News, nature, and community throughout the Emerald Triangle
Heading Home Daily Photo Holding eggs from his son’s chickens and popcorn from his own garden in one large hand, Wayne carefully navigates the curving Salmon Creek road with the other hand gripping the handlebars of his quad. Bundled behind him is a bag with wild mushrooms harvested by a friendly neighbor. He tells me with awe that homegrown popcorn
Read moreStove Daily Photo Even though the spring on the door of the warming compartment expired with a thud last week and the door on the main oven gapes a little stupidly and has for all of my littlest one’s life, I’m not planning on getting a new stove. This one belonged to my grandmother and she got it second hand
Read moreAbalone with Confetti Daily photo #24 This beautiful shell belongs to one of the tastiest sea creatures I’ve ever eaten. The creatures are so prized that, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the meat of just one 10 inch abalone can sell for as much as $100. My family has been diving for them ever since my Dad was a
Read moreAs penalty for not being an avid movie hound, I was forced to watch a sequel yesterday. (Are there ever any good movie sequels? Surely there must be quite a few because Hollywood keeps making the dang things but I can barely recall one or two.) The punishment more than adequately fit the crime. As a fan of great writing,
Read moreLocal food is the current craze but it is one that works for me. I was reading Tara’s blog and started thinking of some of the local foods I crave… 1) Any cheese by Cypress Grove most especially Lamb Chopper. The quirky label featuring a lamb on a Harley makes me smile but the creamy delicacy of the cheese makes
Read moreJust in time for your New Year’s Eve (and for all the other rare nights that Southern Humboldters go north), I have sacrificed myself to explore this dangerous upper cousin and return (Alive!) with my report. Unlike other expeditions to the far North, the danger is not in the getting there. Except for a rather longish piece of construction
Read moreEasing down from the hills into the flat flood plains of the Eel River doesn’t mean leaving country courtesy behind. The Avenue of the Giants winds through almost frighteningly large Redwood trees but the people of the river valley welcome visitors like they were next door neighbors. Even in November, a produce stand in the miniscule town of Pepperwood
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