When I was a kid, there was nothing I loved better than braunschweiger and mayo on white bread. On a recent shopping trip, I saw the delectable pink slab o' liver for sale and scooped it up.
Tonite, after going for a walk to pick lilacs, and chewing the fat with our landlord Dave who was mowing the path to the lilacs when I showed up to pick them, I sat down and cut a slice of braunschweiger off the roll. I didn't have any bread, but I slathered that soft fleshy liverwurst patty with mayonnaise just for old-time sake.
The first bite brought back a flood of memories of sitting at the kitchen table enjoying my lunch with Dad, who also loved it. I was still enthusiastic the second bite - it tasted just like I remembered! I stared at the remainder, thinking about the ingredients. Pork livers, Pork fat, Bacon (do you see a pork theme here?), salt, and sugar are the top 5 ingredients in this favorite morsel from my past. It is 78% fat, and nutritionists recommend it for someone who needs to gain weight. It has suddenly lost its appeal.
Sometimes you can't go home again. On the bright side, it has 100% of your Vitamin A requirements in one slab, so I got one nutrient in today!
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Birdies and Sunshine and Squirrels Oh My
I'm fascinated with the local wildlife here. Granted, in Texas I see raccoons, possums, lizards, bullfrogs, squirrels and birds all the time, but here in Minnesota there are different kinds.
I always know that I'm halfway to Minnesota when I see my first Redwinged blackbird (usually around Omaha). We don't have those in Texas, at least I don't see them.
By putting out some orange halves I've been able to attract some Baltimore Orioles as well as a rusty colored bird that doesn't look like an oriole, male or female. Within 20 minutes of putting out the hummingbird feeder today I saw my first hummer of the season. Yesterday I got a brief glimpse of an Indigo Bunting, a bright blue bird. A Blue Jay also came by for a bit. And of course whole flocks of Goldfinches are visiting my feeders.
This afternoon I saw an inquisitive head raise up above the deck boards - I had to look it up, but I'm sure it was a Thirteen Lined Ground Squirrel. It raises up on its haunches just like a prairie dog, and has an amazing striped tail. He's been hanging around all day.
I always know that I'm halfway to Minnesota when I see my first Redwinged blackbird (usually around Omaha). We don't have those in Texas, at least I don't see them.
By putting out some orange halves I've been able to attract some Baltimore Orioles as well as a rusty colored bird that doesn't look like an oriole, male or female. Within 20 minutes of putting out the hummingbird feeder today I saw my first hummer of the season. Yesterday I got a brief glimpse of an Indigo Bunting, a bright blue bird. A Blue Jay also came by for a bit. And of course whole flocks of Goldfinches are visiting my feeders.
This afternoon I saw an inquisitive head raise up above the deck boards - I had to look it up, but I'm sure it was a Thirteen Lined Ground Squirrel. It raises up on its haunches just like a prairie dog, and has an amazing striped tail. He's been hanging around all day.
May 11, 2008
I put off my trip north by a week because the lake got 18 inches of snow just before I was set to leave. I've been a southern girl for far too long to want to endure that.
It snowed all afternoon yesterday, but nothing stuck. Today was nice, with a high of 60 and sunny for Mother's Day.
The geese have arrived at the slough en masse and are happily honking their pleasure at being home for the summer. The slough is in front of my camper, as opposed to the swamp, which is behind my camper. The slough looks like a river now, until the reeds grow back up so high we won't even know there's water back there. The swamp always looks like a swamp.
I raked the leaves from my garden and happily discovered that the day lilies and strawberries are already greening up. When I left Texas, I had cherry tomatoes that were almost ready for harvest. What a difference in growing seasons!
I met the latest members of my family this weekend. William (Buck) is 18 months already, Oliver (Ollie), 3 months old, and Madison (Maddie), 7 weeks old. I don't do babies. Once you hold them it's a slippery slope to changing diapers, and cleaning bodily fluids off of your favorite pair of blue jeans.
I've decided that my great-nephew Andy is my newest favorite, because he knows where Malta is (learned it on the Veggie Tales), and was very excited that I've been to Egypt and seen the pyramids and rode a camel. He's only 4, but I think I'll have a new traveling companion in a few years. My next favorite is Alex, because he ran right for me when I got here and hugged me really hard - twice. He's 4 too. His cousin Elsye hugged me hard too, but only because Alex did. I have 10 great-nieces and nephews, and at least one more on the way. I'm way too young for this.
It snowed all afternoon yesterday, but nothing stuck. Today was nice, with a high of 60 and sunny for Mother's Day.
The geese have arrived at the slough en masse and are happily honking their pleasure at being home for the summer. The slough is in front of my camper, as opposed to the swamp, which is behind my camper. The slough looks like a river now, until the reeds grow back up so high we won't even know there's water back there. The swamp always looks like a swamp.
I raked the leaves from my garden and happily discovered that the day lilies and strawberries are already greening up. When I left Texas, I had cherry tomatoes that were almost ready for harvest. What a difference in growing seasons!
I met the latest members of my family this weekend. William (Buck) is 18 months already, Oliver (Ollie), 3 months old, and Madison (Maddie), 7 weeks old. I don't do babies. Once you hold them it's a slippery slope to changing diapers, and cleaning bodily fluids off of your favorite pair of blue jeans.
I've decided that my great-nephew Andy is my newest favorite, because he knows where Malta is (learned it on the Veggie Tales), and was very excited that I've been to Egypt and seen the pyramids and rode a camel. He's only 4, but I think I'll have a new traveling companion in a few years. My next favorite is Alex, because he ran right for me when I got here and hugged me really hard - twice. He's 4 too. His cousin Elsye hugged me hard too, but only because Alex did. I have 10 great-nieces and nephews, and at least one more on the way. I'm way too young for this.
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