Borgonzola!

 Cheeses can taste strange or absolutely amazing. Not sure what Borgonzola could elicit in a cheese lover, but it is definitely not any kin to cheddar--not even to blue cheese, despite the mold wound throughout its body. But that is what my decision was to put on my veggies this evening. Did not finish that dish. Sylvia and Thompson did not care what the veggies had on them, thank you very much. But the book currently being read in this house has Stilton cheese as one of the main factors in a theft. Supposedly it has to remain at a certain temperature to be edible. And to be called Stilton, it has to be made in one of three counties in Derbyshire, England. Stilton is an English cheese, produced in two varieties: Blue, which has had Penicillium roqueforti added to generate a characteristic smell and taste, and White, which has not. Can't imagine anyone wanting to steal the Borgonzola cheese in my fridge. It's ok, but not something valuable to my way of looking at things. God must have taught the Arabs how to make cheese when they were traveling in the desert. But betting their cheese did not contain mold!

Learning about foods can make life more interesting. The detective in this book has decided to learn how to cook his favorite foods that his late wife prepared for him. He misses Petunia and her cooking, and he forgets himself and often turns to tell her something. Understand that situation completely. It took me forever to stop wanting to tell Lewis something or show him something.

Each day the Black Marans and the young Barred Rocks get braver. They now hide under the deck with the rest of the hens. And they are still growing to beat the band. But trust me! They squawk like the Hamburgs whenever they are picked up. Just trying to pet one can set the entire group off to scatter. Eventually they may get better, but it is going to take some patience. 

For those of you keeping up with my friend Charlie Anderson, he was doing some kind of plasma therapy, and the doctor said it would be three to five days before he could think about going home. It sounds good to me!

Lance just sent me a picture of goat's butter that was #1.90--don't know the symbol for pounds in England. It is supposed to be an L. ONE stick of goat butter would be the equivalent of $5 American! Just made sour cream with lemon juice today. Not interested in buying sour cream right now, but love being able to make it with fresh cream. Also made mozzarella cheese with fresh milk. Nothing like making your own food. Well, actually, the COW made the good stuff. Cindy brought me some because their cows are filling up every jar in the house. Only so much milk three teenagers can drink!

Have a roast on cooking in the slow cooker. Made ribs yesterday and had to share with these two critters. The roast, however, will make nice slices and be good with baked potatoes or whatever. It would not be so hard to lose weight if we did not have to think about making food for meals--even if the meals are only for one person. sigh Just looked down at the bag of dog treats on my desk and noticed that they are made in China! DANG! Won't do that again. The brand is Solimo. Think that is an Amazon brand. Nuts!

Bought paper towels from Sam's online, and they arrived today. Jennifer ordered them for me, but she did not say it was a huge container--15 rolls! Yikes. Oh well. That's about $1.37 a roll. And Walmart only lets a person have like two rolls or less. Go figure. What is it about paper products that we can't seem to get them right now? Jenn said she could not order paper plates! Don't think anyone in her house eats off of regular dishes. Yet she runs the dishwasher. Must be pans. Guess this, too, will pass. 

My doctor is encouraging everyone in her practice to NOT come to her office but to do a telemed call with her instead. She said the number of cases of Covid is going way too high. The ICU is at 100% capacity, and the regular hospital beds are almost there as well. Makes a person want to just stay at home. Was supposed to go to Mary's to ride tomorrow, but think it may be a good time to just hibernate. She goes around SO many people all the time with her groups. The horse probably would not be a problem, but no sense in going over there. She would have to help me with the saddling and stuff. She is very particular about things being just so. Which is her right. So, maybe next spring.

It is supposed to get colder this weekend. Running the AC right now, but will probably have to light the pilot light on the heater by Monday. Figures. And yours truly has not put any plants up in the greenhouse yet. Lazy ol' woman. But things may change. We will see.

Hoping that all is going well in Paducah. The farm hens and the city hens may eventually get along just fine. Just hope that the city hens have taken the egg laying business to heart again. Not that BR needs to go egg hunting! Just hope the Hamburgs will lay where she can find them.

May you each find happiness in this life and stay healthy. You are loved.