Last Sunday (which just happened to be Mike's birthday), we went to another
Outstanding in the Field event. If you recall, we went to
one in Minnesota on July 31. This one was held at
Jolie Vue Farm, which is where we get our
monthly meat delivery from. This truck is part of the the
Grass Fed Express, but I doubt that it actually makes 60+ mile trek into town.
It was HOT outside, so you can see why everyone was trying to huddle in the shade while Jim Denevan gave his talk.
This is the herd of cows whose off-spring make their way into our freezer.
After eight months with their mothers, these guys have it made in the shade while they fatten themselves up native grasses.
And here is where the pigs live, out in the forested areas.
One of the two heritage breeds, Berkshires and Durocs, that are raised here.
Some of the prep work being done to serve dinner to 150 out in the middle of the farm field.
The menu...
Roasted pig noses (they tasted better than they looked!)
Chilled cushaw squash soup with arugula pesto & purple hull pea crostini
Goat tamales in banana leaves
Grilled Gulf whole snapper with chile glaze, squash, radishes & field peas
Crispy roasted pork belly, apples & red cabbage
Toasted, herbed cornmeal poundcake, goat cheese mousse, blueberry compote and butternut squash, spicy walnut & sage macaroons.
Quite a different menu from the event in Minnesota, but that's what locavorism is all about! The food was all great, even the pig noses and tails, but hopefully next year they will hold this event in late October instead of September, when the chance of cooler weather is more likely.
We recently had our bedroom painted and I was finally motivated to have it done. I found this great fabric at High Fashion Home and had the work done at Alief Upholstery, a local shop. I am really pleased at how it turned out, and so are Purrkins and Graycie.
I have a panel of cute Susan Branch labels and used one on this project (click on the photo for a close-up). We were in Toronto so we didn't make it to the graduation, but I was told that she likes it, by others as well as in her thank-you note.
Here she is with her beautiful family.
And with my mom, my brother and me. We are all so proud of her.
This picture of me was taken in her workshop when Mary came around to inspect our work. This is what I made...I love how it turned out. Who would guess it was made from a corn flake box? I was pretty excited to see it (and my nametag) on Mary's blog!
Machine embroidery on the border...
And a cute Susan Branch label...
The newlyweds are off to Maui for their honeymoon...hope they have a fabulous time!
...on how he is so messy when he cooks. He only had 4 of the 5 burners going here.
I broke out one of the tablecloths we bought in India.
And the flowers? Not for Valentine's Day. I got 3 books, one about the Wizard of Oz (one of my favorite movies) and two about Istanbul, where we hope to go later this year. The flowers to which I refer are the camellias blooming in my front yard. Although we have had record setting cold this winter, these lovelies are a sure sign of spring.
And here is a little (12"x 34") table runner I made from some of these fabrics. Not bad for two bucks.
I bought this chair as a birthday gift for Mike to go with our new couch.
We have had this chair for at least 15 years. We bought it at an antique store with no seat. We cut a piece of plywood to fit, had a piece of foam cut and I covered it with this 90s green fabric.
When I ordered the new chair, I also ordered a yard of matching fabric and recovered the cushion. Not a great picture, but you get the idea.
We decided that we needed a different coffee table to go with our new look. We considered buying a new one, but decided to take this route instead. Mike has had this trunk since his mother died. She used it when she moved from Chicago to San Francisco in 1939.
We had glass top made for it and are very pleased with the result.
As previously mentioned, I have the binding machine sewn onto this quilt, and have started the laborious process of blind-stitching. Wish me luck!
It was HOT outside, so you can see why everyone was trying to huddle in the shade while Jim Denevan gave his talk.
This is the herd of cows whose off-spring make their way into our freezer.
After eight months with their mothers, these guys have it made in the shade while they fatten themselves up native grasses.
And here is where the pigs live, out in the forested areas.
One of the two heritage breeds, Berkshires and Durocs, that are raised here.
