Morels

 When we first moved here, we could find Morels on occasion in a particular spot in our forest-toward the Northwest corner, but in 1995 we had a freak storm that took down a large portion of our trees. This destroyed the Morel's environment and they just never grew back.

Something really exciting happened last week. My daughter went for a walk and found a large-ish patch of Morels, which are a wild mushroom, in a spot we've never had them before. She picked 2 and brought them to the house to show me. Then she and my husband walked back to the patch and they picked a meal's worth. They were pretty big. I carefully washed them.

They were beautiful and perfect. Not a worm or bug on them. This was the largest one. It's almost 4.5 inches long.

I'd never cooked or eaten Morels. I googled for a basic recipe on how to cook them. I sliced them vertically and sautéed them in just a bit of Olive oil. Just before they were done I added butter and fresh garlic to finish them off. Oh my gosh, they were so good! The absolute best tasting mushrooms I've ever eaten. They were a real treat.

I had a very nice Mothers Day. Usually, we take a drive in the mountains to look at wildflowers, but I was not up to doing that this year. I came down with a couple days before and still wasn't quite feeling ship shape yet. So we went and saw the movie The Sheep Detectives.

It was a wonderful movie and I enjoyed it very much. After the movie, we went to Red Robin for Banzia Burgers. Yum!

My daughter Sarah and her partner Opal sent me flowers for Mothers Day. They're so beautiful.

I redid the wheels on the train cross stitch and I'm happier with them.

I have just a bit of black backstitching left and it'll be done. I will be glad to get it done.

Until next time

Live long and prosper. \\//