in our mountains.  We've found a great new hobby!

Vicki decided to have all the lady cousins over for a bagna caulda party and I wanted to be there.  So, I booked a flight and spent 3 nights in Manhattan.  As it happened, Kirin was going to be there too!  We had a great time at the party & doing some stuff with my sister.  It's always good to see family.  

Italian sauce made with garlic, butter, anchovies and cream.  So delish.





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