tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666489710083585655.comments2014-07-23T07:08:24.284-04:00Musings from the Backpack BistroDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14321669832342684214noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666489710083585655.post-66748598140302538042009-10-27T16:40:13.571-04:002009-10-27T16:40:13.571-04:00I just made butter from my organic raw milk cream ...I just made butter from my organic raw milk cream in my Cuisinart stand mixer and it took about 20 minutes to finally break on high speed! I let it set out for about 8 hours beforehand but I couldn't imagine doing it by hand. I love the taste of homemade butter with a pinch of salt and I KNOW it is better than margarine or store sold butters. MMMMMMMMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666489710083585655.post-31609544440590630502009-07-20T15:14:37.810-04:002009-07-20T15:14:37.810-04:00Hey Dave. Thanks for coming by Pappy's Balder...Hey Dave. Thanks for coming by Pappy's Balderdash. It has been primarily political since before the last election. Earlier posts were my writings, poetry, and other stuff. I would love to change the tone, but I feel the necessity to challenge the "Nanny State". Come by anytime and leave comment if you feel the urge. PappyPappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118854996343714131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666489710083585655.post-12122314924635591102009-04-25T16:43:00.000-04:002009-04-25T16:43:00.000-04:00Well, I'm certainly still here! Thanks for your si...Well, I'm certainly still here! Thanks for your sincere and kind comment on my blog after my husband's accident. I'm only now getting around to coming back online.<br />I'm catching up. Sounds like you have a full house right now, and the change in your life sounds really great. I'll be back, just getting myself together slowly. Thanks for your thoughts at such a time.Phyllis Hunt McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370730851612587650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666489710083585655.post-77746910252657411942008-12-01T20:27:00.000-05:002008-12-01T20:27:00.000-05:00This was surely of a profound depth and beauty, an...This was surely of a profound depth and beauty, and could only have been written with a deep knowledge and respect for the subject matter. You painted a very vivid picture about the nature of purpose, place and people. <BR/>When I read such pieces about history and settlers and men who are long gone, it brings a wistful feeling with it: <BR/>"Traces of the men who settled this land, now nearly forgotten." - what an effective, yet simple line. How amazing that this writing survived all those years.Phyllis Hunt McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370730851612587650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666489710083585655.post-38977334002785978372008-09-12T15:48:00.000-04:002008-09-12T15:48:00.000-04:00Regarding the straying of your blog from its inten...Regarding the straying of your blog from its intended mission- that's the most interesting thing of all. I often have a story in my head, and I know what its message is going to be, but once I start writing it for the blog I find that I see it completely differently from the original point. Sometimes I thought something was funny and I write and realise it's actually a reflection of life and quite serious, sometimes the opposite happens and I find humour in a very grave matter. <BR/>I started off my blog with the subject of simplicity, namely that of clearing the excess from our lives and detailing the progress. I find, however, that mostly anything can be related back to simplicity, whether its humour or the people you meet or the mishaps you have along the way. Likewise, food is such a pivotal and central element in all our lives that everything can relate to it in some way or another. I like M.F.K. Fisher's writing very much, and as much as I'd like to call it 'food writing' I know that it's about the very essentials of life, and she is one that manages to draw the connections between the preparation of food and the ordinary parts of our daily lives. <BR/>Very apt descriptions, too, of the battle that goes into cooking meals for people- I've often thought that cooking is like writing- nobody sees how much work went on behind the scenes, or how much fretting was done- all the customers see is the finished product, clean and presentable, and it takes maybe three minutes to read what took hours to write. <BR/>"men rushing at each other in awful waves of humanity"- that's a great line to describe the rush that goes into such work. <BR/>Didn't mean to write so much but food and writing- impossible to be concise!Phyllis Hunt McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370730851612587650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666489710083585655.post-76211656275973424802008-09-06T09:29:00.000-04:002008-09-06T09:29:00.000-04:00What a great collection of writing, full of poetry...What a great collection of writing, full of poetry and love of food. <BR/>"What matters here is the ripeness and your awareness and appreciation of the imminent end of summer."- that's a fine line. Very nice.Phyllis Hunt McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370730851612587650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666489710083585655.post-68644318233230987822008-06-10T17:49:00.000-04:002008-06-10T17:49:00.000-04:00Thanks for stopping by my blog. I've spent a lot ...Thanks for stopping by my blog. <BR/><BR/>I've spent a lot of time thinking about the importance of soil myself. <BR/><BR/>I wish my garden was already in.<BR/><BR/>Your little spot on earth looks beautiful.Angelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216322840161752535noreply@blogger.com