Thursday, January 24, 2013
Into the blog-o-sphere I go! Hello again. As promised we had our "Woofer's Pot Luck" last night. There were 9 or 10 people, including Alex and Makenna and me. Alex made pickled beet salad, Makenna made a very interesting "burger" of taro and bread fruit, mashed and mixed with red cabbage, carrots, ginger, eggs, I think, and other stuff. She breaded and sauteed them in olive oil. Very good! The ginger pepped it up as bread fruit and taro don't have much taste. I made red cabbage slaw. Gail, the goat lady, brought some sort of veggie stew. Unfortunately she dropped part of it in the road before she got here. I've done that sort of thing too, on the way to pot lucks. However, she was happy as a clam, as she had just gotten hot water installed behind her shed (her word) where she lives. She has 2 acres close to the ocean. and goats. There's Billy and 4 girls. They have Hawaiian names which I don't remember. However, she loves them dearly. Jake came, one of my favorite people. He's somewhere above 6 feet, very thin, about 30 years old I'd guess. He loves living in Hawaii and came here from the mid west where everyone drank beer and watched TV in there free time. He's reads a lot, is very idealistic, and wants to make the world a better place. He lives in a yurt at Roberts place and farms there. I've met a lot of very happy people here. They appreciate the simple life, the great weather, have many friends, and seem happy to avoid the rat race. Jake brought kale and a big leaf spinach and washes the dishes after these affairs as he doesnt' cook.
John brought wine. I don't know his relationship to everyone but he was late as he had to go to a local meeting about installing a dock for boaters. Apparently it's the boaters against the swimmers and so far the boaters are winning. No one was very happy about that.
Carol who has the coffee shop brought good macaroni salad with bacon and other stuff. Her son, Noah is visiting from Portland where he works in a restaurant on the East side. Carol's daughter goes to PSU, so Carol comes to Portend now and then. I think that family is Hawaiian or Asian from their appearance. Not sure about that. Did I say Robert was there? Can't remember what he brought. We had ice cream for desert, courtesy of Alex. Well now, do you think I could get a job doing the gossip column for a local paper?
As usual, the weather is great although a little overcast. I've been weeding this morning. I'm sitting on a swing, looking at Bird of Paradise, coconut palms, many types of bromelaids- they have long pointy, leathery leaves with prickers and beautiful colorful cup-like flowers, sedum, cactus of every variety. agave, aloe, and a lot of stuff which I can't identify. If you're wondering where I am getting my plant knowledge, it's from Alex's very large book from the American Horticultural Society. It has words and pictures for an amazing array of plants. In the back yard there's a garden with a tree with trumpet shaped, hanging flowers They grow a fruit that's like a huge grapefruit. Also, the vine, Liliko,i is in the neighbor's yard, but the lilikoi drop down in our back yard. (See how possessive I'm getting?) Makenna's been making Lilikoi custard. Lilikoi is the same as passion fruit. Fuchsia grows here too. That's it for now.
Into the blog-o-sphere I go! Hello again. As promised we had our "Woofer's Pot Luck" last night. There were 9 or 10 people, including Alex and Makenna and me. Alex made pickled beet salad, Makenna made a very interesting "burger" of taro and bread fruit, mashed and mixed with red cabbage, carrots, ginger, eggs, I think, and other stuff. She breaded and sauteed them in olive oil. Very good! The ginger pepped it up as bread fruit and taro don't have much taste. I made red cabbage slaw. Gail, the goat lady, brought some sort of veggie stew. Unfortunately she dropped part of it in the road before she got here. I've done that sort of thing too, on the way to pot lucks. However, she was happy as a clam, as she had just gotten hot water installed behind her shed (her word) where she lives. She has 2 acres close to the ocean. and goats. There's Billy and 4 girls. They have Hawaiian names which I don't remember. However, she loves them dearly. Jake came, one of my favorite people. He's somewhere above 6 feet, very thin, about 30 years old I'd guess. He loves living in Hawaii and came here from the mid west where everyone drank beer and watched TV in there free time. He's reads a lot, is very idealistic, and wants to make the world a better place. He lives in a yurt at Roberts place and farms there. I've met a lot of very happy people here. They appreciate the simple life, the great weather, have many friends, and seem happy to avoid the rat race. Jake brought kale and a big leaf spinach and washes the dishes after these affairs as he doesnt' cook.
John brought wine. I don't know his relationship to everyone but he was late as he had to go to a local meeting about installing a dock for boaters. Apparently it's the boaters against the swimmers and so far the boaters are winning. No one was very happy about that.
Carol who has the coffee shop brought good macaroni salad with bacon and other stuff. Her son, Noah is visiting from Portland where he works in a restaurant on the East side. Carol's daughter goes to PSU, so Carol comes to Portend now and then. I think that family is Hawaiian or Asian from their appearance. Not sure about that. Did I say Robert was there? Can't remember what he brought. We had ice cream for desert, courtesy of Alex. Well now, do you think I could get a job doing the gossip column for a local paper?
As usual, the weather is great although a little overcast. I've been weeding this morning. I'm sitting on a swing, looking at Bird of Paradise, coconut palms, many types of bromelaids- they have long pointy, leathery leaves with prickers and beautiful colorful cup-like flowers, sedum, cactus of every variety. agave, aloe, and a lot of stuff which I can't identify. If you're wondering where I am getting my plant knowledge, it's from Alex's very large book from the American Horticultural Society. It has words and pictures for an amazing array of plants. In the back yard there's a garden with a tree with trumpet shaped, hanging flowers They grow a fruit that's like a huge grapefruit. Also, the vine, Liliko,i is in the neighbor's yard, but the lilikoi drop down in our back yard. (See how possessive I'm getting?) Makenna's been making Lilikoi custard. Lilikoi is the same as passion fruit. Fuchsia grows here too. That's it for now.
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