https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old daily 0.75 2018-07-10 https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fuck-it-were-out-indianfood monthly 0.5 2018-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921321478-8LAPRDH4KVX5Z6KUN0M9/tumblr_pbgly11baD1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fuck it. We’re out. - #indianfood #bringonthechutney #makeitspicy (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/musqu%C3%A9e-de-provence-heirloom-pumpkins-squash monthly 0.5 2018-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921321496-T9O8I0YP0AOR7O2APVI5/tumblr_pbgez4KYOk1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Musquée de Provence heirloom pumpkins. - #squash #vegetables #heirloomvegetables (at Notting Hill) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hand-painted-sign-for-a-barbershop-london monthly 0.5 2018-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921321959-4AU6DM7WQYE87XEB777M/tumblr_pbena5kbll1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hand-painted sign for a barbershop. - #london #england #hucklethebarber (at Shoreditch) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/one-can-never-have-enough-cacti monthly 0.5 2018-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921321483-X7NV2L3Y3U04MBF8H344/tumblr_pbe7r9mZJP1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog One can never have enough cacti. - #condenasttraveller #bluebellsforever #shoesoff https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/unexpected-delights-on-side-streets-london monthly 0.5 2018-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921321469-NA3GL3FK1YYHGPYQSDPN/tumblr_pbd3wkr7Eu1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Unexpected delights on side streets. - #london #england #secretgarden #spotsfortoking (at Priory Church of the Order of St John of Jerusalem) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sunset-over-clerkenwell-the-city-echoed-with monthly 0.5 2018-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921321306-6PORQLDZKW3IPIQRULA0/tumblr_pbb75u36AU1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sunset over Clerkenwell. The city echoed with alternating groans and cheers from spectators spilling out from packed bars watching their fellow Englishmen play Columbia in the World Cup quarterfinals. When the UK won, the whole city seemingly erupted into screams and songs and horns. - #england #london #worldcupmadness (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/alstroemeria-peruvian-lily-or-lily-of-the-incas monthly 0.5 2018-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921321502-F8CCSMYRCPRH5I7112BH/tumblr_pb7ra3dKjz1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Alstroemeria (Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas), is a genus of flowering plants in the family Alstroemeriaceae. Natives to South America (primarily Brazil and Chile), some have become naturalized in the United States, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Madeira and the Canary Islands. They are summer growing, long-lived perennials, and the honey bees can’t get enough… - #flowers #california #garden #plantingforpollinators #headfirst (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/excitement-in-the-garden-garden-california monthly 0.5 2018-06-30 https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-chilly-gray-summers-day-on-san-francisco-bay monthly 0.5 2018-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921321310-FED7MTVAQD0QVQHLWL6O/tumblr_pb0pvqXnED1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A chilly gray summer’s day on San Francisco Bay. - #california #sanfrancisco #thecoldestwinterieversaw (at Fisherman’s Wharf) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/baking-sourdough-bread-in-the-window-of-the-boudin monthly 0.5 2018-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921321450-8ROFP3A847WYA9ECG0ZW/tumblr_pb0c3x7WZd1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Baking sourdough bread in the window of the Boudin Bakery. - #california #sanfranciso #madeinsf #sourdough (at Fisherman’s Wharf) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/moon-rising-behind-sunsets-fade-california monthly 0.5 2018-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921321470-878A0CIXGWNEF8Z5BTG2/tumblr_payr2oDX9G1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Moon rising behind sunset’s fade. - #california #strawberrymoon #skygazing (at San Francisco, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-happiness-of-the-bee-and-the-dolphin-is-to monthly 0.5 2018-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921324138-KKR3A4E7NU0BF3L5M8XJ/tumblr_pav5k3DzAq1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is to know that and to wonder at it.” -Jacques Yves Cousteau (1910-1997) - #honeybee #protectnature #jacquescousteau #backyardbeekeeping (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/provisions-at-at-home-in-napa monthly 0.5 2018-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921324486-MPGNAYOB0CTFAHR2C921/tumblr_patfb0Kym71r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Provisions. (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/allium-flowers-flowers-summerhappiness monthly 0.5 2018-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921324655-ZWKQT5HPOTJ2HJXFX7SS/tumblr_passqgVzoF1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Allium flowers. - #flowers #summerhappiness #allium (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/my-wife-came-home-from-hudsongg-with-the-most monthly 0.5 2018-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921325210-EPTALO1OBHB5Y6L0GJLC/tumblr_passkfw4rl1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog My wife came home from @hudson.g.g with the most wonderful allium flowers! - #flowers #summerhappiness #allium (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/last-light-over-the-marina-california monthly 0.5 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921325599-6L0GHMVQOES0MC7KH59M/tumblr_palsledJkf1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Last light over the marina. - #california #santacruz #summerontheboardwalk (at Santa Cruz Harbor) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-santa-cruz-boardwalk-dates-to-1865-when-john monthly 0.5 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921325596-Q7NNFRW34N7G0ECXS2R9/tumblr_palketcwgm1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The Santa Cruz Boardwalk dates to 1865, when John Leibrandt opened a public bathhouse near the mouth of the San Lorenzo River. Other bathhouses followed and scores of tourists began visiting Santa Cruz to partake of the natural remedy of bathing in salt water. The Boardwalk is a California Historic Landmark. In 1989 the Boardwalk joined other California historic sites including the governor’s mansion, Hearst Castle, and the state capitol building as California Historical Landmark #983. - #california #santacruzbeachboardwalk #historicalplace (at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/santa-cruz-summer-offerings-california monthly 0.5 2018-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921325812-YTF7N9BRM2W75FQ9L4A7/tumblr_pal9hcEB8k1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Santa Cruz summer offerings. - #california #santacruz #americana #fishing (at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-bed-of-clover-summerflowers-california monthly 0.5 2018-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921325858-0CYKS2QTA698J34FELG5/tumblr_pajciy4EML1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A bed of clover. - #summerflowers #california #westmarin (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-foggy-morning-at-low-tide-california monthly 0.5 2018-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921326615-0HGV9HAVV5S82Y3NYZ5G/tumblr_pai2c9Zlnd1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A foggy morning at low tide. - #california #westmarin #inverness #northerncalifornia (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/gray-sunday-morning-california monthly 0.5 2018-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921328479-AW8VJWUNIUHUKHYM8L18/tumblr_pahyabtnZi1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Gray Sunday morning. - #california #northerncalifornia #westmarin (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hope-for-the-future-comes-in-waves-crashing-over monthly 0.5 2018-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921328825-C8YQ6WIYPSQ7KI4UUCV1/tumblr_pah6n3d6ME1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hope for the future comes in waves crashing over my head thrashing me to the ground unable to locate up the salt rinsing my mouth of cynicism. - #california #northerncalifornia #naturesprotection (at Tomales Bay State Park) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-strong-short-pull-of-italian-espresso-with-a monthly 0.5 2018-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921328863-J7XEZK0PL7VLJELILQ33/tumblr_pagdkd416s1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A strong short pull of Italian espresso with a schmear of Strauss Dairy vanilla soft serve ice cream. I’ll dream of this for days… or at least, until the next one… - #affogato #cravingsrealized #strauss https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/boat-house-california-westmarin monthly 0.5 2018-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921329102-YFIVV7SZA30TSBQF9KV3/tumblr_pag5bgI3v51r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Boat house. - #california #westmarin #marriedmycrazybestfriend (at Inverness, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/thistle-california-westmarin-plants monthly 0.5 2018-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921329231-UMNH0G25O9XP2Q3LCFBH/tumblr_paf86jsXCM1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Thistle. - #california #westmarin #plants #naturesprotection (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/seagrass-california-westmarin monthly 0.5 2018-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921329537-FH29ZUOUTPZRDC3JE1CZ/tumblr_paegpnUtjK1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Seagrass. - #california #westmarin #northerncalifornia (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/west-marin-in-bloom-california-inverness monthly 0.5 2018-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921329705-LJJ3AUPTAYIJ5NO8AO8W/tumblr_paeas2Rwww1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog West Marin in bloom. - #california #inverness #northerncalifornia (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-peace-of-morning-chatter-of-birdsong-ducks monthly 0.5 2018-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921329825-VLQUQGFWX2KU6192AR2S/tumblr_pabhnoOLwC1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The peace of morning: chatter of birdsong, ducks’ splash landing, a motor from a far-off tractor. - #california #napa #carneros #morninglight (at Carneros, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/purple-sprouting-broccoli-garden monthly 0.5 2018-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921330340-BRGR6KOLSFOF26BA2XR9/tumblr_paakkbM1ez1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Purple Sprouting Broccoli . - #garden #vegetables #backyardgarden #dinner (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-peace-of-morning-happy-chatter-of-birdsong monthly 0.5 2018-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921330597-OV31UZQQKZT6UPE66BSZ/tumblr_pa853jpyCI1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The peace of morning: happy chatter of birdsong, ducks’ splash landing, a motor from a far-off tractor. - #california #napa #carneros #morninglight (at Carneros, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/squash-blossoms-the-gardens-first-class-envelope monthly 0.5 2018-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921332337-3WV84CYVJ265LP5TY0FM/tumblr_pa75gyNlxG1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Squash blossoms, the garden’s first class envelope for flavor, overstuffed with sheep’s milk ricotta, Sicilian pine nuts, eggs, fresh crumb and garden basil, oregano and parsley roasted on a bed of spicy spring garlic. - #dinner #gardenfood #keepingvampiresaway (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dragon-breath-mural-by-velia-diuliis-art monthly 0.5 2018-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921332569-BUTF6JLTSZHNX6FVW6DL/tumblr_pa6tmjYFkF1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dragon breath. Mural by Velia Diuliis - #art #mural #napa (at Napa Valley Exposition) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-start-of-a-wasps-nest-no-bigger-than-a monthly 0.5 2018-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921332845-IFTZ0URMBTKCQCMMC171/tumblr_pa6j07LN1l1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The start of a wasp’s nest, no bigger than a child’s size scoop of ice cream. - #natureisrad #waspnest #uglybeautyjazz (at Kicking Bull Farms) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/carneros-california-napavalley-carneros monthly 0.5 2018-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921332992-G5DC9620N54POVU2R6RW/tumblr_pa1jwoDJ2w1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Carneros. - #california #napavalley #carneros #celebratelife (at Carneros, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/kaffir-lime-blossom-citrus-lime-kaffirlime monthly 0.5 2018-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921332998-R0UJNT94NOVHDM3OBKF5/tumblr_p9yzg85rbw1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Kaffir lime blossom. - #citrus #lime #kaffirlime #garden (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/antonio-banderas-as-pablo-picasso-in-genius monthly 0.5 2018-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921333125-9KWEYQNKNX0LKK4GGLUQ/tumblr_p9wpapngYE1r4rx59o1_400.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Antonio Banderas as Pablo Picasso in Genius Series. - #nationalgeographicchannel #picasso #catchit https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/get-out-there-vote-democraticprocess monthly 0.5 2018-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921333803-3VNU7XMVKKC5WFTUQ917/tumblr_p9vlv23xek1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Get out there!! - #vote #democraticprocess #makeyourvoiceheard (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sunset-reflected-spain-barcelona-cityview monthly 0.5 2018-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921333811-LJMTERKVMWY5DUB8AI8F/tumblr_p9u1e473Pa1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sunset reflected. - #spain #barcelona #cityview (at Barcelona Cathedral) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/skyline-spain-barcelona-cityview-at monthly 0.5 2018-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921334209-A8Y9P51UGAGJK6RWDK67/tumblr_p9tgtwKuAZ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Skyline. - #spain #barcelona #cityview (at Barcelona, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/steel-door-handle-for-a-chocolate-shop-spain monthly 0.5 2018-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921334503-BMAY6MH4X8IDIZ44RS15/tumblr_p9t93ymbLO1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Steel door handle for a chocolate shop. - #spain #barcelona #chocolate #artisan (at Gothic Quarter, Barcelona) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-moment-in-barcelona-spain-barcelona monthly 0.5 2018-06-04 https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/menu-spain-barcelona-food-tapas-at-bar monthly 0.5 2018-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921335894-3OS8JC60BP5POB6NHKYF/tumblr_p9s0hlDHAu1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Menu. - #spain #barcelona #food #tapas (at Bar Cañete) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/madrid-spain-madrid-citylife-at monthly 0.5 2018-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921336418-K9S5981RT0RRFWNIUI2I/tumblr_p9s0dlZkJ61r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Madrid. - #spain #madrid #citylife (at Barcelona, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/more-than-eight-hours-traveled-for-a-forty-minute monthly 0.5 2018-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921336400-H952JL5PY6VO2XIFB4WX/tumblr_p9rqffacTL1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog More than eight hours traveled for a forty minute journey. Jostled, shoved, line jumped and coughed on by the entire rainbow of humanity, I was quite done with the whole bloody planet. But I was also hungry. Famished, in fact, with an evening in a city known for food. A long day of stale nuts, shitty coffee and ineffectual edibles meant low blood sugar and a black mood, but a soak and sleep weren’t on the menu. A late reservation at a favorite tapas bar, terminology that dishes a disservice to this spot, found us at a tall table tucked in a corner sweetly knocking knees instead of tiredly trading snark. The sommelier was dispatched with a clear mandate: affordable Rioja with age and old-world funk, more horse’s ass than cherry wood. The server offered to just simply feed us, inquiring about preferences and sparing my oft-embarrassment of being told that, indeed and once again, in my excitement and hunger, I’d ordered too much. - A slow parade of food revived spent spirits: cockles cooked in a wood oven with sherry and onion and mopping up bread; wild mushrooms from the mountainous north dressed in nothing more than oil and chopped parsley and woodsmoke, the fungis’ natural liquor releasing and combining, a Marilyn Monroe wearing only Chanel No. 5; John Dory roasted whole in butter and wine on a bed of mandolined potato, surrounded by spring peas and asparagus and turnips, the fish’s flesh dusted with Mediterranean herb; Iberian pork cooked tender with garlic and smoked pepper and buried under a pile of wilted greens, their vivid color making me feel almost virtuous in their consumption. We ate out of sizzling cast iron and copper, dragging bread crusts and fingers through the last dregs of flavor, the ‘95 Artadi blossoming like a dusky rose, Mrs. Robinson in a glass. Nourished body and nurtured soul allows a fortified return to the land of the living. But not yet. Gawd, not yet. There’s still herbal liqueur to be had, heady and sweet, made by monks in Spain’s arid south; tisane of mint snipped from overgrown pots; and the first of summer’s strawberries perched on porcelain flan, jiggling like a flamenco dancer’s headdress. - #spain #barcelona #tapas (at Bar Mut) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/door-spain-barcelona-design-metalwork monthly 0.5 2018-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921336681-9T6T557AT01PZILP0JR1/tumblr_p9qmcoGXjH1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Door. - #spain #barcelona #design #metalwork (at Barcelona Cathedral) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/public-space-spain-barcelona-spanishdesign monthly 0.5 2018-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921336838-4KBI6PP85XV1Q2SFZP3V/tumblr_p9ptni1mNQ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Public space. - #spain #barcelona #spanishdesign #spanishart (at Barcelona, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/calamari-on-the-grill-spain-barcelona-food monthly 0.5 2018-06-02 https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fungi-spain-barcelona-food monthly 0.5 2018-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921337026-2PMXMBH83SN0JRYY87NA/tumblr_p9pa0ojaKE1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fungi. - #spain #barcelona #food #tapasforbreakfast (at Barcelona, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/thousand-year-old-olive-trees-emanate-their-own monthly 0.5 2018-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921337862-C51ILS33DQM2HKZG2WUG/tumblr_p9p4ob23oP1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Thousand year old olive trees emanate their own energy… and the oil ain’t half bad either… - #spain #mallorca #olivetree #oliveoil (at Cala Deià, Mallorca) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mallorcas-shoe-making-tradition-dates-to-the-19th monthly 0.5 2018-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921337998-KNENXNXXL34PP01NFCY1/tumblr_p9ov40FFM51r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Mallorca’s shoe-making tradition dates to the 19th century, after the island’s wine industry was devastated, its vineyards destroyed by an aphid infestation. Forced to take up other trades, many Mallorquins began working with leather and a shoe making industry was born. The first design of the Mallorcan shoe brand, Camper (named with the Catalan word for peasant, camperol), was based on those worn by Mallorquin farmers in the fields more than a century ago (originally made from old fabric and a piece of tire rubber). Camper’s founding family have been shoemakers in Mallorca since the 1800s and introduced the first sewing machines and modern techniques to the island following a trip to England. There remain only a handful of shoemakers, though most are still family-run businesses. - #spain #mallorca #shoes #tradition (at Inca, Islas Baleares, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/above-the-clouds-spain-mallorca-tramuntana monthly 0.5 2018-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921338231-7B0JL2GCW6JJPZF98N98/tumblr_p9m8n32paB1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Above the clouds. - #spain #mallorca #tramuntana (at Sóller) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/watchful-eyes-spain-mallorca-spanishdesign monthly 0.5 2018-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921338517-U2W7DBNM219GWXRY3JAO/tumblr_p9m0qp0CEQ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Watchful eyes. - #spain #mallorca #spanishdesign #spanishart (at Port de Sóller) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/trumpet-vines-always-tug-at-my-heart-spain monthly 0.5 2018-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921340025-6CIQ2VGOA5OORZNKKXAZ/tumblr_p9lts0lP0P1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Trumpet vines always tug at my heart. - #spain #mallorca #flowers #trumpetflower (at Deyá, Islas Baleares, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/keeping-watch-spain-mallorca-lighthouse monthly 0.5 2018-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921340186-L4FAKSG4BNDIWMH3JDV2/tumblr_p9lj5iZERt1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Keeping watch. - #spain #mallorca #lighthouse (at Port de Sóller) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-first-terraced-agriculture-in-spain-dates-to monthly 0.5 2018-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921340529-RUTGACG1BNQ34LZ7HHTL/tumblr_p9l9v0uSqV1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The first terraced agriculture in Spain dates to second millennia B.C. The combination of water harvesting and aqueduct know-how brought by Arabs, along with the agricultural understanding and territorial control system introduced by Christian conquerors of Mallorca in 13th century mean terraces have been constructed and repaired continuously. Terraces were also cultivated during the 18th and 19th centuries to compensate for loss of income caused by crises in the Spanish textile industry and the transhumance system (the practice of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle, typically to lowlands in winter and highlands in summer). In the late 20th century, bench terraced fields were abandoned, triggering shrub invasion and deterioration. But in the mountainous regions of Mallorca, terraced landscapes are valued for protecting the land. The European Union now includes these agricultural terraced landscapes in their plans for conservation. (Boletín Association Geografos Espanoles, 2013) The mountains and hills are covered in highly intricate systems of terracing and planted to ancient olive, carob and almond trees. - #spain #mallorca #terracedagriculture #farm (at Cala Deià, Mallorca) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/end-of-day-spain-mallorca-sunset-at monthly 0.5 2018-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921340721-6ZMPXHGAJ8TKWMHZL2NT/tumblr_p9k58g6JgJ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog End of day. - #spain #mallorca #sunset (at Sóller) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/aperitivo-spain-mallorca-cafedesign monthly 0.5 2018-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921340828-YOBNVMFFO4NHJVWY4OSR/tumblr_p9jx3bFV4u1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Aperitivo. - #spain #mallorca #cafedesign #spanishdesign (at Port de Sóller) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-tramuntana-mountains-protects-much-of-mallorca monthly 0.5 2018-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921341249-5LPGGRDUKFJDWBYUTJTC/tumblr_p9jfrgnSvL1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The Tramuntana mountains protects much of Mallorca from frost. With ideal Mediterranean weather conditions and clay and limestone soils, the citrus trees of of the island grow on every corner, their groves dotting hillsides and fertile flatlands. The abundant lemons have thick skins and a perfume that lingers on my fingers long after the last squeeze has been wrung. - #spain #mallorca #lemonaddict #morningcure (at Sóller) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fog-rising-over-the-tramuntana-mountains-another monthly 0.5 2018-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921341929-5BR7YA4YLCWOHT4Q8JIX/tumblr_p9j8hnahnG1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fog rising over the Tramuntana mountains, another breathtaking (aka hair-raising ride!) UNESCO World Heritage Site. #spain #mallorca #tramuntana #unesco (at Fornalutx, Islas Baleares, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/gathering-storm-spain-mallorca-farm-at monthly 0.5 2018-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921341944-022VXAT48B4VCFEUDNYP/tumblr_p9gl6niVlf1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Gathering storm. - #spain #mallorca #farm (at Mallorca) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sideboard-spain-mallorca-everydaystilllife monthly 0.5 2018-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921342328-AUHN5L86ZUHGXELLTZAK/tumblr_p9fus1Lghk1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sideboard. - #spain #mallorca #everydaystilllife (at Son Servera, Islas Baleares, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-field-of-flowering-artichokes-planted-next-to monthly 0.5 2018-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921342507-FXHSTQUM4LQJPXBD1RLT/tumblr_p9fpb5w7FQ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A field of flowering artichokes planted next to one of the thousands of spent windmills dotting the island. - #spain #mallorca #artichoke #bringbackwindmills (at Muro, Islas Baleares, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/on-eternal-watch-spain-mallorca monthly 0.5 2018-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921344035-8CJRYA75A94O8F5WBY6C/tumblr_p9ffrpZbss1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog On eternal watch. - #spain #mallorca #spanishdesign #everydaystilllife (at Son Servera, Islas Baleares, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/window-dressing-spain-mallorca-design monthly 0.5 2018-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921344232-A2QZP4NEP2K5OV724JEE/tumblr_p9em4eDiZx1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Window dressing. - #spain #mallorca #design #windowtreatments (at Son Servera, Islas Baleares, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/shade-spain-mallorca-sundaysiesta-design monthly 0.5 2018-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921344428-D9HSXYSI2E6EKBWMDRS9/tumblr_p9ecy8Cpv21r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Shade. - #spain #mallorca #sundaysiesta #design (at Son Servera, Islas Baleares, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/old-school-spain-mallorca-design monthly 0.5 2018-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921344592-RAUQTKD2GAOOQNZUPYN8/tumblr_p9dzgisNGA1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Old school. - #spain #mallorca #design #spanishdesign (at Son Servera, Islas Baleares, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/lunar-sun-dial-also-referred-to-as-moondial-is monthly 0.5 2018-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921344956-BPXSB2937HLCBAUI84VH/tumblr_p9dym6o18S1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Lunar sun dial, also referred to as moondial, is only accurate on the night of the full moon. Each night following, it becomes an additional (on average) 48 minutes slow, while every night preceding the full moon it is (on average) 49 minutes fast, if there is even enough light by which to take a reading. Thus, one week to either side of the full moon the moondial will read 5 hours and 36 minutes before or after the proper time. More advanced moondials can include charts showing exact calculations to get the correct time, as well as dials designed with latitude and longitude. Moondials are very closely associated with lunar gardening (night-blooming plants) and comprehensive gardening books will often refer to them; indeed, the original biodynamic farming. - #spain #mallorca #palma #moondial #sundial #biodynamic (at Palma De Mallorca, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/cafe-spain-mallorca-cafelife monthly 0.5 2018-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921345292-24MO6HIO1PY970O2XLW1/tumblr_p9cxar5tQg1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Cafe. - #spain #mallorca #cafelife #afternooncoffee (at Café L'Antiquari) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/list-of-drinks-spain-mallorca-art-menu monthly 0.5 2018-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921346155-TACWX7AM3OE4OCV1NQNH/tumblr_p9c9wnUv3S1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog List of drinks. - #spain #mallorca #art #menu (at Café L'Antiquari) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/boquerones-spain-mallorca-palmademallorca monthly 0.5 2018-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921346049-4XX67HG3873WPWSJS6X8/tumblr_p9c20niTHk1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Boquerones. - #spain #mallorca #palmademallorca #fishmarket (at Palma De Mallorca, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/graffiti-spain-madrid-streetart-graffiti monthly 0.5 2018-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921346439-I25EGMTKBE5JFOBPPZ4Q/tumblr_p9azfnWCFR1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Graffiti. - #spain #madrid #streetart #graffiti (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/flesh-tones-of-white-peach-ripe-apricot-and monthly 0.5 2018-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921346747-S2ERPPY4BQXPZIB4N044/tumblr_p9af2pImKg1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Flesh tones of white peach ripe apricot and abundant facial hair the courseness of old lady pubes hangs from the slack jaw of every gent staring down from history. - The bloody suffering of Titian’s Jesus eyes fearful and heavy with doubt emits ecclesiastical incense through 16th century paint strokes. - Dead black eyes express Rubens’ despair, his love of God rivaled by joy evoked at the beauty of Jesus’ suffering. - Hanging game bird elegantly undressed given life by Hiepes, their colorful coats surround a plucked chicken skin the yellow of jaundice and furry hare with silken ears and hollowed out bellies. - Zumbaran’s small Merino lamb rests peacefully eyes closed as if counting brethren, her legs bound mercilessly pewter platter set nearby expectantly. - Velázquez’s life weary eyes and severity of line contrast Spain’s Golden Age, oozing voluptuous embroidered cloth bountifully laid tables heaving cleavage and naked children oysters on wooden tables love of Church food and wine and fucking. - #spain #madrid #spanishpainter #prado #16thcenturyart (at Museo Nacional del Prado) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/door-spain-madrid-woodwork monthly 0.5 2018-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921348332-UNPD8MC0L5RH9R01QK2P/tumblr_p9a3iqmBkc1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Door. - #spain #madrid #woodwork #imasuckerforwoodgrain (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/communal-table-spain-madrid-communaltable monthly 0.5 2018-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921348560-XCLR7UQBXUNV7ZCHP6SQ/tumblr_p998rfEniB1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Communal table. - #spain #madrid #communaltable #cafe (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/gotta-love-a-city-that-encourages-allium-graffiti monthly 0.5 2018-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921348748-S6G6DXLH5DWKN45SLP1H/tumblr_p98n1iP2Le1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Gotta love a city that encourages allium graffiti. - #spain #madrid #foodart #streetart #graffiti (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/storefront-spain-madrid-smallbusiness-at monthly 0.5 2018-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921349098-D4KBWA28J36J0OGJ1F0J/tumblr_p98b5iJN9F1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Storefront. - #spain #madrid #smallbusiness (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/art-in-daily-life-spain-madrid-streetart monthly 0.5 2018-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921349378-P9B69FT10I01ZX0C4HL5/tumblr_p97at8CHNP1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Art in daily life. - #spain #madrid #streetart #graffiti #iamatraveler (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/aperitivo-spain-madrid-cafelife-design monthly 0.5 2018-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921349500-1V1797JCIUYDWRBE4TK0/tumblr_p96tpvdUAA1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Aperitivo. - #spain #madrid #cafelife #design (at Puerta del Sol Madrid) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/morning-spain-madrid-at-madrid-spain monthly 0.5 2018-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921349914-6160OYDGX5BVXYA3C5QR/tumblr_p96o7ccLVq1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Morning. - #spain #madrid (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/spanish-tiles-spain-madrid-tiles-ceramics monthly 0.5 2018-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921350233-BBLPATYPC4BQMAJCTWA0/tumblr_p96bunhtgw1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Spanish tiles. - #spain #madrid #tiles #ceramics #everydaybeauty (at Teatro Barceló) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/public-space-spain-madrid-publicpark monthly 0.5 2018-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921350295-F9G79OK612LDT1FX1DYE/tumblr_p9561fFNqY1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Public space. - #spain #madrid #publicpark #citylife (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/side-street-spain-madrid-iamatraveler monthly 0.5 2018-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921350816-LOO2WU4UGL3AFFOUKNVJ/tumblr_p9501qt9bw1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Side street. - #spain #madrid #iamatraveler #lostinmadrid (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/just-beginning-to-scratch-madrids-surface monthly 0.5 2018-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921352418-KB9B15JV5LFAHA5LJ5VF/tumblr_p94n0lvqDE1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Just beginning to scratch Madrid’s surface. - #spain #madrid #diningroom #hiddentreasures (at Fismuler) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/experimentation-spain-madrid-food monthly 0.5 2018-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921352421-CFV2FXI5W9LBARIP5KMV/tumblr_p93n8oSezy1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Experimentation. - #spain #madrid #food #fermentation #spotfuckingon (at Fismuler) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/graffiti-spain-madrid-streetart monthly 0.5 2018-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921352815-4ANZXWS4PIPWNQ2AEEBP/tumblr_p92rx2RwMa1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Graffiti. - #spain #madrid #streetart #techmadness (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/bread-spain-madrid-bakery-handmade-at monthly 0.5 2018-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921353111-LW9BFBCIXNYZ80C12NRT/tumblr_p91lzo6WX31r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Bread. - #spain #madrid #bakery #handmade (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/graffiti-spain-madrid-streetartglobe monthly 0.5 2018-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921353408-F4RALAEEJMTQYAAVXYM2/tumblr_p91cmxyUvL1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Graffiti. - #spain #madrid @streetartglobe #streetart #graffiti (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/an-amble-in-the-park-spain-madrid monthly 0.5 2018-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921353701-QCFQITUZTCXBHSVHU7Z4/tumblr_p90xxhXg8o1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog An amble in the park. - #spain #madrid #publicpark #citylife (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/last-light-over-the-hudson-river-newyork monthly 0.5 2018-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921353882-Y3LKFRX0USYNL43Q7R4N/tumblr_p8xe49egvH1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Last light over the Hudson River. - #newyork #manhattan #newyorkcity (at West Village) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/arrived-late-slept-late-arose-ravenous-walked monthly 0.5 2018-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921353995-JWKJAPZX7Z71QNX0M9MW/tumblr_p8whu7n9bz1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Arrived late, slept late, arose ravenous. Walked to an old haunt for a very late lunch or an absurdly early supper depending on jet lagged perspective. - Gawd, was it a functional meal; in truth a shit meal, a wasted gastronomic opportunity for delight in a city rife with them. - The restaurant was enshrined in memory from years spent living around its corner; diminutive, delicious, Japanese. But the sad realization was that it’s like an Ice Cube, those small square chocolates individually wrapped in blue and gold foil and sold on the counter of every packy on the eastern seaboard. Then it was a huge treat, a chocolate bomb that melted on the tongue, coating the mouth in a slick sweetness. Now I recognize it’s akin to eating a dog turd. - Like an older lover taken in one’s youth, it’s often advisable to not revisit but to tighten the rose-colored glasses of mid-age, retain the delightful memory, and forge anew. - #wastedopportunity #newyorkcity #evolutionanddevelopment #dayrevolvesaroundfood (at Soho) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/coffee-culture-coffee-newyork-manhattan monthly 0.5 2018-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921354223-SJG36ZYOFNQZXYPFKDDH/tumblr_p8w3566CNH1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Coffee culture. - #coffee #newyork #manhattan #caffinehit (at Kobrick Coffee) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/african-iris-dietes-bicolor-also-known-as monthly 0.5 2018-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921355056-2BEQGSDS87NVLMVDB1BZ/tumblr_p8vr559qQN1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog African iris (Dietes bicolor) also known as Butterfly Flag, is a native of South Africa. A fortnight lily, the plant flowers from spring through fall. - #garden #flowers #blooms (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/and-i-think-im-busy-bee-beekeeping monthly 0.5 2018-05-16 https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/evening-reflections-on-lake-carneros-1999-by monthly 0.5 2018-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921356354-P5X6D6RPS4IX9WOU0A7R/tumblr_p8ov6c3B871r4rx59o1_500.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Evening Reflections on Lake Carneros, 1999 By Dennis M. Doheny (b.1956) Oil on Masonite - #painting #art #americanart #californiapleinair #bonhams https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sweating-the-details-california-springfood monthly 0.5 2018-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921356562-949Z9AZG4AAFXKIVYGQM/tumblr_p8hfz2OhNN1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sweating the details. - #california #springfood #spotfuckingon #bravo @michaeltusk (at Cotogna) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/toiling-quietly-in-our-small-garden-is-akin-to-my monthly 0.5 2018-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921356664-UT8915DRIHIUKRE2GIYQ/tumblr_p88ggrUFwU1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Toiling quietly in our small garden is akin to my worshipping at a shine, albeit a wild, unkempt one. Reflections, not necessarily epiphanies, come fast and hard; thoughts of life lived fully and joyfully, and letting go of the sadness of loss. Sitting recently in the mountains with two friends over their shlepped homemade brew, we discussed life and death, god and religion, nature and science, the role of luck. These musings are as varied (and often as interesting) as there are souls on this Earth. We come to the age-old questions with heavy baggage, many assumptions passed down through time. Deciding where to plant the cucumbers, spreading the compost, and tending to the bees allows me the opportunity to question long-held beliefs; to understand nature’s divinity more clearly. - #garden #gardening #gardener #gardenreflections (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/first-study-fishing-bahamas-stephen-scott monthly 0.5 2018-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921357058-M2UNDYI2RXMNBQR07GPG/tumblr_p860zyN0zA1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog First Study, Fishing, Bahamas Stephen Scott Young, American (b. 1957) Watercolor on paper - #art #americanart #watercolor #rago https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-slow-reveal-california-beach-westmarin monthly 0.5 2018-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921357233-874W9HWXSYWGVUSVMH7V/tumblr_p84zs1btAc1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The slow reveal. - #california #beach #westmarin #ilovecalifornia (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/last-light-on-the-marsh-california-mayday monthly 0.5 2018-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921357412-XG9ZPCS17DWKML0OLMY0/tumblr_p83613Qjcu1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Last light on the marsh. - #california #mayday #ilovecalifornia #marsh (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/thistle-california-spring-wildflowers monthly 0.5 2018-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921357608-2L60LEY1JJRE41222I8J/tumblr_p8347cJTph1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Thistle. - #california #spring #wildflowers #thistle #bewarethethorns (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/was-that-winston-churchill-chilling-in-the-back-of monthly 0.5 2018-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921357817-BR70UD85B0LZRWB3XYGV/tumblr_p83144qJMT1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Was that Winston Churchill chilling in the back of a Jeep Cherokee? - #ilovedogs #bulldog #california (at Petaluma, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/may-day-california-westmarin-spring monthly 0.5 2018-05-01 https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/celebrating-life-california-mayday-mywife monthly 0.5 2018-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921358274-5333RAY4XYGDR7G2J9CI/tumblr_p824bilzoj1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Celebrating life. - #california #mayday #mywife (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/and-just-like-that-april-turns-into-may monthly 0.5 2018-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921358877-EJMBZSNWTNI18Q4ZGLGO/tumblr_p81b6uOxef1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog And just like that, April turns into May. - #california #ilovecalifornia #sunset #pacific (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/taking-joy-in-nature-california-westmarin monthly 0.5 2018-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921360248-CBJJJWV3UPTZXFAZN5NM/tumblr_p810cdwJ8q1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Taking joy in nature. - #california #westmarin #art #pleinair #ilovecalifornia (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mural-depicting-life-on-the-california-coast monthly 0.5 2018-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921360576-P3JX920Z0F3PH67ZTXYT/tumblr_p80xyuVfLU1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Mural depicting life on the California coast. - #california #mural #westmarin #celebratelife (at Point Reyes Station, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dark-versus-light-liveinthelight-california monthly 0.5 2018-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921360646-N6T3FSFWXYQ5WJTL437W/tumblr_p80hypuG0N1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dark versus light. - #liveinthelight #california (at Inverness, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/rugged-peaks-1930-by-edgar-payne-american monthly 0.5 2018-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921361065-7FD2Y8U2LQNHJIZV3Z1W/tumblr_p80euvcdFk1r4rx59o1_500.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Rugged Peaks, 1930 By Edgar Payne, American (1883-1947) Oil on canvas - #art #painting #americanart #californiapleinair #bonhams https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/you-were-our-great-love-haas-and-youll-always monthly 0.5 2018-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921361301-9THFL6SZZ2IEP7NDK7ID/tumblr_p7xdd9xM3i1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog You were our great love, Haas, and you’ll always be with us. - #doglove #goodnightsweetprince (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/macron-vivalafrance-word monthly 0.5 2018-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921361389-TJW0RC0UUPYEMBPR8DH3/tumblr_p7vt1t8khm1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #macron #vivalafrance #word https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fuck-off-im-busy-california monthly 0.5 2018-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921361729-0E2JAEXTCVRXFQSXW9SV/tumblr_p7vk1mZflF1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fuck off, I’m busy. - #california #ilovecalifornia #escapism #solitude (at North Placerville, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mountaineering-potty-humor-sierranevadas monthly 0.5 2018-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921361813-DN987EXLUN4XAAYS21UQ/tumblr_p7uw42F5xA1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Mountaineering potty humor. - #sierranevadas #eldorado #hystericalathighelevations (at Eldorado National Forest) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/who-determines-which-side-of-the-track-is-wrong monthly 0.5 2018-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921362795-T5VX9C0DJROKUJ0T4H3W/tumblr_p7u132TfJX1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Who determines which side of the track is wrong?? - #california #wrongsideofthetracks #backroads (at Diamond Springs, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/we-live-in-a-plein-air-painting-california monthly 0.5 2018-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921364066-FO5N1WMENXCMO5J4Y66M/tumblr_p7t8ixuM8T1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog We live in a plein air painting. - #california #ilovecalifornia #backroads #midweekescape (at Coloma, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/overnight-foraging-expedition-california monthly 0.5 2018-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921364617-FAUQ0C4JX5V787DL8YXM/tumblr_p7t3o2ZZvD1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Overnight foraging expedition. - #california #roadtrip #travelinglikeagypsy (at Georgetown, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/last-light-california-ilovecalifornia monthly 0.5 2018-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921364587-LBD66DG48ZSH4D5SCQU0/tumblr_p7rv3zrbrI1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Last light. - #california #ilovecalifornia #eastbumfuck (at North Placerville, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pure-americana-california-oldschool monthly 0.5 2018-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921364903-48LZR77EUQWA4GC2WSCM/tumblr_p7rmd7Qv5T1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pure Americana. - #california #oldschool #americana #morninglight (at American River Inn) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/springtime-in-the-sierras-california monthly 0.5 2018-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921365293-4JMC4VC9H25ZUSKDRGAE/tumblr_p7q6cfZgy91r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Springtime in the Sierras. - #california #ilovecalifornia #sierra #foraging (at Eldorado National Forest) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pancake-breakfast-pancakes monthly 0.5 2018-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921365514-LGTJ5KOCI4YIV3V8NEEL/tumblr_p7pdh2VRD51r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pancake. - #breakfast #pancakes #syrupbetterbegood (at Corner Kitchen) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/afternoon-light-california monthly 0.5 2018-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921365634-UBSQU2UE5KAVVB7065C9/tumblr_p7ma9h6Ccl1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Afternoon light. - #california #oldschoolcalifornia #berkeley (at Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/nancy-reagan-ladybird-johnson-then-current monthly 0.5 2018-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921365793-M4WFUTDV4MNC453HAKSE/tumblr_p7lhcrnZGS1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Nancy Reagan, Ladybird Johnson, then-current FLOTUS Hillary Clinton, Roslyn Carter, Betty Ford, Barbara Bush at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C., for the opening of the First Ladies’ garden. May 11, 1994 Photo by Barbara Kinney/The William J. Clinton Presidential Library. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-long-ago-secret-admirer-used-to-gift-me monthly 0.5 2018-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921366335-X8Y58I5FSAL42VVRDTMT/tumblr_p7lc67pen51r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A long ago, secret admirer used to gift me bouquets of cleaned ramps in springtime. - #allium #ramps #spring #seductionbyonion (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-waning-days-of-winter-greens-garden monthly 0.5 2018-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921367134-EX0JGA1NUJ44OAT4I09B/tumblr_p7jxjo0V9p1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The waning days of winter greens. - #garden #makingroomfortomatoes #plantingforpollinators (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/still-life-1946-by-luigi-rist-american monthly 0.5 2018-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921368052-MB8027E37JSPX4UFLDK2/tumblr_p7iuaaazpX1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Still Life, 1946 By Luigi Rist, American (1888-1959) Woodcut in colors - #art #americanart #woodcut #rago https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-quiet-spot-california-sonomacounty monthly 0.5 2018-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921368318-RAUYO0DOMJG8W6NLFT82/tumblr_p7gog5ZohI1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A quiet spot. - #california #sonomacounty #springhassprung (at Healdsburg, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/afternoon-affogato-icecream-handmade monthly 0.5 2018-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921368637-5VVZVW568VUDDWVFS65F/tumblr_p7gdj5EPYD1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Afternoon affogato. - #icecream #handmade #sugarandcaffeine (at Noble Folk Ice Cream and Pie Bar) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/waterfront-buildings-by-maurice-braun-american monthly 0.5 2018-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921368845-TE8CV65EZG4L2XO8M8YB/tumblr_p7d815gZ7L1r4rx59o1_500.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Waterfront Buildings By Maurice Braun, American (1877-1941) Oil on canvas - #art #painting #americanart #bonhams https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/i-smell-orange-blossom-honey-california monthly 0.5 2018-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921369033-MT7O7R02P6SI50HLL0GE/tumblr_p7cm7lgm6m1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog I smell orange blossom honey! - #california #bee #beekeeping #backyardbeekeeping #honey (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/after-the-rains-california-napavalley monthly 0.5 2018-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921369158-R2BK58SJCD26363VOVZ6/tumblr_p7baajtevH1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog After the rains. - #california #napavalley #aprilshowers (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-temple-still-knockin-it-outta-the-park monthly 0.5 2018-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921369407-R6DKR0JBEUZWKJHUC90Y/tumblr_p78u6atuGO1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The temple. Still knockin’ it outta the park, after all these years… - #california #food #berkeley #showingthemhowitsdone (at Chez Panisse) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/replenishing-the-pantry-california-berkeley monthly 0.5 2018-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921369673-MLEKYZI8Q72QC9PK8NBE/tumblr_p77o3wjmHn1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Replenishing the pantry. - #california #berkeley #spice #buyinginbulk (at Lhasa Karnak Herb Co.) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/zantedeschia-aethiopica-known-as-calla-lily-and monthly 0.5 2018-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921370223-4T0NMPD93REOLRYMAAS9/tumblr_p75w8p240d1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Zantedeschia aethiopica (known as calla lily and arum lily) is a species in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa in Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland. - #garden #flowers #callalily #springincalifornia (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-day-i-moved-to-nyc-to-start-my-adult-life-can monthly 0.5 2018-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921370549-JQDSP40U31UD59JOOJYM/tumblr_p71elwiffV1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The day I moved to NYC to start my adult life (can it actually be 30 years ago??), I got a subscription to #newyorkmagazine and I’ve made sure it’s shown up in my mailbox ever since; culturally relevant, ponderously informative with a stable of great writers. I may have found my humanity and heart when I moved to Northern California, but my head and teeth were definitely, distinctly cut in New York. - #eastcoast #newyork #byedonald https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-door-to-the-porch-left-ajar-by-the-cat monthly 0.5 2018-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921374577-AP4R15U419CAC7T70L5T/tumblr_p7041cTvT01r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The door to the porch left ajar by the cat invites intoxication to flood the kitchen stumbling head spinning indecent, immodest thick of tongue from too much spring. - A North African nosegay wafts through a California garden beguiling as a flowing hijab; night blooming jasmine Meyer lemon and Persian lilac sweet and kaffir lime spent daffodil, shivering plum and thousands of eye-watering orange blossoms popping from branches still hung with winter fruit now humming vibrating teeming with bees. - #california #garden #bee #spring (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-flat-white-of-morning-california-napa monthly 0.5 2018-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921375227-SOOMMERNKTMQ91JKA2IE/tumblr_p6xqbdf9S51r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The flat white of morning. - #california #napa #carneros (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/torching-the-nooks-and-crannies-of-the-beehives-to monthly 0.5 2018-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921375643-3JORQGP4ERKYFN7MDX3U/tumblr_p6u95oDfKb1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Torching the nooks and crannies of the beehives to rid them of last year’s pestilence in preparation for the new inhabitants. - #bee #beekeeping #backyardbeekeeping #inbeeswetrust (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/it-was-the-kind-of-cold-that-makes-snot-run monthly 0.5 2018-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921375892-ICY8BYOTV1W4E5JJD5ZO/tumblr_p6ql9qvh1N1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog It was the kind of cold that makes snot run, fingertips burn purple, thick ugly hats fashionable. Even this late in winter, with wet, mushroomy soil scenting the air, the melody of water rushing downhill to join full rapid rivers, and cherry trees pregnant and giddy, springtime seemed months away. - The oven’s sunset glow, now only half as fiery as Dante’s recipe for roasting flesh, illuminated her silhouette, a silver helmet of old lady hair. Wiping flour from hands gnarled as ancient Vernaccia vines, she bustled to the glass door set with heavy iron knobs and hinges, a wide smile warm, beckoning, uncharacteristic for a Roman of a certain age. - In Ferrari-fast Italian, who knows which dialect, her arms flail towards a large basket of drying biscotti the color of tan nylons, their crispy edges bulging with almonds; tradizionale naturalmente. My dumb smile, nodding head and childish slaughtering of even the most rudimentary phrases earned me two cookies and a wave out the door. - But, really, I just wanted to check out her oven. - #italy #frascati #paticceria #bakery #fornolegna (at Frascati, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/morning-dew-on-spring-buds-california monthly 0.5 2018-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921375869-M0IZ0ALCYKI0BLWKKLXL/tumblr_p6p8puOcjr1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Morning dew on spring buds. - #california #spring #napavalley #garden (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tool-obsessed-functionalart-thamesandhudson monthly 0.5 2018-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921376009-TPCPCUUTCFPH19AJ8IY9/tumblr_p6l3deuo3C1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tool obsessed. - #functionalart #thamesandhudson #book #tools (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hand-painted-wood-cutout-of-figures-1988-by monthly 0.5 2018-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921376414-PY2AEE1EBU2FOS7J88P5/tumblr_p6jen2i6o71r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hand-painted wood cutout of figures 1988 by David Gerstein, Israeli (b. 1944) - #art #woodworking https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/chocolate-and-hazelnut-thank-you-easter monthly 0.5 2018-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921377369-TXQGGULTG2WNZ8QQQJC1/tumblr_p6iwu3gWJA1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Chocolate and hazelnut ❤️ = thank you, Easter Bunny. - #nocciola #chocolateandhazelnut (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/home-is-where-the-hearth-is-nesting monthly 0.5 2018-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921377235-7FY5DGGXF0OG7HZCQD6S/tumblr_p6igz9bLMe1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Home is where the hearth is - #nesting #woodfired (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mood monthly 0.5 2018-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921377915-8B2AOCNSSQXCYVL0JCK6/tumblr_p6hd7fb0Jb1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #mood https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/eye-candy-england-unitedkingdom-london monthly 0.5 2018-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921378316-RBUH1AC4U7HWAOV3XOL1/tumblr_p6ejplOROx1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Eye candy. - #england #unitedkingdom #london #artgallery (at Marylebone London) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/figaro-at-london-united-kingdom monthly 0.5 2018-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921379456-GJT19FLTE5VQVAK7D1K5/tumblr_p6egg7xrnB1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #figaro (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/respite-in-the-center-of-london-unitedkingdom monthly 0.5 2018-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921379800-D0DSULW5V33QSFQVGDHK/tumblr_p6eb0sADeG1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Respite in the center of London. #unitedkingdom #england #london #park #greenspace #tokersparadise (at Marylebone London) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/rare-respite-in-the-middle-of-london monthly 0.5 2018-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921379933-M4UQLP4LNMNG8OMG3OH7/tumblr_p6eaqqwBVb1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Rare respite in the middle of London. - #unitedkingdom #england #london #park #greenspace (at Marylebone London) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/no-winter-lasts-forever-no-spring-skips-its monthly 0.5 2018-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921380110-71EVX13WL6FIQKJIXYMA/tumblr_p6d9euXmLY1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” Hal Borland (1900-1978), American author and naturalist - #unitedkingdom #england #london #bringyourumbrella (at Marylebone London) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/knife-sharpening-lesson-london monthly 0.5 2018-03-29 https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/travel-detritus-habits-at-frascati-italy monthly 0.5 2018-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921380364-XY9O57ZK6BZ2A05FCFR7/tumblr_p6cmb4R7Hu1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Travel detritus. - #habits (at Frascati, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/bundles-of-chestnut-and-cherry-tree-prunings monthly 0.5 2018-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921380579-TBY8BOVUMAU1K6NXSLR2/tumblr_p6axyk0be41r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Bundles of chestnut and cherry tree prunings awaiting their turn to fire up a bread oven for a fast and furious heat. - #italy #tuscany #frascati #woodoven #bread #breadislife (at Frascati, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/spring-skies-italy-tuscany-frascati monthly 0.5 2018-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921381422-T2RQ5H4VZH4K64G9NT1O/tumblr_p6ajd1oZxw1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Spring skies. - #italy #tuscany #frascati #fuckwinterandtrump (at Frascati, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/and-why-not-italy-tuscany-frascati monthly 0.5 2018-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921381516-5K2S769WJEOFLFPH4CDX/tumblr_p693w6ijtn1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog And why not? - #italy #tuscany #frascati #businessideas #porchetta (at Frascati, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/ultra-thin-crust-margherita-pie-with-dreamy-globs monthly 0.5 2018-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921381670-LRKDMR4SHAOQA2V2GW2P/tumblr_p68ypc2UF01r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Ultra-thin crust Margherita pie with dreamy globs of buffalo mozzarella, grilled radicchio brushed with good oil, steamed chicories with fresh spicy garlic, and a bottle of better-than-it-has-to-be, local Sangiovese. - #italy #tuscany #trattoria #pizza #garlicisamiracledrug (at Ristorante Pinocchio Frascati Roma) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sunset-over-the-hazy-sprawl-of-ancient-rome monthly 0.5 2018-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921381859-7P15ENDSH3GP9F83E8KM/tumblr_p67lu6HgVU1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sunset over the hazy sprawl of ancient Rome. - #italy #rome #tuscany #eternalcity (at Frascati, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/foyer-italy-frascati-tuscany-architecture monthly 0.5 2018-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921383509-B5GTODEQJ2DKEZ1B3TNP/tumblr_p67008QlzT1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Foyer. - #italy #frascati #tuscany #architecture #doorway (at Frascati, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/finedining-at-forte-dei-marmi monthly 0.5 2018-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921385416-29FPY3CGAYUPUJ5OXDAY/tumblr_p660jtib831r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #finedining (at Forte dei Marmi) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/with-more-than-200-caves-the-apuan-alps-claim monthly 0.5 2018-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921385656-EJHYR3XPQ99RDDP3VOQH/tumblr_p65939laxh1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog With more than 200 caves, The Apuan Alps claim species of chiroptera (living in the deeps of the caves). Bird life also is varied here, hosting the royal eagle, the partridge, the crag martin, the accentor. These mountains are also home to the ‘spectacled salamander’, the Italian cave salamander and the original alpine newt. - #italy #tuscany #alps #fortedeimarmi #seaandmountain (at Forte dei Marmi) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/piedmontese-patchwork-italy-piedmont monthly 0.5 2018-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921386149-MG2C22B9XHWUTKPXRS32/tumblr_p63xniodnh1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Piedmontese patchwork. - #italy #piedmont #langhe #italyroadtrip (at Magliano Alpi) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/piedmontese-egg-yolk-the-color-of-ripe-pumpkin-and monthly 0.5 2018-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921386209-MHJ8GC99PH1AOL2ZXM8Z/tumblr_p61zli37nd1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Piedmontese egg yolk the color of ripe pumpkin and tiny asparagus tips tucked under a thin sheet of pasta, and nestled on a high cholesterol-worthy cheese and egg fonduta, finished with shaved Parmesan and borage flowers. - #italy #piedmont #springfood #primavera (at osteria battaglino) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/grappa-di-chamomile-italy-piedmont monthly 0.5 2018-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921386455-L8TS5AG7IFOG3CMV3JCP/tumblr_p61fglzulO1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Grappa di chamomile. - #italy #piedmont #wolfinsheepsclothing (at Turin, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dinner-with-bowie-italy-piedmont-art monthly 0.5 2018-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921386558-EIQ8W4VRNNFUO0F56U1B/tumblr_p5yq5gVwWt1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dinner with Bowie. - #italy #piedmont #art #bowie #ziggystardust (at Dogliani) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-wicket-gate-a-door-within-a-door-was-important monthly 0.5 2018-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921386864-6Y4JCXRKNIUKRBTNVXD0/tumblr_p5wnux2xMD1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A wicket gate, a door within a door, was important in the Middle Ages. The larger gate, used to allow horse-drawn carriages into the interior yard, didn’t need to be swung open for pedestrians, thus controlling access and offering greater safety from marauders storming the gates. - #italy #piedmont #door #woodworking (at Bra, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fog-rising-from-the-valley-italy-piedmont monthly 0.5 2018-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921386977-PAUG5TCEPBJU6PLLPHV7/tumblr_p5vxg2rH5L1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fog rising from the valley. - #italy #piedmont #nebbia #winter #eyecandy (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hazelnut-orchard-with-a-frosting-of-snow monthly 0.5 2018-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921387122-VOII4410UDL0RRD5XE9Y/tumblr_p5utt5aRqx1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hazelnut orchard with a frosting of snow. - #italy #piedmont #nocciole #orchard #winter (at Dogliani) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-alps-at-sunrise-after-an-evening-snow monthly 0.5 2018-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921388798-RRSYZMYZ3GRI2IVYXFFM/tumblr_p5uo0dEb4o1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The Alps at sunrise after an evening snow. - #italy #piedmont #alps #eyecandy (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/snow-italy-piedmont-snow-yipee-at monthly 0.5 2018-03-18 https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/snow-day-sunday-lunch-italy-piedmont monthly 0.5 2018-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921389329-PLJAS7DJ35FUNFE4FHBL/tumblr_p5seccF37u1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Snow day Sunday lunch. - #italy #piedmont #artichoke #carciofi (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-snow-threatening-sky-over-a-bustling-thames monthly 0.5 2018-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921389503-RABS9NZQGCD8KMZVBPDI/tumblr_p5qdsnXics1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A snow-threatening sky over a bustling Thames River. - #unitedkingdom #england #london #thames (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/reading-by-pablo-picasso-1932-oil-on-canvas monthly 0.5 2018-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921389861-Y5AWNK4FQV8ZV28ODTV8/tumblr_p5pj67q2Im1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Reading by Pablo Picasso (1932) Oil on canvas - #unitedkingdom #england #london #art (at Tate Modern) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/bustling-thames-river-under-an-ominous-late-winter monthly 0.5 2018-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921390192-K297XR92ZLL33RHJTMT3/tumblr_p5pimj68Ld1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Bustling Thames River under an ominous late winter sky. - #unitedkingdom #england #london #thames (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/cerignola-olives-unitedkingdom-england monthly 0.5 2018-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921390221-FZQC4P7IUK74G61KVIHK/tumblr_p5p694xu3A1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Cerignola olives. - #unitedkingdom #england #london #olives (at Notting Hill Gate) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/is-there-anything-hotter-than-a-man-and-his monthly 0.5 2018-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921390311-TA1UD5ZU501P5RR9MY49/tumblr_p5ooyvRZLo1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Is there anything hotter than a man and his red-tailed hawk? - #unitedkingdom #england #falconry #birdsofprey (at Ben Long Falconry, Gloucester) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/while-fantasies-of-bondage-immediately-spring-to monthly 0.5 2018-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921390600-J0RQ7E9DERGLUE9G5GHH/tumblr_p5mtonBucl1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog While fantasies of bondage immediately spring to mind, a finely tailored leather hood is utilized in falconry when a raptor is being trained. Contrary to those who believe it a cruel practice, the hood continues to be useful throughout the bird’s life, covering his head and most importantly his eyes, immediately calming him as he can’t see anything that may stress him or avert his attentions. A raptor’s eyesight is estimated to be ten times better than humans; the hawk is able to spy prey the handler cannot, thus desiring to answer his nature’s call and deviate from the rigorous training. To force the bird to concentrate on the target the handler decrees, he “hoodwinks” the bird by putting the hood on its head. #eyeswideshut #unitedkingdom #england #falconry #historyofwords (at Ben Long Falconry, Gloucester) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/falconers-weathervane-unitedkingdom monthly 0.5 2018-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921390692-MH5TE7793DAA304A3B4A/tumblr_p5lvqgETrD1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Falconer’s weathervane. - #unitedkingdom #england #falconry #weathervane (at Ben Long Falconry, Gloucester) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/barn-owl-unitedkingdom-england-falconry monthly 0.5 2018-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921391085-0MH54W8PKAMSXSSAGMNL/tumblr_p5ldbsIaW11r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Barn owl. - #unitedkingdom #england #falconry #birdsofprey (at Ben Long Falconry, Gloucester) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pointers-flushing-partridge-unitedkingdom monthly 0.5 2018-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921392155-3QE9JR2HKNC9W7CNPC63/tumblr_p5l0snLF3f1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pointers flushing partridge. - #unitedkingdom #england #birdhunting #birddog #falconry (at Ben Long Falconry, Gloucester) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-northern-goshawk-accipiter-gentilis-is-a monthly 0.5 2018-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921392873-GK5R58Y3HHP8KMMRNPL1/tumblr_p5jw0bCyQB1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) is a medium-large raptor in the family Accipitridae, which also includes other extant diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. - #unitedkingdom #england #falconry #birdlife (at Ben Long Falconry, Gloucester) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/backroads-of-the-english-countryside monthly 0.5 2018-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921393241-FLS4G9M35YP4MT0XZUQ6/tumblr_p5jqdjUNE71r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Backroads of the English countryside. - #unitedkingdom #england #gloustershire #falconry (at Hardwicke, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/all-aboard-england-london-architecture monthly 0.5 2018-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921393390-CVS5VQR6TCOXQNXXO5M1/tumblr_p5hdp8fb9K1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog All aboard! - #england #london #architecture #traintravel (at London Paddington station) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/springtime-arrives-to-the-markets-england monthly 0.5 2018-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921393734-USYCVES1SXNCY42G4AVJ/tumblr_p5fpldGBqj1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Springtime arrives to the markets. - #england #london #springfood #vegetables (at La Fromagerie) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-queen-of-the-garden-pampered-powdered monthly 0.5 2018-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921394422-OBGBXL01PJ4LV8DPKSDS/tumblr_p5cwz8rWdg1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The Queen of the garden pampered, powdered, perfumed her ancestor kidnapped in China a century ago by an enthusiastic agent panning for agricultural gold. Its spindly boughs of the idle rich dripping canary yellow diamonds scrubbed of autumn’s streaky sooty tears destined for jarred preservation to make even the most spoilt sultan swoon. - #california #meyerlemon #preservedlemon #winterfood (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/blossoms-for-days-california-orchard monthly 0.5 2018-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921394930-5EAMV0NO9EHSCDQUA6AN/tumblr_p59c43aPZ61r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Blossoms for days. - #california #orchard #springtime (at UC Davis, Sacramento) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/rainbow-reflected-on-napa-river-with-just-the monthly 0.5 2018-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921395311-BIFXCVN1K4E3BFDHKND5/tumblr_p51ypoZXSf1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Rainbow reflected on Napa River, with just the faintest hint of a double rainbow. - #california #napa #rainbow #rainyseason #mothernature (at Napa River Trail) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/rainbow-reflected-on-napa-river-california monthly 0.5 2018-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921395521-XXERX35UB0N4E6ATOUG3/tumblr_p51i8rj6pV1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Rainbow reflected on Napa River. - #california #napa #rainbow #rainyseason (at Napa River Trail) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/iced-tea-1961-wayne-thiebaut-art monthly 0.5 2018-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921395587-DY2U2NZYMQ45IXAFUNI6/tumblr_p51bmwI1Ir1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Iced Tea (1961) Wayne Thiebaut - #art #californiaartist #iwouldvenameditclub (at Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/beacon-hill-boston-massachusetts-boston monthly 0.5 2018-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921396014-GWQHTBRGB0BPH7I2P2RX/tumblr_p4yz0oabZJ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Beacon Hill, Boston. - #massachusetts #boston #beaconhill #masshole (at Boston, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-back-bay-and-the-charles-river monthly 0.5 2018-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921396218-CBGFTK1YRR9NQRF4V49F/tumblr_p4yxlnaoYs1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The Back Bay and the Charles River. - #massachusetts #boston #masshole #charlesriver (at Boston, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/bostons-back-bay-massachusetts-boston monthly 0.5 2018-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921397184-PJVPIPQL9P4ADNL6F8ZK/tumblr_p4xypfEdgV1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Boston’s Back Bay. - #massachusetts #boston #masshole #oldstompinggrounds (at Boston, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-saltbox-house-is-an-example-of-early-american monthly 0.5 2018-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921397648-AD9H1239LFCG05QTM1EU/tumblr_p4x3wtZXeK1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A saltbox house is an example of early American colonial architecture. It’s wooden frame sports a long, pitched roof that slopes down to the back, with just one story in the back and two stories in the front. Legend has it that the saltbox form was popularized by Queen Anne’s taxation of houses greater than one story. Since the rear of the roof descended to the height of a single-story building, the structure was exempt from the tax. The flat front and central chimney are recognizable features, but the asymmetry of the unequal sides and the long, low rear roof line are the most distinctive features of a saltbox, which takes its name from its resemblance to a wooden lidded box in which salt was once kept. - #massachusetts #capecod #architecture #americana (at Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/feel-im-goin-back-to-massachusetts-somethings monthly 0.5 2018-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921398288-0I6KXR7EGU8SHU703B96/tumblr_p4x1rfMTK21r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “Feel I’m goin’ back to Massachusetts Something’s telling me I must go home And the lights all went out in Massachusetts The day I left her standing on her own, Tried to hitch a ride to San Francisco Gotta do the things I wanna do And the lights all went out in Massachusetts They brought me back to see my way with you. Talk about the life in Massachusetts Speak about the people I have seen And the lights all went out in Massachusetts And Massachusetts is one place I have seen. I will remember Massachusetts.” Written by Maurice Ernest Gibb, Max Wittmann, Robin Hugh Gibb, Barry Alan Gibb (1967) - #massachusetts #capecod #provincetown #beegees (at Provincetown, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/end-of-day-at-the-tip-of-the-country monthly 0.5 2018-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921398472-200BEDY71D2SGRSAY4B0/tumblr_p4w9eiaAlZ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog End of day at the tip of the country. - #massachusetts #capecod #provincetown #sunset (at Race Point Light) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/if-youre-fond-of-sailboats-and-salty-air monthly 0.5 2018-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921398615-WP0V7GAY8L80TJZTNEXO/tumblr_p4w0g00cT21r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog …if you’re fond of sailboats and salty air… - #massachusetts #capecod #doorsofinstagram #saltbox (at Dennis, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-old-pier-massachusetts-capecod monthly 0.5 2018-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921399045-QBHVKROVBT0EI66TYCC3/tumblr_p4vxeegixE1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The old pier. - #massachusetts #capecod #provincetown (at Provincetown, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/off-season-massachusetts-capecod monthly 0.5 2018-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921399215-BOQL9598XFYTY0ZQ3WKY/tumblr_p4vtx6bNkP1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Off-season. - #massachusetts #capecod #provincetown (at Provincetown, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-dunes-appreciating-the-sunset monthly 0.5 2018-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921399475-LG0FNR6M523F74FOK9CG/tumblr_p4vb4jYQrl1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The dunes appreciating the sunset. - #massachusetts #capecod #provincetown #offseason (at Provincetown, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/wrecked-massachusetts-capecod-offseason monthly 0.5 2018-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921399734-G3XTK7KAYR17DGYLSDFE/tumblr_p4v4i2Mpa21r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Wrecked. - #massachusetts #capecod #offseason (at Rock Harbor Beach) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/old-coast-guard-station-massachusetts monthly 0.5 2018-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921400344-QE195GH8IB6Z0I51YMEB/tumblr_p4v07vuEpo1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Old Coast Guard Station. - #massachusetts #capecod #provincetown #offseason (at Cape Cod National Seashore Oversand Beach Driving) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/youre-sure-to-fall-in-love-with-ol-cape-cod monthly 0.5 2018-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921400511-NZI85S7SEI0TF4ZPONEQ/tumblr_p4v03dnLFV1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog …you’re sure to fall in love with ol’ Cape Cod… - #massachusetts #capecod #doorsofinstagram (at Dennis, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/ptown-massachusetts-capecod-provincetown monthly 0.5 2018-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921400593-AQXG5ZR0582WR0TA3TKK/tumblr_p4u94ll9hy1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog P’town. - #massachusetts #capecod #provincetown #offseason (at Provincetown Marina) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/new-england-breakfast-fare-wild-wellfleet-berry monthly 0.5 2018-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921401719-K67N48XD7CQGM6WNTN3I/tumblr_p4tf0zYNFH1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog New England breakfast fare: wild Wellfleet berry galette and dreamy black coffee from Portland, Maine. - #massachusetts #tandemcoffee #capecod #provincetown (at The Canteen) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/february-in-new-england-massachusetts monthly 0.5 2018-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921401899-ZUR5R39HB7S0BXKWF9L2/tumblr_p4t841hCqV1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog February in New England. - #massachusetts #capecod #provincetown #offseason (at Provincetown, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/honoring-the-mayflowers-landing-in-provincetown monthly 0.5 2018-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921402099-K2ACQDI8YTJ7C67P044S/tumblr_p4sfi6SZSg1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Honoring the Mayflower’s landing in Provincetown in 1620, the fog-shrouded Pilgrim Monument (built 1902) is the tallest all-granite structure in the country (at 252’). And come along summertime, it’s also a big ol’ call to party… - #massachusetts #capecod #provincetown #offseason (at Provincetown, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/backlighting-over-the-marshes-massachusetts monthly 0.5 2018-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921402565-O9FQDWVMFWL393C3VK5H/tumblr_p4s7g5BVHD1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Backlighting over the marshes. - #massachusetts #capecod #provincetown #sunset (at Provincetown, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sandbar-reveal-massachusetts-capecod monthly 0.5 2018-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921403011-31EZ33M88KZPSHWNBVDT/tumblr_p4rxmrpRqs1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sandbar reveal. - #massachusetts #capecod #provincetown #beachcombing (at Race Point Beach) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/winter-sacrifice-massachusetts-capecod monthly 0.5 2018-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921403437-664MYUMSIRWEO2WFE96Z/tumblr_p4rqi8dyyy1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Winter sacrifice. - #massachusetts #capecod #provincetown #beachcombing (at Provincetown, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/where-did-you-learn-to-walk-massachusetts monthly 0.5 2018-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921403726-DBHT9LYKE45CZQPGM7X2/tumblr_p4rcpbdNB51r4rx59o1_500.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Where did you learn to walk? - #massachusetts #capecod #newengland (at Provincetown, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/new-england-pride-on-a-wintered-boat monthly 0.5 2018-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921404011-7JO4RD5BH7KSTM3HDG61/tumblr_p4qct8ymWq1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog New England pride on a wintered boat. - #massachusetts #capecod #patriots #creativebillboards (at Orleans, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/gratitude-to-our-gods-and-goddesses-that-february monthly 0.5 2018-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921404600-OO82HKCSEHHONRJY8ZKM/tumblr_p4pvzg7B8Q1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Gratitude to our gods and goddesses that February is a short month. - #massachusetts #capecod #wintermedicine (at Chatham, Cape Cod) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sandy-neck-massachusetts-capecod monthly 0.5 2018-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921404924-M61SM9POPOVKTZ5DCTV5/tumblr_p4ouzeG2Cr1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sandy Neck. - #massachusetts #capecod #tripdownmemorylane (at Cape Cod Bay) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/gathering-storm-massachusetts-capecod monthly 0.5 2018-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921405042-4TY5RQYA6V3EDOR8DO8T/tumblr_p4ohj1KAF41r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Gathering storm. - #massachusetts #capecod #wintermedicine (at Barnstable, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-dead-of-winter-massachusetts-capecod monthly 0.5 2018-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921405333-2GJ6E559QWYUCJCHN9JE/tumblr_p4nr6oIszF1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The dead of winter. - #massachusetts #capecod #wintermedicine (at Osterville, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fishing-boats-at-rest-massachusetts-capecod monthly 0.5 2018-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921405942-6BO6PWNGHC6Y7JRZALGD/tumblr_p4lycflAo91r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fishing boats at rest. - #massachusetts #capecod #wintermeditation #fishing (at Chatham, Cape Cod) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/self-care-health-wellbeing-teanotcoffee monthly 0.5 2018-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921406086-DWKGQRTB95RNE2DPXY6Q/tumblr_p4l3r2ereV1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Self-care. - #health #wellbeing #teanotcoffee #therapy (at Osterville, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/self-care-at-osterville-massachusetts monthly 0.5 2018-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921406342-NZR7X6GUCWY0Y6EY16F1/tumblr_p4kyuvGx2l1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Self-care. (at Osterville, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fog-massachusetts-capecod-wintermedicine monthly 0.5 2018-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921406611-5DJM61IBO7JIX92P97KI/tumblr_p4jbypN6JE1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fog. - #massachusetts #capecod #wintermedicine (at Osterville, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/171114652745 monthly 0.5 2018-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921406920-BJ4JVPHYXI32XZLRW084/tumblr_p4hfabIOVx1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/marshes-massachusetts-capecod monthly 0.5 2018-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921407293-52AYWV8EQGBKBM7PM37K/tumblr_p4gbh6VNIm1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Marshes. - #massachusetts #capecod #wintermedicine (at Dennis, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fishing-boat-at-rest-massachusetts-capecod monthly 0.5 2018-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921407830-I0NYZZKSBCGJPQGTOUJS/tumblr_p4fj15IISq1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fishing boat at rest. - #massachusetts #capecod #wintermeditation (at Chatham, Cape Cod) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/beachcombing-massachusetts-capecod-at monthly 0.5 2018-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921408215-4MRI19UNMT0S81YZOOAI/tumblr_p4dlft1gtR1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Beachcombing. - #massachusetts #capecod (at Osterville, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/how-strange-this-fear-of-death-is-we-are-never monthly 0.5 2018-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921408426-PLDJ8P9K5Y1D3FSLIAH7/tumblr_p486omYm8j1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.” -Scottish author George MacDonald (1824-1905) - #massachusetts #capecod #awaitingtheangels (at Craigville Beach Town of Barnstable) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/winter-reflections-massachusetts-capecod monthly 0.5 2018-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921408707-GYSD56XAABCG5YRFQ70F/tumblr_p47ylg9xds1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Winter reflections. - #massachusetts #capecod #awaitingtheangels (at Osterville, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-gloaming-massachusetts-capecod monthly 0.5 2018-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921409300-QAFRCHB3CEYDL8SRQ316/tumblr_p46dtvY8lT1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The gloaming. - #massachusetts #capecod #awaitingtheangels (at Craigville Beach Town of Barnstable) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/end-of-day-massachusetts-capecod monthly 0.5 2018-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921409533-M6OMNZ1Y36RJKQ8KRICQ/tumblr_p44i3sjw501r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog End of day. - #massachusetts #capecod #awaitingtheangels (at Craigville Beach Town of Barnstable) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fresh-air-massachusetts-capecod monthly 0.5 2018-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921410018-LKIEEXDKJZYR7FO25ODD/tumblr_p4425rvI2c1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fresh air. - #massachusetts #capecod #awaitingtheangels (at Osterville, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-cold-hard-gray-of-february-massachusetts monthly 0.5 2018-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921410292-IEC62W932237JIYS3TQV/tumblr_p43b5oUhwd1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The cold hard gray of February. - #massachusetts #capecod #awaitingtheangels (at Osterville, Massachusetts) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sunset-over-nantucket-sound-massachusetts monthly 0.5 2018-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921410541-4LMS3BXXQL6KYXSQ5HES/tumblr_p42nyxYfCt1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sunset over Nantucket Sound. - #massachusetts #capecod #awaitingtheangels (at Craigville Beach Town of Barnstable) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/old-growth-redwood-bark-tree-california monthly 0.5 2018-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921411010-U7NQA07TP50JX3XG6V4J/tumblr_p3tk8gG2Cx1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Old growth redwood bark. - #tree #california ##sonomacoast #redwoods (at Jenner, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/ilovecalifornia-at-timber-cove-california monthly 0.5 2018-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921411462-EYLI5CY847C2WWKXQHCK/tumblr_p3t9doRGaC1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #ilovecalifornia (at Timber Cove, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/days-pass-too-quickly-evenings-in-the-blink-of-an monthly 0.5 2018-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921411738-4SSG6ZWBG15VEFB24K11/tumblr_p3sazqh6141r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Days pass too quickly evenings in the blink of an eye paint moments in indelible ink so memory doesn’t think them a lie. - #california #ilovecalifornia #slowitdown #everymomentcounts (at Jenner, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fishing-the-coastline-california monthly 0.5 2018-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921412397-01I1I2WNOLA599EPR15B/tumblr_p3rmm2xDhb1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fishing the coastline. - #california #ilovecalifornia #hawks #sonomacoast (at Jenner, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/old-sonoma-california-sonoma monthly 0.5 2018-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921412184-EV2QE0SUEOGLCE5CAQJG/tumblr_p3rj50Q39X1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Old Sonoma. - #california #sonoma #seducedandabandoned (at Bodega Bay, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/garden-cleanfood-everythingisconnected monthly 0.5 2018-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921412425-N4ARA5T5AP62B1TQOG8J/tumblr_p3p8fzAcUD1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog - #garden #cleanfood #everythingisconnected (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/track-marks-of-char-line-hilltops-singed-of monthly 0.5 2018-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921412707-99WRFDHL8TQSNEIAGQNU/tumblr_p3o0iqW9381r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Track marks of char line hilltops singed of evergreen, the fire’s path a blackened trail of breadcrumbs. Vultures perch on a redwood fence taking orderly turns ripping flesh from roadkill skunk, his noxious fumes floating miles down canyon, an aromatic middle finger to his fate. Yerba Buena mint and rosemary flowers bask in February light; blankets of mustard woven through a loom of vineyards shimmer and hum and buzz with honeybees dusted in winter. - #mustard #napavalley #bee #honeybee #rejuvenation (at Oakville Grade) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/golden-beets-the-size-of-a-fat-toddlers-forearm monthly 0.5 2018-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921413217-JWFXY2W4ECFZ7PMIYUVG/tumblr_p3mxpcvxVb1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Golden beets the size of a fat toddler’s forearm buried in smoky wood coals peeled and sliced thin, topped with a schmear of crème fraîche spiked with shaved horseradish root. - #vegetables #woodoven #beets #sundaydinner (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pharmacy-garden-knowfromwhereithails monthly 0.5 2018-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921413304-R1QOM679ORW5SU0OG0LS/tumblr_p3ld4mruM91r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #pharmacy - #garden #knowfromwhereithails #chicory #citrus (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/still-life-winterincalifornia-stilllife monthly 0.5 2018-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921413711-DEA8W9IBMMLZZ5NHHODG/tumblr_p3l2g0HQD41r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Still life. - #winterincalifornia #stilllife #tangerine #citrus (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-flower-of-a-black-trumpet-mushroom monthly 0.5 2018-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921414495-MRY7BIJ7ALCID69YCF35/tumblr_p3jgaxpcl81r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The flower of a black trumpet mushroom . - #california #foraging #mushrooms #blacktrumpet https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/my-insanity-at-at-home-in-napa monthly 0.5 2018-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921415560-G0C1JB7EEDRB6GVNGRFS/tumblr_p3hiypzkVO1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog My insanity. (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/feminist-leanings-kevin-bacon-marfa-texas monthly 0.5 2018-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921414990-3L3AIZ5IZXFTOWJ9S3EX/tumblr_p3dx5slQfM1r4rx59o1_500.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Feminist leanings + Kevin Bacon + Marfa, Texas = ❤️ https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/feministleanings monthly 0.5 2018-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921415286-O8OYDR9FR1D1VQSN7PGN/tumblr_p3dsu8l33X1r4rx59o1_500.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #feministleanings !! https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/exorbitant-dollars-spent-inexorably-bringing monthly 0.5 2018-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921415508-6410GBZ0C65FQ4HYLA0D/tumblr_p3a5r89ZFA1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Exorbitant dollars spent inexorably bringing outside in, perfuming days the grey of a hastily erased chalkboard. - White tulips tight and virginal heave and drape at the mildest suggestion of heat; trembling cherry blossoms their fleeting beauty a wake-up call to consciousness; quince blossoms begging contemplation of life’s potentials bitter as the fruit gossamer as the flower; a magnolia branch tall, isolated pilfered from an abandoned lot its leaves as magnanimous as its bear paw of a flower. - Tinkling gutters keep seasonal time the delighted screech of drenched birds, glistening citrus the soggy longing of the camellia flower enveloped in winter. - #winter #flowers #tulips #winterincalifornia (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/bok-choy-vegetables-castironcooking-at-at monthly 0.5 2018-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921415641-10QQIPFNGS7T4LIOVV1K/tumblr_p38n2944KG1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Bok Choy. - #vegetables #castironcooking (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-new-find-beer-belgianale monthly 0.5 2018-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921415810-XKD1M503M6M0PWCE1J8Q/tumblr_p36slvuFjM1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A new find. - #beer #belgianale #getthegoodglasses #saisondupont (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/flowers-of-spring-honey-miel monthly 0.5 2018-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921416196-IPIH5XKJ1RLVX5MJZQ2E/tumblr_p369x0fwom1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Flowers of spring ❤️ - #honey #miel #piedmontitaly #nectarofthegods (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/protection-at-philo-california monthly 0.5 2018-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921416470-STPDUB0KNI4K7ZVAE5ZA/tumblr_p33pz4GINb1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #protection (at Philo, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hugh-masekela-moving-the-party-heavenward-with monthly 0.5 2018-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921416622-IK7OVOX2X7EQ6YVME5NF/tumblr_p31gk7oj801r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hugh Masekela moving the party heavenward. With gratitude for your talents and voice, Bra Hugh. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-quince-blossoms-unfurl-in-the-warm-room monthly 0.5 2018-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921417740-W9DRITW7A9MHB1KTEJBC/tumblr_p3131g1DQk1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The quince blossoms unfurl in the warm room their branches trembling from Pictures at an Exhibition hurtling from unseen speakers like the D Train rattling teacups in a West Village walk-up. Even the talents of Maurice Ravel could not rescue Mussorgsky’s muddled mess, its ten movements longer than a Moscow winter. - Decades ago tulips and daffodils dancing on the Common, a symphony a first date a last day of school a warm Boston evening a fine dining room his small hands and large bravado like a tiny Nantucket scallop in its grande white shell. A stripped bed an empty dormitory the rustling plastic of a mattress cover echoing across cheap pine desks down cinderblock hallways, the dullness of the the Russian’s keystrokes ringing in my ears. - #fetishizingmussorgsky #classicalmusic https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/winter-breakfast-of-roasted-japanese-sweet-potato monthly 0.5 2018-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921418023-DAA12MLPHF0GO3S06KYS/tumblr_p2z8qn452y1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Winter breakfast of roasted Japanese sweet potato and cipollini onion tossed in @hudsonnapavalley olio nuovo, with my three favorite C’s (cumin, coriander, caraway) and made Hephaestus-hot with dried peppers from summer’s haul, ground to fiery flakes. - #breakfast #vegetables #firepower (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tulip-at-at-home-in-napa monthly 0.5 2018-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921418261-64PROWEBP419HPMOQTHO/tumblr_p2y7hggxwZ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #tulip (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/after-the-rains-california-ilovecalifornia monthly 0.5 2018-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921418561-T96V56I8L31CYTYW0PFO/tumblr_p2tntzSVbl1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog After the rains. - #california #ilovecalifornia #napa #winter (at Carneros, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mark-felt-was-the-number-two-guy-at-the-fbi-under monthly 0.5 2018-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921418800-BYLLLICAYCRGDHVHAF2P/tumblr_p2o33jE2nr1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Mark Felt was the Number Two guy at the FBI under Hoover. He saw it all. He also felt the FBI had a very clear agenda for the country tied to a notion of service which didn’t necessarily include the antics of Watergate. Late in life, he came out as Deep Throat, the man who gave the Washington Post the details that led to RMN’s resignation. Woodward, Bernstein, Graham, Bradlee and Mark Felt. Almost seems quaint now, don’t it? - #markfelt #watergate #vote2018 #howdowepressunfuck https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/seahorse-andirons-william-denslow-1856-1915 monthly 0.5 2018-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921419070-IK7OO6C6LGCGBCGX2817/tumblr_p2mpd465r51r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Seahorse andirons. William Denslow (1856-1915) for Roycroft American, 1897 - https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/regardless-of-party-gender-or-race-we-each-must monthly 0.5 2018-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921419272-OOSLWXYN7JQMO7WYEZGD/tumblr_p2mfbqgGhK1r4rx59o1_500.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Regardless of party, gender or race, we each must speak out against the despicable behaviors quickly eroding our remarkable foundations. Like voting with our forks, democracy is a choice made every day. Get involved - for the sake of your kids, our freedoms and the stewardship of our planet. - https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/folk-art-momento-mori-humidor-carved-and-stained monthly 0.5 2018-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921419713-U6NDK888EZGWPOXUYF80/tumblr_p2m0wr3b4H1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Folk art momento mori humidor. Carved and stained maple wood and glass. American, undated. - https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/each-and-every-winter-the-citrus-produced-in monthly 0.5 2018-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921420008-8MQW7VXXRMBB8HWUYHJY/tumblr_p2eyarStyN1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Each and every winter, the citrus produced in California, and in our own backyard, amazes me! - https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hot-vogue-serenawilliams-humangoddess monthly 0.5 2018-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921420744-PDGSNT6MJXIL5SW776JW/tumblr_p2cte7Aipg1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hot. - #vogue #serenawilliams #humangoddess https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/micro-dosing-proposition64-ilovecalifornia monthly 0.5 2018-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921421783-I1Y1X6V61IYFOLGB1LJW/tumblr_p2ck69q0ct1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Micro-dosing. - #proposition64 #ilovecalifornia #knowyourstrength (at CBCBerkeley) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-tulip-doesnt-strive-to-impress-anyone-it monthly 0.5 2018-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921422153-DWNE84DZN4AGH5B6PIY6/tumblr_p2bbi9P1FW1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “A tulip doesn’t strive to impress anyone. It doesn’t struggle to be different than a rose. It doesn’t have to. It is different. And there’s room in the garden for every flower. You didn’t have to struggle to make your face different than anyone else’s on earth. It just is. You are unique because you were created that way.” -Marianne Williamson - #tulips #flowers #uniquefootprint #useyourvoice @mariannewilliamson (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/grey-skies-and-a-wolf-moon-usher-in-a-new monthly 0.5 2018-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921422591-9UE56NWQHQ2M2BFHYDJ3/tumblr_p29znuktHa1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Grey skies and a wolf moon usher in a new calendar to a world in marked disarray and my shuddering hormonal shift. - That space that chasm that abyss we each have always so easily filled buried choked; by food delectable morsels of which my cabinets are stocked chock full; by booze a gauze of single malt draped over my twenties and the tannic browning edges of mid-age awash in aged wine; by pot lots and lots of dope good sativa ganja grown under the CA sun elevating me to myself. - But fifty-plus struck hard tired cranky forgetful hollowed out emotionally raw menopausal. None of my tricks habits junkie tendencies are filling the void, my tolerance built up filled up topped up covered up and covered over. - #dryjanuary #thankgodforyoga #redefining https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/for-the-bird-and-the-lemon-curd-alsacewine monthly 0.5 2018-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921422974-E2B61F3E29P3W6NW0RPW/tumblr_p27xgaczxB1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog For the bird and the lemon curd. - #alsacewine #wineroute #honeyandstraw #frenchwine #sundaylunch (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/always-pleased-when-the-holidays-are-over-and monthly 0.5 2018-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921423477-2AZIM26SGK3M0T6I3WVM/tumblr_p271keEaxh1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Always pleased when the holidays are over, and only the beauty of winter remains. - #winter #pomegranate #january #homeandhearth (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-newspaperman-the-life-and-time-of-ben monthly 0.5 2018-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921423774-WA92S4GE85PI2U12FK97/tumblr_p26ciw4MaF1r4rx59o1_400.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The Newspaperman: The Life and Time of Ben Bradlee. And what a fucking life it was! - #hbo #hbodocs #weneedyounow #ballsofsteel https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/charming-victoriaandabdul-judidenchisqueen monthly 0.5 2018-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921423818-AGB7WK8N8G2EO5VY3Q7C/tumblr_p23csaxUV51r4rx59o1_400.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Charming. - #victoriaandabdul #judidenchisqueen #eddieizzard #movieforrainyday (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/vaguely-libidinous-camellia monthly 0.5 2018-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921424112-WXPXGTMF2XOWMFE17BT9/tumblr_p225qnV7KG1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Vaguely libidinous. - #camellia #winterincalifornia #oldschool (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/between-the-rain-showers-california monthly 0.5 2018-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921424174-LQ9F9Q4O1ZU2DHUAPO20/tumblr_p225dwKOGj1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Between the rain showers. - #california #ilovecalifornia #winterincalifornia #napavalley (at Oakville, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-rain-began-again-it-fell-heavily-easily monthly 0.5 2018-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921424698-IOKC7US8M3WB8D1ANOCA/tumblr_p20hp6jZW41r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “The rain began again. It fell heavily, easily, with no meaning or intention but the fulfillment of its own nature, which was to fall and fall.” Helen Garner, Australian writer (b.1942) - #california #winter #rainyseason #bringtherain (at Napa River Trail) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/january-in-calistoga-california monthly 0.5 2018-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921425868-SB4J3IS2N9WJ5QSKU8OE/tumblr_p1yd4llWS61r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog January in Calistoga. - #california #ilovecalifornia #napavalley #calistoga (at Robert Louis Stevenson State Park) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/marsh-reclaimedwetlands-eveningwalk monthly 0.5 2018-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921426011-36CGHF2ZSU65VKS5HF98/tumblr_p1x462FN811r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Marsh. - #reclaimedwetlands #eveningwalk #birdparadise (at Napa River Trail) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/getting-a-leg-up-into-the-new-year-newyear monthly 0.5 2018-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921426612-IJ4025TC7AU8XX10PM68/tumblr_p1w19u5LxT1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Getting a leg up into the new year. - #newyear #use your voice #peace #health https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-silence-moment-for-sunset-goes-unobserved-by monthly 0.5 2018-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921426886-GYQWR8A2738N9WP9U90P/tumblr_p1uudyq5O61r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A silence moment for sunset goes unobserved by angry Canadian geese honking petty grievances, the two-part cackle of red-winged blackbirds seeking a hook-up, the barely perceptible wing flap of Snowy egrets surprising their supper. - #california #nature #sunset #birdlife (at Napa River Trail) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/josette-bushell-mingo-who-created-her-one-woman monthly 0.5 2017-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921427142-2KR0W1R6M8O9PZF2UOM2/tumblr_p1telcoo7U1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog -Josette Bushell-Mingo, who created her one-woman show about the singer. - #ninasimone #josettebushellmingo #theguardian #useyourvoice https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/scraps-for-soup-food-soup monthly 0.5 2017-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921427328-A0IY1F33IOREZGW3GSI0/tumblr_p1quh62w2L1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Scraps for soup. - #food #soup #parmesanfixeseverything (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/titan-gianniagnelli-hbo monthly 0.5 2017-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921427489-0E1V6W4ZS2TIAH1CDIQQ/tumblr_p1qg7rbzBz1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Titan. - #gianniagnelli #hbo #hbodocumentaryfilms #fiat #italiansdoitbetter https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hot-campaign-anthonyhopkins-brioni monthly 0.5 2017-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921427734-853NT41RTRTWY387EZ1I/tumblr_p1qepaXm541r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog HOT campaign. - #anthonyhopkins #brioni #mendressingwell https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-mature-adult-oozing-chalky-soils-and-minerals monthly 0.5 2017-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921427772-PTQM5HUP0LI0ZNI7T428/tumblr_p1p7gjyReN1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A mature adult oozing chalky soils and minerals of old wine. - #goatcheese #cheese #funkyfrenchcheese #cheeseislife (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/all-28-miles-of-the-navarro-river-is-a monthly 0.5 2017-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921428205-FQW2BOOUM6TH1XAHFDWV/tumblr_p1opjrycDs1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog All 28-miles of The Navarro River is a 28.3-mile-long river in Mendocino County, California, United States. It flows northwest through the Coastal Range to the Pacific Ocean. Wikipedia - #california #ilovecalifornia #mendocino #nature (at Navarro, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-path-is-never-linear-california monthly 0.5 2017-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921428939-6TO7LZ9WA61GAZZH4AI1/tumblr_p1op4abe9E1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The path is never linear. - #california #ilocecalifornia #roadahead (at Mendocino Coast) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/she-said-they-named-the-farm-fortunate-because monthly 0.5 2017-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921429176-ZKS5OXD8JERQSPMEFB9S/tumblr_p1nwpl9G9J1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog She said they named the farm ‘fortunate’ because that was the last word her late farmer-husband uttered. - #romance #gratitude #irony #peoplestories (at Fortunate Farm) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/peony-flowers-dailyblooms-peony monthly 0.5 2017-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921429176-52RJ3NKH96BTN7K021LD/tumblr_p1nj430sMg1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Peony. - #flowers #dailyblooms #peony https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mendo-california-ilovecalifornia monthly 0.5 2017-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921429492-SOHCOCAKVMKQSY2CUJO9/tumblr_p1nfa0XBZ41r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog ❤️Mendo. - #california #ilovecalifornia #mendocino #womensmarch #resist (at Corners of the Mouth) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/winter-light-reflected-refracted-flowing monthly 0.5 2017-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921430537-XBWWKU60QAE5XKOV8BXL/tumblr_p1li5jrgGp1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Winter light reflected refracted flowing emanating from the Navarro River, snaking northwest from the Coastal Range to the Pacific, the fog and mist a thoughtful gray contrasting my mindless ebullience. - #california #ilovecalifornia #mendocino #nature (at Mendocino Coast) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/chanterelle-mushrooms-forage-fungi monthly 0.5 2017-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921430733-IWAK8FXJRPV3HD2L46YA/tumblr_p1jcvvol9B1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Chanterelle - #mushrooms #forage #fungi #california (at Mendocino Coast) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/may-the-peace-and-wonder-of-the-day-remain-with monthly 0.5 2017-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921431065-IIOI7LSYXJFO5MBBWS98/tumblr_p1j0scETKA1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog May the peace and wonder of the day remain with you. - #california #ilovecalifornia #christmaswish (at Mendocino Coast) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-bridge-to-elk-california monthly 0.5 2017-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921433033-E261LLIWYAYL6P235GFF/tumblr_p1i2xugdTp1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The bridge to Elk. - #california #ilovecalifornia #mendocino #northcoast (at Navarro, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/peace-paz-pace-salam-shalom-mir-heping monthly 0.5 2017-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921433327-7TN1PS61PRY2OBT8R29X/tumblr_p1i0299bAI1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #peace #paz #pace #salam #shalom #mir #heping #fred #frieden #vrede #santi #baris https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-way-over-yonder-is-a-place-i-have-seen-in-a monthly 0.5 2017-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921433537-FHHX36014O9VPBR66MAO/tumblr_p1gfmsOxjL1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “A way over yonder Is a place I have seen In a garden of wisdom From some long ago dream.” Carole King, 1971 - #california #ilovecalifornia #mendocino (at Mendocino Coast) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/coffee-art-by-peter-gealey-handdrawn monthly 0.5 2017-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921433860-CZE71ILUHT6RGABMSX17/tumblr_p1g1nivZCQ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Coffee art by Peter Gealey. - #handdrawn #handlettering #coffee #coffeeart (at Headlands Coffeehouse) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dream-of-californication-california monthly 0.5 2017-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921433953-TEMQDJYASUDJV5GHTPKF/tumblr_p1fsvlUBvj1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dream of Californication. - #california #ilovecalifornia #mendocino #wintersky (at Mendocino Coast) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/168863473530 monthly 0.5 2017-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921434278-7KQ0TH7TDLX5YW7I7MFT/tumblr_p1fh65PYI21r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/lady-france-1600-the-christmas-apple-apple monthly 0.5 2017-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921434571-USRM72ARUK79KAE17IY6/tumblr_p1fh3y0D6v1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Lady France 1600, the Christmas apple. - #apple #holidayfood #fruit #booneville (at Philo Apple Farm) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/keeping-the-spirits-at-bay-california monthly 0.5 2017-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921434726-6QSG4UC35TA7GM1JOHZ0/tumblr_p1eb8s4GU51r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Keeping the spirits at bay. - #california #ilovecalifornia #mendocino #bonfire (at Mendocino Coast) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/navarro-river-california-ilovecalifornia monthly 0.5 2017-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921435099-X67QV82N8DBQA0SKBZJB/tumblr_p1e716h6A61r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Navarro River. - #california #ilovecalifornia #mendocino #winter (at Navarro, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/winter-afternoon-in-anderson-valley monthly 0.5 2017-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921436456-WT4A7EC3UKG2X512D2EE/tumblr_p1calyELht1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Winter afternoon in Anderson Valley. - #california #ilovecalifornia #nature #offthebeatenpath (at Boonville, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-wet-spring-evening-and-a-bottle-of-old-rh%C3%B4ne monthly 0.5 2017-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921436161-0QQX8WWCRL8KAWPGT49R/tumblr_p1a0zfRmpO1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A wet spring evening and a bottle of old Rhône later fifty varieties of garlic and two of shallot sat in my virtual carriage, a plethora of allium in the ether. - Land lent by a gentleman and farmer who regales me with business strategies of butts in the air equaling dollars in the bank. The patch of dirt is swank with water and fencing and tourist eyes to ogle the bounty, surrounded by vineyards studded with important art and the requisite lavender and gnarled olive trees of posh wine estates. A young man a valley boy agreed to help me plant fifteen hundred plus cloves a staggering number for a body unaccustomed to the labor of farming. - #garden #garlic #allium #chasinggarlic #garlicfarmer (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/colors-of-winter-california-ilovecalifornia monthly 0.5 2017-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921436629-W78GB7CCEC9X0CUF32GX/tumblr_p14sitaI1n1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Colors of winter. - #california #ilovecalifornia #sonomacoast #sunset (at Jenner, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dehydrating-coral-mushrooms-for-winter-broths-and monthly 0.5 2017-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921437996-VS0TBXQHRDAGJV9XP22I/tumblr_p1474zjwpA1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dehydrating coral mushrooms for winter broths and powders. - #mushrooms #foraging #soup #winterfood (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hot-thecrown-netflix monthly 0.5 2017-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921437008-OX34JELXLP47W0HI48WO/tumblr_p13h1s7q6u1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog HOT. - #thecrown #netflix #firstclassentertainment https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/when-one-tugs-at-a-single-thing-in-nature-he monthly 0.5 2017-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921437248-5UJPCED0SGIUOYFJJCA7/tumblr_p13gxi0Syv1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” John Muir (1838-1914) - #california #nature #sonoma #sunset #noplanetb (at Jenner, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dusk-california-ilovecalifornia-sonoma monthly 0.5 2017-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921437588-V69KCI2QPHB0OTD98QBY/tumblr_p12yyvJkEB1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dusk. - #california #ilovecalifornia #sonoma #sunset (at Jenner, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fading-beauty-flowers-amaryllis-blooming monthly 0.5 2017-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921437835-PTADBWD6GO4CWRFZM60J/tumblr_p12pgdE8zx1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fading beauty. - #flowers #amaryllis #blooming #myideaofchristmas (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/winter-vineyards-california-ilovecalifornia monthly 0.5 2017-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921438071-NPGVD00F74C3U429535F/tumblr_p12pajsqVr1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Winter vineyards. - #california #ilovecalifornia #sonoma #winecountry (at Dry Creek Valley - Sonoma Wine Country) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/bloxam-coral-and-russula-mushrooms-dinner monthly 0.5 2017-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921438526-C1EOW47VSXL9EGZ83ZNK/tumblr_p11h5dKxow1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Bloxam, Coral and Russula mushrooms: dinner scored. - #california #foraging #mushrooms #nature #forest (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-forest-symphony-on-constant-loop-beckons-a monthly 0.5 2017-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921439691-IX56YLTD1R8TF2QA4OUD/tumblr_p10p9qgxgQ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A forest symphony on constant loop beckons, a siren call for the world weary; strings of redwood boughs, winds in the canopy cymbals of the Pacific, the baritone of the owl, the dramatic soprano of crows and hawks, their score making it clear we are not alone and finally silencing the noise in my head. - #california #nature #foraging #mushrooms #forest (at Timber Cove, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-monte-rio-bridge-straddling-the-russian-river monthly 0.5 2017-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921439915-FFMRSO98ROQKYS6OK947/tumblr_p0zt6kwdEG1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The Monte Rio Bridge straddling the Russian River. - #california #ilovecalifornia #bridge #sonomacounty (at Guerneville, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/foggy-sunrise-at-the-mouth-of-the-russian-river monthly 0.5 2017-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921440295-A9YGXSUZGLWFACSNTKU6/tumblr_p0yjkmauml1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Foggy sunrise at the mouth of the Russian River. - #california #ilovecalifornia #sonoma #russianriver (at Jenner, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sunset-vying-for-preeminence-over-a-bank-of monthly 0.5 2017-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921440445-VUNSXRLOKEFR2ANCCAC5/tumblr_p0xll85snJ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sunset vying for preeminence over a bank of approaching fog. - #california #ilovecalifornia #sonoma #russianriver (at Jenner, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-russian-river-california monthly 0.5 2017-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921440780-M02LVKJ6QIQEX3MINXK8/tumblr_p0wqtk6vit1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The Russian River. - #california #ilovecalifornia #nature #peaceandquiet (at Guerneville, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/end-of-day-at-the-mouth-of-the-russian-river monthly 0.5 2017-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921441016-JEA339HB0R36H1M5N7VK/tumblr_p0vnykp1GJ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog End of day at the mouth of the Russian River. - #california #ilovecalifornia #sonoma #sonomacounty (at Jenner, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/folk-art-full-scale-carved-and-painted-wood monthly 0.5 2017-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921441392-40FOAKWN0E9UJE2WAYCN/tumblr_p0t4f5OiBR1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Folk art. Full scale carved and painted wood. Inspired by Harley-Davidson Softail. American, 1975 - #art #folkart #americana @wrightauction https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/half-past-eight-in-the-am-found-me-at-a-local monthly 0.5 2017-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921441753-LX3MD40KB8W6B1WGTQ9X/tumblr_p0ptuu6gvy1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Half past eight in the A.M. found me at a local college for CPR certification. Five minutes into an introductory movie showing a resuscitation in progress, I was dizzy with thoughts of heart and lungs and brains. Head spinning, heart pounding, workbook in hand, I bolted, the last words heard “You get the paddles and I’ll shave his chest.” - Once home, breath returned to normal with the nurturing help of green tea, green bud and the relatively peaceful work of resuscitating the bland aesthetic of the Christmas honey jars, stamping a brass bee into hot beeswax. - #dontseatmenexttoanemergencydoor #fearfulofdeath #ishouldbeyourlastresort #anurseillneverbe (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/taking-clues-from-movements-in-nature-on-how-to monthly 0.5 2017-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921441745-UREC8K2NLEU375PM2N6X/tumblr_p0lyzmNESM1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Taking clues from movements in Nature on how to live my life. - #bee #beekeeping #backyardbeekeeping #garden #borage @napavalleybeeco (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/december-shadows-at-napa-california monthly 0.5 2017-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921442032-TXI4AWPMDQ32FWLW7BYX/tumblr_p0imelC38B1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog December shadows. (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/rotunda-at-the-oakland-rotunda monthly 0.5 2017-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921443528-WYSGXKF14JLYWTHCX2DS/tumblr_p0gow5Jgh91r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Rotunda. (at The Oakland Rotunda) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/some-days-find-me-craving-the-solace-inspiration monthly 0.5 2017-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921443723-TK8O8K0UWTHA3LGX2HTU/tumblr_p07hfiQXsP1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Some days find me craving the solace, inspiration and silence found only in nature. - #california #ilovecalifornia #pilgrimageforpeace #natureworship (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/excited-to-be-taking-part-in-this-event-organized monthly 0.5 2017-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921443918-JTPOIJ3RDXER8SKQZ0UN/tumblr_p07ezxUsOV1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Excited to be taking part in this event organized by curator-extraordinary and author Sarah Lonsdale and ceramist Richard Carter. I’ll have a few culinary treasures from my travels as part of a lineup of more than 25 designers and artisans offering interesting wares. Several workshops will be taking place, including a bitters how-to, a wreath making session, and a kids ornament-making class with Nimbus Arts. They’ll be freshly cut Silvertip Christmas trees for sale and Houtskool’s Pop Up Dumpling House will be serving dumplings both days. Hope you can join us! - #sthelenawintermarket #heritageartifacts https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hog-island-at-sunset-california monthly 0.5 2017-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921443971-TI7A0YXP3AR16MOGMUY1/tumblr_p05op4RDLT1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hog island at sunset. - #california #ilovecalifornia #westmarin #sunset (at Tomales Bay State Park) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/afro-blue-by-isabella-tangherlini-acrylic-on monthly 0.5 2017-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921444262-DELN5BSKXPY3NPVWFTZ7/tumblr_p05epyml4N1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Afro Blue by Isabella Tangherlini Acrylic on Canvas 2016 - #art #coffeeandart #berkeleyart #supportart (at Artís Coffee) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/joy-and-nourishment-stirred-with-the-first monthly 0.5 2017-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921444700-IHSW2QW5W42T1Z0PHBOT/tumblr_p03gzvLtqj1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Joy (and nourishment) stirred with the first blooms of rosemary. - #garden #bee #beekeeping #backyardbeekeeping @napavalleybeeco (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/democracydiesindarkness monthly 0.5 2017-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921444695-YONGMGW2W1WPXB197NHQ/tumblr_p024d5Zts31r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #democracydiesindarkness #allthenewsthatsfittoprint #guardianwitness #firstamendment https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/on-the-road-to-the-coast-lies-an-odd-little monthly 0.5 2017-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921444980-PBQ0YBPXD4OT86HJ2RU0/tumblr_p017rsZRLZ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog On the road to the coast lies an odd little cheese shop with immaculate bathrooms and young girls in milkmaids’ uniforms aggressively hawking mediocre wheels of aged cow’s milk and expensive crackers to hungry tourists who graze on picnic tables set in unnaturally green lawn near a pond reflecting Sonoma’s light. - #california #ilovecalifornia #sonoma #peebreak (at Marin French Cheese Company) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/winter-light-california-ilovecalifornia monthly 0.5 2017-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921445188-NNQ8QF6GPBSVDXP5YBNF/tumblr_p007r7DRPC1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Winter light. - #california #ilovecalifornia #westmarin #marsh (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-vineyards-of-stags-leap-california monthly 0.5 2017-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921445383-UYJS0M0K6Q8N5K74A1BD/tumblr_ozyn3j5M1L1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The vineyards of Stags Leap. - #california #ilovecalifornia #napavalley #visitnapavalley @napavintners (at Stags Leap District Winegrowers) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/november-afternoon-in-yountville-california monthly 0.5 2017-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921446992-QG5T4IH2YQCESBV2H84V/tumblr_ozy91lYxRn1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog November afternoon in Yountville. - #california #ilovecalifornia #napavalley #visitnapavalley (at Stags Leap District Winegrowers) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/shopping-for-beauty-black-friday-indeed monthly 0.5 2017-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921447839-TYI2H3JGVSFFAPV6AW0W/tumblr_ozy8ncRy6U1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Shopping for beauty… Black Friday, indeed! - #california #ilovecalifornia #napavalley #visitnapavalley (at Calistoga, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-wings-of-angels-california-sunset monthly 0.5 2017-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921448029-KYQGDBMZX8C5KR01QSSE/tumblr_ozwxhd6dMP1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The wings of angels. - #california #sunset #ilovecalifornia #westmarin (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/autumn-colors-in-napa-valley-california monthly 0.5 2017-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921448117-IWZ8A2TQJ5BORQGML5AL/tumblr_oztsn7s1xf1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Autumn colors in Napa Valley. - #california #ilovecalifornia #autumn #visitnapavalley #napavintners #napavalley (at Carneros, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/channeling-a-bit-of-chefmiminashi-magic-with-a monthly 0.5 2017-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921448217-C31VP39ANIAJUJYJJEUU/tumblr_ozsjfpdpzr1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Channeling a bit of @chefmiminashi magic with a kombu-infused soba dashi, a light prelude to the season of feasting. - #japanesefood #seaweedforaging #seaweed (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/im-always-hesitant-to-lay-down-the-dollars monthly 0.5 2017-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921448445-BNHVDFKMDXNZBINR0ZBY/tumblr_ozqvk7l6vu1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog I’m always hesitant to lay down the dollars required to purchase a peony, fearing she won’t reveal herself as fully, her perfume not as enticing, her petals not as gossamer as in my memory. Fears unfounded. - #flowers #peony #beautyunfolding (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/bees-and-borage-honeybee-bee-beekeeping monthly 0.5 2017-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921448445-SQQ0WO15YF0NFQBRMWVB/tumblr_ozo9srkzNk1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Bees and borage. - #honeybee #bee #beekeeping #backyardbeekeeping @napavalleybeeco (at Kicking Bull Farms) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/november-afternoon-in-napa-valley-california monthly 0.5 2017-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921448809-TAN0JCZH9D843FNAWM0T/tumblr_ozn37646mi1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog November afternoon in Napa Valley. - #california #ilovecalifornia #carneros #autumn (at Carneros, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/quince-fruit-seasonal-quince-quincepaste monthly 0.5 2017-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921449095-SEXVIJF3YTLRBH6SOAF2/tumblr_ozmkmb5srr1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Quince. - #fruit #seasonal #quince #quincepaste (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/one-final-perfect-mutant-canna-flower-a monthly 0.5 2017-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921449337-0PUCZP0U8EML8M0LHAEG/tumblr_ozktrtUCuM1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog One final, perfect, mutant Canna flower, a beauteous last gasp before winter. - #garden #nature #beauty #flowers (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/evening-skies-predicting-rain-california monthly 0.5 2017-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921450024-1CEOOQ51OEAKUHVOX14Y/tumblr_ozj1nw842K1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Evening skies predicting rain. - #california #ilovecalifornia #napa #eveningwalk (at Napa River Trail) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hbo-documentary-watchit-rollingstone monthly 0.5 2017-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921451140-W9M0GUXTD5AAU3HNUEYD/tumblr_ozi0xoywIB1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #hbo #documentary #watchit #rollingstone #musicandpolitics #culturalzeitgeist https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/beets-for-roasting-buried-in-coals-until monthly 0.5 2017-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921451409-3X2U37PYQ0LBTRYAWTEE/tumblr_ozhnfj868M1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Beets for roasting, buried in coals until blackened like an amateur’s marshmallow at summer camp. Peeled, sliced thin and given a wallop of horseradish crème fraîche to balance their inherent sweetness. - #vegetables #beet #woodfired #rootveggies (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-knife-purchased-a-lifetime-ago-from-a-flea monthly 0.5 2017-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921452021-B4O4GOJPA2GKB7D92YOK/tumblr_ozh0qg3n5e1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The knife purchased a lifetime ago from a flea market outside Paris from an elfin woman specializing in ancient tools for the farm and la cuisine. - Wooden boxes splayed and overflowing; knives bung hole drillers leather cutters harnesses instruments of discipline. - Unearthed from farm jetsam lay an unusual knife, the handle lifted above the blade like a brick layer’s trowel. - Pour le miel, for the honey she said thrice. With a haughty smile and jaunty scarf and tiny hands elaborating slicing open the honeycomb, ouvrir le nid d'abeille liberating the honey. - Once belonging to a beekeeper in Burgundy, a friend of an uncle, a likely story for an over-eager foreigner with USD. - The carbon blade and turned walnut handle in fine condition from hundreds of years of minding someone else’s beeswax. - Buying a knife before the hive, the mis en place before the honeybees, a life glimpsed before it’s realized, the desire to understand Nature before I’m able to nurture. - #beekeeping #bee #backyardbeekeeping @napavalleybeeco (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/my-new-england-heart-is-warmed-by-napa-valley-in monthly 0.5 2017-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921452040-PM8NU17G2NIOYQFVHSTF/tumblr_ozfygpRhNP1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog My New England heart is warmed by Napa Valley in autumn. - #california #ilovecalifornia #napavalley #autumn (at Saint Helena, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/ribbons-of-highway-california monthly 0.5 2017-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921452146-KSGASVCR8K8182I6YC13/tumblr_oze856X6HG1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Ribbons of highway. - #california #infrastructure #eveningwalk (at Napa River Trail) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/low-tide-california-ilovecalifornia monthly 0.5 2017-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921452637-8T2IPJ20QQDBYYYOKED4/tumblr_ozc1n1MwDY1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Low tide. - #california #ilovecalifornia #napavalley #eveningwalk (at Napa River Trail) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/seed-pod-gardening-seeds-growyourown-at monthly 0.5 2017-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921452760-LS13U2HL7YOVKBHY7K83/tumblr_ozbxabkEFQ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Seed pod. - #gardening #seeds #growyourown (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/casting-an-eye-southwest-over-napa-valley-at monthly 0.5 2017-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921453037-E945XGWQ5KKZVSHV7JCE/tumblr_ozafsoVEc21r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Casting an eye southwest over Napa Valley at sunset while Red-shouldered Hawks screech from their hidden perches in the olive groves dotting the hills, and the heady scent of fermentation clings to the wet evening air. - #california #ilovecalifornia #napavalley (at Rutherford, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/ilovecalifornia-at-calistoga-california monthly 0.5 2017-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921453445-01Z0XJXNZP0S9EJGJ0B0/tumblr_oz8do3hTxt1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #ilovecalifornia (at Calistoga, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/peach-orchard-on-a-foggy-morning-california monthly 0.5 2017-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921454145-4MK2FNYTC2W4HP536N9X/tumblr_oz82lqyOPz1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Peach orchard on a foggy morning. - #california #ilovecalifornia #napavalley #autumn (at Saint Helena, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/before-the-rain-and-after-the-fires-dozens-of monthly 0.5 2017-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921455423-IKRV5FPHTPYFM3NDAF39/tumblr_oz6j1jEWra1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Before the rain and after the fires, dozens of laden pepper plants were late to be liberated of their fruit, now overripe and packing some serious BTUs. Habanero and Serrano and Ghost and Aji and red Padron peppers were de-stemmed and blended with dozens and dozens of cloves of Susanville garlic, agave and sea salt. Left to ferment for five days before separating the jus (for Sriracha) from the pulp (for Simbal). A stir each day releases its exotic, heady aromas into the air, making me long for a wood-fired, thick-cut pork chop on which to slather this paste from hell. - #garden #hotpeppers #food #hotasfuck (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/end-of-day-california-ilovecalifornia monthly 0.5 2017-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921455713-1ER4IZLE09EQ8CHU5L2H/tumblr_oz4ux2KohY1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog End of day. - #california #ilovecalifornia #sunset #westmarin (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/cabinporn-at-tomales-bay-state-park monthly 0.5 2017-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921456011-7XDCLBEQUZ08O0B47NHE/tumblr_oz425xl39Y1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #cabinporn (at Tomales Bay State Park) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-pomegranate-by-kahlil-gibran-once-when-i monthly 0.5 2017-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921456269-1658C3VRNOVT6UBZMJFS/tumblr_oz2warmYoR1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The Pomegranate By Kahlil Gibran - Once when I was living in the heart of a pomegranate, I heard a seed saying, “Someday I shall become a tree, and the wind will sing in my branches, and the sun will dance on my leaves, and I shall be strong and beautiful through all the seasons. - Then another seed spoke and said, “When I was as young as you, I too held such views; but now that I can weigh and measure things, I see that my hopes were vain.” - And a third seed spoke also, “I see in us nothing that promises so great a future.” - And a fourth said, “But what a mockery our life would be, without a greater future!” - Said a fifth, “Why dispute what we shall be, when we know not even what we are.” - But a sixth replied, “Whatever we are, that we shall continue to be.” - And a seventh said, “I have such a clear idea how everything will be, but I cannot put it into words.” - Then an eight spoke—and a ninth—and a tenth—and then many—until all were speaking, and I could distinguish nothing for the many voices. - And so I moved that very day into the heart of a quince, where the seeds are few and almost silent. (at The Gardener) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/autumn-amongst-the-vines-of-napa-valley monthly 0.5 2017-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921456389-I9ZGWT7U3OC7NOBM6WPX/tumblr_oyx6nkz9FT1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Autumn amongst the vines of Napa Valley. - #california #ilovecalifornia #ourbelovedhome (at Calistoga, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-last-of-summers-plants-finally-pulled-from monthly 0.5 2017-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921456753-N4PJIT71U2NHP0KEW96G/tumblr_oyut4yTXIO1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The last of summer’s plants finally pulled from the garden, the last bits of fruit liberated. Destined to be dried or fermented, their heat will keep us warm all winter and into spring, liberally seasoning broths and stews. - #garden #pepper #hotasfuck #putshaironyourchest (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/and-the-salts-good-too-nordursalt monthly 0.5 2017-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921457005-ECGWAO6XX7D55I938L0T/tumblr_oys0ceqIkm1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog …and the salt’s good, too… - #nordursalt #saltfreak #carrysaltinmypurse (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/angel-trumpet-or-brugmansia-is-a-genus-of-seven monthly 0.5 2017-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921457015-QRER3FP72UDJ1FE3HTJ1/tumblr_oyqrjftve31r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Angel Trumpet or Brugmansia is a genus of seven species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae. They are woody trees or shrubs, with pendulous flowers, and have no spines on their fruit. Their perfume is heady and sweet. - #california #ilovecalifornia #horticulture #plants (at Bolinas, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/bolinas-california-resist-ilovecalifornia monthly 0.5 2017-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921457339-A9PNEPAHAE1CBETX9H7A/tumblr_oyorlkuteI1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog ❤️Bolinas - #california #resist #ilovecalifornia #stopthemadness (at Bolinas, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-building-booze-built-italy-milano monthly 0.5 2017-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921457847-HMN16BE2UF7M4EQXLB68/tumblr_oyn4edvhpk1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The building booze built. - #italy #milano #vermouth (at Milan, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/aperitivi-italy-aperitivo-vermut monthly 0.5 2017-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921458880-1TJ2ELPCN4IB82R5ZAE7/tumblr_oym9u8cA1V1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Aperitivi. - #italy #aperitivo #vermut #itmustbefiveoclocksomewhere (at Locanda Chiaravalle - Altra Cucina) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hot-coat-armani-italy-italiandesign monthly 0.5 2017-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921459203-4CDWZ3SD6APD7ZBDJDDZ/tumblr_oym9a7JG1H1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hot coat. - #armani #italy #italiandesign https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/continental-breakfast-travel-breakfast monthly 0.5 2017-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921459406-F62AY74PVY8MR9NFJYEE/tumblr_oykpq4Cg2t1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Continental breakfast. - #travel #breakfast #cafelife (at Caffè Napoli) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/i-dont-go-to-sleep-to-dream-fiona-apple monthly 0.5 2017-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921459736-3ANR5R0O0ZVTX58JCP1D/tumblr_oyjrt7xsWL1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “I don’t go to sleep to dream.” Fiona Apple - #italy #hallway #design #fionaapple (at Milan, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/milan-italy-lostinafog-nebbia-milano-at monthly 0.5 2017-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921459946-5OV8U8EZ1FOQ7DPIW5IU/tumblr_oyj5hnw8061r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Milan. - #italy #lostinafog #nebbia #milano (at Duomo di Milano - Duomo Cathedral) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/door-italy-design-artineverydaylife-at monthly 0.5 2017-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921460103-Q742WDIVMUGLPF0LSCQR/tumblr_oyi1zfokoC1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Door. - #italy #design #artineverydaylife (at Milan, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fetching-cutlery-from-the-1960s-by-italian monthly 0.5 2017-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921460418-G0MOOPPT551DBLA625OR/tumblr_oyhd54iC5R1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fetching cutlery from the 1960s by Italian knifesmith Coltellerie Berti in Florence. Since 1895, each knife is produced by the hands of one craftsman from beginning to end. Hot. - #italy #knifesmith #berti #italiandesign #60sdesign (at Locanda Chiaravalle - Altra Cucina) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/autumn-frosting-autumn-fall-at monthly 0.5 2017-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921460681-69FRME1GN361OHMB7AYH/tumblr_oyg9keshHy1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Autumn frosting. - #autumn #fall (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-fairytale-pumpkin-or-musqu%C3%A8e-de-provence-is monthly 0.5 2017-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921460963-XU2TMDDTNMVXRBA1S0P0/tumblr_oyee7yiqvs1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The Fairytale Pumpkin, or Musquèe de Provence, is traditionally sold in wedges in French markets. When roasted, the flesh is rich, sweet and creamy and begs for good salted butter, roasted hazelnuts and fried sage leaves. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/early-evening-paddle-california monthly 0.5 2017-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921461528-0QUW0WYOBC2TOWVFJJZR/tumblr_oycbb1g8sz1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Early evening paddle. - #california #ilovecalifornia #wildfiresunset (at Tomales Bay) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/wisps-of-beauty-california-ilovecalifornia monthly 0.5 2017-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921462684-ON1IWWAU4Z1PL108WZRF/tumblr_oy8qahB6o51r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Wisps of beauty. #california #ilovecalifornia #wildfiresunsets https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/escapism-travel-roadttip-behindthewheel monthly 0.5 2017-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921462957-UPEZ2LDQ58Z8EI6UABZ8/tumblr_oy6xasyrPX1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Escapism. - #travel #roadttip #behindthewheel #lonelyplanetisnotjustforbackpackers https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/escapism-roadtrip-travel-behindthewheel monthly 0.5 2017-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921463226-5UJ78AKWXZ0A3Z72GOMH/tumblr_oy6jgdUZaO1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Escapism. - #roadtrip #travel #behindthewheel https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/henrietta-shore-1880-1963-echeveria-signed-h monthly 0.5 2017-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921464717-JO4Z2K26LYNOPS1G5VQG/tumblr_oy4vyrsVET1r4rx59o1_500.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Henrietta Shore (1880-1963) Echeveria signed ‘H. Shore’ (lower right), titled on a period label (on the backing) graphite on paper 10"x7" - #art #botanical #drawing https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mindful-graffiti-california-ilovecalifornia monthly 0.5 2017-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921463921-4QRJSZNPELTVJQUNSG39/tumblr_oy4oqioIWS1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Mindful graffiti. #california #ilovecalifornia #art #meditation (at Nicasio, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/nature-is-full-of-infinite-causes-leonardo-da monthly 0.5 2017-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921464233-KXOKUFCT9OX4FXKA9SVG/tumblr_oy2t63ebGy1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “Nature is full of infinite causes.” -Leonardo da Vinci https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/escapism monthly 0.5 2017-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921464342-RVRSK23IDNN5H4LDNBSY/tumblr_oxy4tyspto1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #escapism https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/walked-into-a-restaurant-this-hazy-afternoon-to monthly 0.5 2017-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921464637-IZ85TSLFHN324F301EGR/tumblr_oxw7m9Gsl01r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Walked into a restaurant this hazy afternoon to nourish my psyche and there stood six burly firemen up from Burbank to lend their efforts to our communities. Within two seconds of recognizing them, I began weeping. It was, like, my fifth cry today, maybe in truth, even my sixth. No words. - #california #ourbelovedhome #ilovecalifornia #napafire #thankyoufirstresponders https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-smoky-sail-california-ourbelovedhome monthly 0.5 2017-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921464883-KGNN4LF45121S3ECWTRO/tumblr_oxtunsixIE1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A smoky sail. - #california #ourbelovedhome #ilovecalifornia #wildfires #thankyoufirstresponders https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/spotted-today-american-white-pelican monthly 0.5 2017-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921465624-AR897JFEG3F1QFV35UIT/tumblr_oxsqq1WEX91r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Spotted today: American White Pelican, symbolizing resourcefulness, community, charity, teamwork and social responsibility. Perfectly apropos… - #california #ourbelovedhome #ilovecalifornia #napafire #thankyoufirstresponders https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/smoky-close-to-the-day-over-hog-island monthly 0.5 2017-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921466014-7R4AQTY499BGKC9WNIXP/tumblr_oxqnbqpsQ81r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Smoky close to the day over Hog Island. - #california #belovedhome #wildfire (at Marshall, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-girl-in-the-room-across-the-hall-practices monthly 0.5 2017-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921466116-11CNL7SLHZM141WII7BR/tumblr_oxpu8jDX8o1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The girl in the room across the hall practices violin, majestic chords of a Bach sonata plucked ad nauseam. And yet today this bleating affirmation of culture of passion of joy of humanity reverberates its profound sound against the walls of this drab, smoky holding cell of evacuees fleeing flames, shrouding ourselves in the facade of normalcy for the sake of frightened children who are us. Agonizing over pieces of gewgaw before a 3am departure under blazing skies snowing ruin. Sure to be away just a day maybe two, bets were placed on a minimalist haul: a passport, a few bucks, a dog and toothbrush, half a joint. a bottle of water, a painting gifted by my far away father. The devastation not yet complete, extinguishes life from all walks. Earthly places on which have been built families reputations legacies cremated into ash in the space of a deep red evening. The direness of our collective predicament excreted through sooty snot salty tears the stinky sweat of stress, hair reeking of a thousand Friday night bonfires. The unfamiliar serene panic of helplessness bargains negotiates at the alter of the Arbitrary, until the direction of the wind inevitably changes. - #california #napa #ourbelovedhome #blessfirstresponders #napafire #pleasemakeitstop (at São Francisco de Itabapoana) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sunset-over-san-francisco-bay-california monthly 0.5 2017-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921466622-0KX3GGU83RJO3WBJWKO5/tumblr_oxna13hN9s1r4rx59o1_540.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sunset over San Francisco Bay. #california #wildfire #ourbelovedhome #climatescienceisreal (at Berkeley, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/october-afternoon-in-carneros-california monthly 0.5 2017-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921466934-H8NRHSBZPAOGPQEFHJYK/tumblr_oxj8ltJFXD1r4rx59o1_500.jpg Morsels-SS-blog October afternoon in Carneros. #california #napavalley #pleinair (at Carneros, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/locked-inside-a-wood-and-wire-cage-buried-deep monthly 0.5 2017-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921467123-HBYFPCMRWI4ZC0F67ODR/tumblr_oxb84flntS1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Locked inside a wood and wire cage buried deep in soft honeycomb, a Pollack of nectar and honey, paces a new virgin queen anxious to replace the faltering first royal, her genetic lineage in question, her weakness threatening the health of the colony. - Re-Queening a maintenance not uncommon to marrying for title; cold, calculating in service to genetics to better battle the underclass of pestilence, the Varroa mite. - Autumn’s Hope languishes in her prison for four long days being fed and fanned, her new girlish scent alerting the swollen hive to her noble presence. - If accepted rather than slaughtered, she is released, ascending the throne amongst the throng; her virginity powdered, puffed and prepped for her maiden flight to bee serviced by randy drones, laid amongst the last blooms of fall’s garden. - If Autumn’s Hope manages to find her way home, her walk of shame will not be in party dress and oversized sunglasses but rather in slutty swaggering triumph, for she now bears a lifetime of sperm in her tiny abdomen with which to fertilize a lifetime of eggs. - So many variables, possibilities for failure: a hungry bird unrequited lust, a misdirected honing signal. - But I’ve made it this far, and hopefully so will she. - #bee #beekeeping #backyardbeekeeping #longmayshereign (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/cartoon-chair-by-fernando-and-humberto-campana monthly 0.5 2017-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921467336-NZRYTNHM0941VGOLY6PQ/tumblr_oxb6sd7UR81r4rx59o1_500.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Cartoon chair. By Fernando and Humberto Campana. Stuffed animals, stainless steel. Brazil, 2007 #design #furniture #playfulness #dreamy https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/rest-in-peace-si-newhouse-jr-you-lent-much monthly 0.5 2017-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921467659-FHVUT3MUKLF8Q140IISV/tumblr_ox5vjh0mPT1r4rx59o1_400.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Rest In Peace, S.I. Newhouse, Jr. You lent much to our conversation. - #condenast #architecturaldigest #newyorker #vogue #w #gq #wired #epicurious #condenastetraveler #etc #etc (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/red-onion-allium-cepa-onion-allium monthly 0.5 2017-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921467983-F0I4WY90TNMS5X2MIXKJ/tumblr_ox2109y3PQ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Red onion (Allium cepa). #onion #allium #vegetables (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/yesterday-high-as-a-kite-happy-as-a-clam-trowel monthly 0.5 2017-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921467964-DAX4T9TJAZF1DS4D7J0O/tumblr_ox0vm4Op8A1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Yesterday high as a kite happy as a clam trowel in gloved hand, sunhat shading crow’s feet, Virgin Airlines black pajamas my horticulture clothes, congratulating myself on the natural aliveness of the garden: the hum of bees the smell of honey come midday heat, the blooming flowers, the frantic hummingbirds dive-bombing for food, the tiny finches’ afternoon visit to the fountain, the screeching blue jays raiding the feeders, the baskets of fruit and veggies resting in the shade under the camellia tree. Today’s inspection of the hive revealed the facade; a trifecta of pests invaded the bee box and my brood may not survive the winter. Small Hive Beetles tiny helmeted monsters and wax moth dragging a web of pestilence to the comb and finally the dreaded Varroa mite parasitizing the new winter bees before they even hatch. What to do? Not even an aspirin do I take. Are the bees treated once with an organic insecticide? Is the queen replaced to create a stronger colony? Or is nature allowed to take its course? Environmental factors are relegating today’s beekeepers to pest managers. Divorcing myself from the emotional aspects of animal husbandry means understanding chemical manipulations only lend the illusion of control and well being and instead affect every other thing. - #bee #beekeeping #garden #everythingisconnected (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/nature-draws-together-the-wicked-the-callous monthly 0.5 2017-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921468819-HWRQLSK9OI44QMFYZCPE/tumblr_owv6ph1fhR1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Nature draws together the wicked, the callous, the jaded, hundreds upon hundreds of souls and their blameless hounds line the community beach in this precious village, gathering to behold a sunset, a moon rise, and summer’s end heralded by autumn’s blaze of color. - #california #autumn #sunsetjunkie #protecttheearth #heartenedbyhumanity #cautiouslyoptimistic (at Carmel by the Sea) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/listen-without-prejudice-supportlivemusic monthly 0.5 2017-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921469438-SHJAMRB2TJF1HVR6ZZTE/tumblr_owug4fn6ho1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Listen without prejudice. - #supportlivemusic #jazz @ghldn @pianobarsoho (at Santa Cruz, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-sea-nettle-jellyfish-hunts-by-trailing-those monthly 0.5 2017-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921469643-5MBOJR3NZ7OBA551RXBN/tumblr_owtkc5fImD1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A sea nettle jellyfish hunts by trailing those long tentacles, covered with stinging cells. When the tentacles touch tiny plankton, the stinging cells stick tight and paralyze prey. From there, the prey is moved to the frilly mouth-arms and finally to the mouth, where the jelly consumes its meal. - #aquaticlife #natureisbeautiful #everythingisconnected #nofilter (at Monterey Bay Aquarium) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/my-soundtrack-jazz-supportlivemusic-jazzclub monthly 0.5 2017-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921470086-ECELVA5FPB8CMMMSKUN3/tumblr_owtjznkDrI1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog My soundtrack. #jazz #supportlivemusic #jazzclub @ghldn (at Santa Cruz, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/who-lives-in-a-kelp-forest-california monthly 0.5 2017-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921470208-GEP83FB28CMQX8E6Y8JG/tumblr_owtftda4hI1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Who lives in a kelp forest? #california #seaweedwillsavetheplanet (at Monterey Bay Aquarium) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/black-sea-nettle-jellyfish-aquaticlife monthly 0.5 2017-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921470442-4D8QKVTSHXQ4WD65HM78/tumblr_owtfehzpFP1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Black sea nettle jellyfish. #aquaticlife #natureisbeautiful #nofilter (at Monterey Bay Aquarium) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/celebrating-the-first-day-of-autumn-california monthly 0.5 2017-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921470647-ELO0RD7X2ETG1BEMVCYM/tumblr_owrm0m4Rvd1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Celebrating the first day of autumn. #california #sunsetjunkie #communitybeach (at Carmel by the Sea) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-few-fortunate-sea-lions-escaping-their-fate-as monthly 0.5 2017-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921471280-768WDAUGUCC3MKDZBX67/tumblr_owriqdDAh81r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A few fortunate sea lions escaping their fate as lunch by three hungry orca whales, who need 200,000 calories a day to sustain themselves… #california #whalewatching #nature (at Monterey, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/three-orca-whales-a-father-mother-and-baby-came monthly 0.5 2017-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921471534-XKMUEQHMNKGBJUCEK1EB/tumblr_owrii9nG7w1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Three orca whales, a father, mother and baby, came to feed on pods of sea lions, while teaching the young calf how to hunt. There are 350 orcas roaming the west coast of North America. #california #whale #whalewatching #nature (at Monterey, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/residual-sunset-california-carmelbythesea monthly 0.5 2017-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921471799-XJFNE2338DQ7EIE91FGA/tumblr_owpth7xSs81r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Residual sunset. #california #carmelbythesea #sunsetjunkie (at Carmel by the Sea) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dude-california-sanctuarystate monthly 0.5 2017-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921472013-CSGSWV4STYHEBONF5Z4T/tumblr_owpkp3iebQ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dude. #california #sanctuarystate #jerrybrownstillrockingit (at Santa Cruz, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-dusky-perfume-of-autumn-makes-me-smile monthly 0.5 2017-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921472932-6ZA84RM9OSY8DSNH78QU/tumblr_owki53ZH1h1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The dusky perfume of autumn makes me smile uncontrollably, ricocheting between memory and anticipation: school buses and cigarettes, roasted squash and double-barrel shotguns, the rustle of leather jackets and the plaid on a pleated skirt, reddish vineyards and burning leaves, Indian corn and candy corn, thin cashmere sweaters and thick wool socks, chanterelles and gingerbread, notebooks and erasers, cider and Syrah, wooden bowls of citrus and stockpots with game bird simmering on the stove. - #autumn #seasons #liveinthemoment (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fennel-pollen-california-garden-foodforbees monthly 0.5 2017-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921472972-V9JKRMVIEYW4S0JO50TT/tumblr_owicdlavMV1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fennel pollen. #california #garden #foodforbees (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/thedefiantones-hbo-donotmiss monthly 0.5 2017-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921473328-NJ7TGV3LKI2TAWXI6H13/tumblr_owhkp4zuOX1r4rx59o1_400.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #thedefiantones #hbo #donotmiss https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/very-little-more-lovely-in-nature-than-an-allium monthly 0.5 2017-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921473697-GA2HIIO78NAC1CRFK334/tumblr_owfopueByD1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Very little more lovely in nature than an allium flower gone to seed. #garden #onion #winteriscoming (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/gifted-milk-from-industrious-friends-and-their monthly 0.5 2017-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921473727-1ZKXX8IWSMNHTE5ND5UJ/tumblr_owcdegoxll1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Gifted milk from industrious friends and their herd of noisy goats made into wheels of funky, fragrant cheese. Cut into hefty hunks, buried in olive oil for a hit of Italy, garden herbs for summer brightness, Sichuan peppercorns for an unidentifiable, can’t-quite-put-my-finger-on-it warmth. Spread thickly atop toasted crusty bread on cold winter nights with a cellar-plundered Loire Sauvignon Blanc the color of wet sand. - #cheese #nutsforwinter #planningthemenu (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/weeping-nude-1913-1914-edvard-munch-norwegian monthly 0.5 2017-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921474119-6QLVJECSVTD7XW2XBEI3/tumblr_ow73u7usd21r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Weeping Nude 1913-1914 Edvard Munch (Norwegian 1863-1944) (at SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-keeping-of-bees-is-like-the-direction-of monthly 0.5 2017-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921474459-JYS9YH70358Z78TNMN2B/tumblr_ow52wzmznW1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “The keeping of bees is like the direction of sunbeams.” -Henry David Thoreau (American 1817-1862) - #bee #backyardbeekeeping #sunflower (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/planet-earth-weighs-in-inquiring-of-us monthly 0.5 2017-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921474841-TGA03W1HKR4PFBYF5OHR/tumblr_ow3763aqmI1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Planet Earth weighs in, inquiring of us “Wouldn’t this be a good moment to have a frank, factual conversation about climate change and your preparedness for the inevitable changes ahead?” #sciencetrumpspolitics #noturningback #runmuellerrun (at Oakland, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tian-of-green-and-yellow-summer-squash-various monthly 0.5 2017-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921475300-VOHJ4DAYYAS3Y24TQTEG/tumblr_ow1mmrZAnL1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tian of green and yellow summer squash, various shapes and sizes of garden tomatoes, leaves of Genovese basil the size of a baby’s hand, and quenelles of cow’s milk ricotta sprinkled with spicy Purple Stripe garlic and oregano flowers wrestled from the bees. #garden #bounty #vegetables (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/september-colors-california-westmarin-autumn monthly 0.5 2017-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921475223-N6WF2G7CPW0JAUSOT7DV/tumblr_ovzwcoPrll1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog September colors. #california #westmarin #autumn (at Tomales, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/holy-flower-dailyblooms monthly 0.5 2017-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921476036-7WP915WKZIEBEMX31EJM/tumblr_ovyyr4XWxh1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Holy. #flower #dailyblooms #surroundyourselfwithbeauty (at The National Heirloom Exposition) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/disappointment-on-a-hot-sidewalk monthly 0.5 2017-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921476032-Q8D8JAGOWICOMBR7KQGR/tumblr_ovw4r8J7s61r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Disappointment on a hot sidewalk. #shadesofclaesoldenburg #notminethankgod (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/gawd-our-world-could-use-a-lot-more-if-it-wtf monthly 0.5 2017-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921476541-97X56E47N9AJMEQ0NX89/tumblr_ovv8fluIOe1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Gawd, our world could use a lot more if it… wtf is happening?? Has it all so truly and deeply devolved? Or does it only appear that way as we’re now constantly surrounded by the noise? Perhaps I’ve just gotten older, and more sensitive to the direness of it all. - Recommendations for a life fully realized carved into a squash at the #nationalheirloomexpo. - #peaceintheworld #bringbackthehippies #peaceinmygarden (at Sonoma County Event Center at the Fairgrounds) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/lending-meaning-and-authenticity-to-the-life-of monthly 0.5 2017-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921476758-UBG6R8VHN57D6475QOYT/tumblr_ovuepk7hgI1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Lending meaning and authenticity to the life of the squash. - #nationalheirloomexpo #seeds #existentialism (at Sonoma County Event Center at the Fairgrounds) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/towerofsquash-at-sonoma-county-event-center-at monthly 0.5 2017-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921476858-QTMP249KK678BJG7240T/tumblr_ovu2lxNQID1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #towerofsquash (at Sonoma County Event Center at the Fairgrounds) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tables-laid-with-thousands-of-varieties-of-squash monthly 0.5 2017-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921477307-YZE3KPASUCWS85GEKEH5/tumblr_ovu2hrf9tI1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tables laid with thousands of varieties of squash and tomatoes from around the world provide fascinating lessons on seeds and breeding. - #nationalheirloomexpo #seeds (at Sonoma County Event Center at the Fairgrounds) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-moments-before-a-sunflower-pops-are-just-as monthly 0.5 2017-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921477605-R9M2K9QG4605P93G9KHQ/tumblr_ovthm43c631r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The moments before a sunflower pops are just as momentous. - #garden #sunflower #backyardbeekeeping (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/slathered-with-beurre-de-baratte-and-crunchy-sea monthly 0.5 2017-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921478002-JZUMQ6LSU3CCMP6KJ8AL/tumblr_ovs599EM2Z1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog …slathered with Beurre de Baratte and crunchy sea salt… - #summerfood #aurevoirete #knowfromwhereithails (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pomegranate-flower-garden-fruittrees monthly 0.5 2017-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921478338-98YUE3QPUWIEUJRJZ78V/tumblr_ovq1djt05c1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pomegranate flower. #garden #fruittrees #natureisbeautiful (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/colors-and-textures-of-late-summer-garden monthly 0.5 2017-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921478713-XY3ZK3NYREM6DE75SKZI/tumblr_ovptkj0OzS1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Colors and textures of late summer. #garden #tomato #summerfood (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/peace-at-napa-california monthly 0.5 2017-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921479171-1XCM75Y3TDGIU48H8W97/tumblr_ovo0fz5rIN1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #peace (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/too-hot-to-cook-never-too-hot-to-eat-left-over monthly 0.5 2017-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921479302-XENUZAVW2PA8UQI0J8QR/tumblr_ovmyhdVtoH1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Too hot to cook, never too hot to eat: left-over black rice long simmered in broth made from wild mushrooms dried by a north coast hippie, then tossed with eggs, fennel flower and caramelized red onion and formed into cakes like kids’ mud pies. Coated with seasoned crumb and panfried in cast iron with garlic slivers until just crisp, and served with a succotash of corn, onion and blackened chili pepper. - #summersupper #leftovers (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-cinnamon-bear-had-gotten-into-the-hive-kept-high monthly 0.5 2017-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921479670-YVDU7GEOSLPNACU0TNOL/tumblr_ovkutnsWdH1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A cinnamon bear had gotten into the hive kept high on Pritchard Hill, strewing the frames dozens of feet away. It wasn’t the honey he was after, as commonly thought, but rather the sweet baby bees resting inside the comb. The frames were put back into the hive weeks ago, and when we visited today, we expected to find only remnants of a departed colony. When we lifted the lid of the hive, we both exhaled a sigh of relief, followed by a loud whoop shouted into the hot midday air, smoky from late summer wildfires. It wasn’t a large group of bees, but the queen was present and accounted for, and performing her royal duties, as evidenced by the new comb containing her eggs. And there were plenty of busy workers foraging for food, but by God, it was so parched on the mountain, most of the flowering plants had long past. We left the little colony with a container of honey on which to feed and hopefully flourish. Fingers crossed. Tightly. Honestly, these amazing creatures make me cry. - #miraclesofnature #evolution #beekeeping #bee @napavalleybeeco (at Saint Helena, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-miasma-of-despair-plaguing-our-world-is monthly 0.5 2017-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921480128-GCISIB19WRXXHMNLZQEE/tumblr_ovhc0v8ahF1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The miasma of despair plaguing our world is suspended momentarily in the silence and joy of nature. - #california #nature #peaceofmind (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/one-hundred-pounds-of-dry-farmed-early-girl monthly 0.5 2017-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921480331-JURKFDW9GE91GZQLQNO9/tumblr_ovdeysgXq11r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog One-hundred pounds of dry-farmed Early Girl tomatoes cooked over wood, milled and jarred. - #nutsforwinter #sauce #manyhandsmakelightwork (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/chicories-are-my-jam-garden-vegetables monthly 0.5 2017-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921480625-N5XKHK2PITCWPP25RXVV/tumblr_ovb5n3vLBt1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Chicories are my jam. #garden #vegetables #bitterisbetter (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/first-year-for-pomegranates-its-botanical-name monthly 0.5 2017-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921481231-VEWQ8YW5UQE7V284S8C3/tumblr_ovb023ClOa1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog First year for pomegranates! Its botanical name, Punica granatum is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub originating in Iran and cultivated since ancient times. #california #garden #fruittrees #pomegranate (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pissing-in-the-wind-1982-screen-print-on-paper monthly 0.5 2017-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921481452-JFP68B526I05T7AIKIBQ/tumblr_ov9bi0eTKG1r4rx59o1_400.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pissing in the Wind 1982 Screen print on paper by Fred Escher (b. 1940) - #somedays https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/edibleart-at-at-home-in-napa monthly 0.5 2017-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921482017-SU67NA7CTF14KOUTWLY0/tumblr_ov909zVkA61r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #edibleart (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/oh-to-be-an-oysterman-foggy-dawns-cold monthly 0.5 2017-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921482009-7IRGFGGODJWLGMWTRCFR/tumblr_ov7o5lEf2p1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Oh to be an oysterman! Foggy dawns, cold fingertips, wet socks, knife on the hip, bivalves on the table; shiny seal pates puncturing the bay’s stillness with snorting exhales; smiling pelicans, beseeching gulls, preening loons, manic mures, and thousands of egrets dotting sandbars like oversized pearls on a Marin housewife’s necklace; black ducks wings spread towards their Mecca, absolving themselves of the inherent nature of their wetness. - #california #westmarin #birds #tomalesbay (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/early-morning-fog-starting-to-pull-back-its-veil monthly 0.5 2017-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921482520-0TJXR4JZ9BH6EDV7IZ8C/tumblr_ov6xy7LspW1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Early morning fog starting to pull back its veil over Tomales Bay. - #california #westmarin #fog (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/reclaimed-wood-floor-oldbarns-reclaimedwood monthly 0.5 2017-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921482659-WJ6HYL0WOC9K2QQTSAOV/tumblr_ov616rf1Tz1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Reclaimed wood floor. #oldbarns #reclaimedwood #woodworking (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/too-tiny-manila-clams-steamed-in-delicate-salmon monthly 0.5 2017-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921483189-UXAG4OXCV3J5FBV533GM/tumblr_ov5j1dXRBc1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Too tiny manila clams steamed in delicate salmon stock made hearty with fistfuls of chopped garlic, Italian parsley, hot smoked paprika and dill fronds; served with a blonde from Beaune and mopping up bread studded with sesame. #california #birthdaymonth #simplepleasures (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/morning-perch-california-westmarin-birds monthly 0.5 2017-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921483435-UCYPURDSJSHWDO9XHVZ2/tumblr_ov5c0nK86Q1r4rx59o1_400.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Morning perch. #california #westmarin #birds #tomalesbay (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/oysterman-california-westmarin-hogisland-at monthly 0.5 2017-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921483570-P7LC80AWO67ZGCNTQ3RX/tumblr_ov3vj880gF1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Oysterman. #california #westmarin #hogisland (at Marshall, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/low-tide-on-tomales-bay-california-westmarin monthly 0.5 2017-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921483759-C2N2WLFV4CMDY0WF0GKN/tumblr_ov3iujfFYL1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Low tide on Tomales Bay. #california #westmarin #nevergetsold (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/life-and-death-encapsulated-on-an-entry-table monthly 0.5 2017-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921484431-VGGUFMDMYFA09T5O4RUO/tumblr_ov2elrp9lh1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Life and death encapsulated on an entry table. #design #rurallife #sirandstar #candleabrasandtaxidermy (at Sir and Star) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/august-in-west-marin-california-inverness monthly 0.5 2017-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921484638-NNUZNQIVXYG6XK1SPCIE/tumblr_ov1yo8bfYA1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog August in West Marin. #california #inverness #happyplace (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/i-spy-autumn-california-westmarin monthly 0.5 2017-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921484959-ZC56OZGCRBRR9GVI8QX5/tumblr_ov0esb3XFH1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog I spy autumn . #california #westmarin #summerintofall (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/gray-morning-california-napa-cabinporn monthly 0.5 2017-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921485140-ZI5MIV7IV47LT0IWKLDC/tumblr_ouxufuOdDH1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Gray morning. - #california #napa #cabinporn (at Carneros, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/trust-a-concept-that-often-seems-at-odds-with monthly 0.5 2017-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921485335-EYL1N92EDSMVI109MO06/tumblr_oux47r0AEI1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Trust… a concept that often seems at odds with today’s mores…. - #trust #california #andersonvalley (at Philo Apple Farm) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/cliff-walk-california-mendocino monthly 0.5 2017-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921485619-XU6KFKP9EFP97OT7LGCH/tumblr_ouu87iRCPm1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Cliff walk. #california #mendocino #autumniscoming (at Mendocino Headlands State Park) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sighting-a-scope-pulling-a-trigger-tying-a-fly monthly 0.5 2017-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921486109-96OKE4PI3SVBHA3LCN8U/tumblr_outfr8nCso1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sighting a scope pulling a trigger tying a fly setting a hook wielding a knife wringing a neck baiting a trap swinging a trout priest inspire contemplation of vegetarianism. - Never can I eat on the same day what I took for the pot, the stink of death on my hands needing a day to resolve profound remorse into joyful gratitude. - #huntingandfishing #foodforthought (at Mendocino Coast) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/still-the-king-elvis-birthday monthly 0.5 2017-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921486467-CTADJRCKQUFBGE40TW37/tumblr_oush4lsny81r4rx59o1_400.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Still the King. - #elvis #birthday #elvispresley #hounddog https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/driftwood-graveyard-california-mendocino monthly 0.5 2017-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921486565-M2Y89WD573IVO2AAH5PO/tumblr_ourhv8Nof11r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Driftwood graveyard. #california #mendocino #redwoodshores (at Albion, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/leaving-the-harbor-at-sunrise-california monthly 0.5 2017-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921487007-05S9FWVADZ8NN59DE1G5/tumblr_ouqx1kRuWf1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Leaving the harbor at sunrise. #california #mendocino #salmonfishing #openingday (at Noyo Harbor District) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/august-skies-california-mendocino monthly 0.5 2017-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921487330-0O2BAA8SVNMAXB7F7XCN/tumblr_ouq8u0jZob1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog August skies. - #california #mendocino #pacificocean (at Mendocino Headlands State Park) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/theres-a-whiff-of-autumn-in-the-air-california monthly 0.5 2017-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921487848-76NMOQERAAGPACA72QXR/tumblr_ouppfl7S6C1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog There’s a whiff of autumn in the air. #california #mendocino #barn (at Mendocino Coast) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mendo-california-mendocino-goodvibes-at monthly 0.5 2017-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921488167-CFA0R9JO4UW80PEOUFU2/tumblr_oupny8W8oz1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Mendo ❤️ #california #mendocino #goodvibes (at Mendocino Cafe) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/calendula-nofilter-garden-plantsforbees monthly 0.5 2017-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921488359-JABBN4L8B16OYZNVJZXG/tumblr_oun2roA3BZ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Calendula. #nofilter #garden #plantsforbees #flowers (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/wildflowers-and-waves-under-a-foggy-sky-typical monthly 0.5 2017-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921488525-U7RDESW2AV4V2CJUA3O9/tumblr_ouj1okNaAt1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Wildflowers and waves under a foggy sky = typical summer day on California’s northern coast. #california #sonomacounty #sonomacoast (at Bodega Bay, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/stillness-california-sonomacounty-sonomacoast monthly 0.5 2017-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921488704-N0BG57ASB9W58E5692WU/tumblr_ouhwc4w0qY1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Stillness. #california #sonomacounty #sonomacoast (at Bodega Bay, CA) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/seaweed-forest-at-dawn-california monthly 0.5 2017-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921489418-Z3GWQAT8IZJ9RBPRTXY6/tumblr_ouhkapQjoN1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Seaweed forest at dawn. #california #seaweedforaging #sustainablyharvested #sonomacoast #kelpfordays (at Jenner, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mercilessly-exposed-by-very-low-tide-after-a-full monthly 0.5 2017-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921489596-NXTLXBL679PUAP8ST6Y8/tumblr_ouh79o1q5x1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Mercilessly exposed by very low tide after a full moon, he has no choice but to wish me a good morning. #california #seaweedforaging #sonomacoast (at Jenner, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/crack-o-dawn-seaweed-harvest-the-full-moon-made monthly 0.5 2017-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921490138-KTY93UPB5JF9609IUWWA/tumblr_ougam4MqFY1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Crack o’ dawn seaweed harvest. The full moon made for an exceptionally low tide to comb through tide pools and seabeds. #nofilter #seaweed #california #foraging #sonomacoast https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dreamy-dilapidation-california-sonoma monthly 0.5 2017-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921490655-CAALRCL7JC40QZDZ35FA/tumblr_oufyoohzhL1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dreamy dilapidation. #california #sonoma #sonomacoast (at Jenner, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/early-morning-at-the-mouth-of-the-russian-river monthly 0.5 2017-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921490829-RHGR9MKL6PHL0T6SNO20/tumblr_oufmb0D03V1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Early morning at the mouth of the Russian River. #california #sonoma #sonomacoast (at Jenner, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/foggy-summer-evening-at-the-mouth-of-the-russian monthly 0.5 2017-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921491248-X88KY39K6ESV2L189LXJ/tumblr_ouefz6Opql1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Foggy summer evening at the mouth of the Russian River. - #california #sonomacounty #fog (at Jenner, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/in-this-month-of-leo-blue-jays-freshly-minted monthly 0.5 2017-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921492039-Q7UO9R4YBLMXOP37S3FS/tumblr_ouboh4vYza1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog In this month of Leo, blue jays freshly minted fall from trees bop on unsure legs, untested wings just the cats’ meow. A Sunday devoted to ensuring safe passage skyward a tiny service in our small scheme. - Sense none of it makes except when glanced in the rearview of my old wagon on a long solo drive, where all the islands of choice line up into stepping stones leading into our garden cradling a baby bird on a warm August day. - #leo #enjoylife #gardenmeditation (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/crudit%C3%A9s-with-cultured-vermont-butter-with monthly 0.5 2017-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921492426-63ON19RFE98JFFGS0H9Z/tumblr_ouan2bod111r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Crudités, with cultured Vermont butter with chopped nori for slathering. - #snacks #summerfood #nori #vegetables (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/give-em-an-inch-the-bee-boxes-werent-a-snug monthly 0.5 2017-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921492726-S3O2OL3Q77P4OIYAUMEA/tumblr_ou8hq7mOoH1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Give ‘em an inch… the bee boxes weren’t a snug fit, so the ingenious fellas created a new entryway. The learning curve has been steep, fascinating and not yet laced with stings. ❤️ - #bee #beekeeping #backyardbeekeeping @napavalleybeeco (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-barn-wall-of-curing-garlic-to-be-used-as-seed monthly 0.5 2017-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921492619-15NASS8RDKHAUNZM2NE3/tumblr_ou83qcf8XK1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A barn wall of curing garlic to be used as seed. - #garlic #allium #healthyfood #organic (at Sonoma, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/naples-in-geyserville-pizzaforlunch-at monthly 0.5 2017-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921493062-73FVFH5KSFO3WCYQ4TF0/tumblr_ou6v3kB2o61r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Naples in Geyserville. #pizzaforlunch (at Diavola Pizzeria & Salumeria) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/eggplant-envy-vegetables-gardenaspirations monthly 0.5 2017-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921493421-6RWUD6XB4TNP72AJTNM5/tumblr_ou50hkFpGj1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Eggplant envy. #vegetables #gardenaspirations #fivestarcompost (at The French Laundry Culinary Garden) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/im-on-the-hunt-to-renttradelease-a-small-plot monthly 0.5 2017-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921494158-88WQ2THVJNOJTF5NHWMH/tumblr_ou4g5sZ4711r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog I’m on the hunt to rent/trade/lease a small plot of land (anywhere from 40’ x 40’ to 100’ x 100’) in the Napa area to raise and experiment with different varieties of allium, most specifically garlic. Organic/natural land is sought and fencing and drip irrigation is a plus. Would need to ready the land in September for October planting. Harvest is early summer (depending upon variety). Any leads, ideas and offers are greatly appreciated. (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/before-the-fog-pulls-away-its-steel-cloak-of monthly 0.5 2017-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921494423-UP7IIC387B88RQTUFYB1/tumblr_otz60jw1aF1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Before the fog pulls away its steel cloak of coolness, the oven is stoked with yellowing headlines of heartache and pine cones the size of footballs scrounged from the Sierras and dried till brittle. - A dozen eggplants, a skillet of tiny tomatoes, and a cast iron of circus colored carrots bedazzled with coriander, caraway, cumin and cayenne sizzle splatter singe. - #woodfired #vegetables #cookingoutdoorsinpajamas (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/i-hate-endings-just-detest-them-beginnings-are monthly 0.5 2017-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921494664-U9X34V0GQTUK4U8XA2FZ/tumblr_otytvvysmE1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “I hate endings. Just detest them. Beginnings are definitely the most exciting, middles are perplexing and endings are a disaster. … The temptation towards resolution, towards wrapping up the package, seems to me a terrible trap. Why not be more honest with the moment? The most authentic endings are the ones which are already revolving towards another beginning. That’s genius.” - Safe passage, Sam Shepard. (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/galettes-their-inherent-rusticity-accepting-of monthly 0.5 2017-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921495043-8LFD9ZA0URWM4WYZ4B5E/tumblr_otx3esnS731r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog ❤️galettes; their inherent rusticity accepting of garden largess and forgiving of novice hands. #baking #plum #nottoosweet #nytcooking (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mudroom-architecture-designinspiration monthly 0.5 2017-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921496104-07SFVNLU8AACQARKVHJ6/tumblr_otvcg1EIP71r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Mudroom. #architecture #designinspiration https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/spicy-as-hell-arugula-from-overgrown-beds monthly 0.5 2017-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921496346-CHG4MK9TWWF7P8B268BU/tumblr_otthr5tkAm1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Spicy as hell arugula from overgrown beds, cucumbers harvested young and pinched from the pickle pile, tiny green oregano leaves, ground Sichuan pepper, Corsican feta. #summerfood #greenismygoddess (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-quiet-spot-for-lunch-design-woodworking monthly 0.5 2017-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921496412-NPRNQP59L3LFBAM6XN05/tumblr_otrxwaH6b81r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A quiet spot for lunch. #design #woodworking #peacefulspace https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/allium-trove-garlicislife-allium-healthyfood monthly 0.5 2017-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921496648-KW8ZUV4P0ID8BMWVG7ZA/tumblr_otrqkbKwlr1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Allium trove. #garlicislife #allium #healthyfood (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/my-insanity-desk-readingwritingarithmetic monthly 0.5 2017-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921497006-MZRC4DOUMEEC18P17ZU4/tumblr_otq28k9ObO1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog My insanity. - #desk #readingwritingarithmetic #todolist #procrastination (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/framed-room-in-the-woods-the-walls-screened-and monthly 0.5 2017-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921497385-PBLLIS74J2CDK4K534IC/tumblr_otok6xFww51r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Framed room in the woods, the walls screened and the bed suspended on chains to catch the breeze. #architecture #design #readingroom #church https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/trio-of-heavy-brass-and-copper-pastry-wheels monthly 0.5 2017-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921497874-6GSNSGV5GU1UOM4AUSO1/tumblr_otnygiGb1L1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Trio of heavy brass and copper pastry wheels. England 1850-1880s. - #antiquetools #antiquehardware #culinaryantiques (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/from-your-lips-frankrichny monthly 0.5 2017-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921498000-LZZCL8GJU4QFHDE6DCRM/tumblr_otntpaS24N1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog From your lips, @frankrichny. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-wall-of-cabinets-made-from-reclaimed-wood monthly 0.5 2017-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921498279-5G0QPELNO6H5WCCTORXA/tumblr_otmsk6RcHs1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A wall of cabinets made from reclaimed wood. - #kitchen #designideas #wood https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/extending-the-olive-branch-coexist monthly 0.5 2017-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921499104-VJ1815ZRH3HCESBXEGAC/tumblr_otjur4wj4A1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Extending the olive branch. - #coexist #planetearth #onlygameintown https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/that-tenth-coffee-is-obviously-a-doozy monthly 0.5 2017-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921499729-3XSJCDUP4OW2YYG5316O/tumblr_otglbkf76r1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog That tenth coffee is obviously a doozy…. #scotland #uk #coffee #coffeeislife (at Artisan Roast Coffee Roasters) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/watercolor-art-for-a-seafood-menu-art monthly 0.5 2017-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921499847-768DW6TGXB9FM93QQR2J/tumblr_otdfmoN0vV1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Watercolor art for a seafood menu. #art #menudesign #seafood #mermaid (at Ondine House) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/ramen-london-england-uk-japanesefood-at monthly 0.5 2017-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921500133-RHGIANF11PKKKIFTHKH4/tumblr_ota8i1J4HF1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Ramen. #london #england #uk #japanesefood (at Koya Bar こやバー) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/advert-bannf-centerforartsandcreativity-at monthly 0.5 2017-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921500325-TGUTEP5ZZ90C70CQTPEJ/tumblr_ota863Wq1S1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Advert. #bannf #centerforartsandcreativity (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/broad-bean-tempura-with-chrysanthemum-and-a-hefty monthly 0.5 2017-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921502092-H8FP7O8Q5G2HABPIPZ5S/tumblr_ota846weOT1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Broad bean tempura with chrysanthemum and a hefty dose of Shichi-mi tōgarashi heat. #uk #england #greenfood #japanesefood (at Koya Bar こやバー) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/liberation-begins-with-a-cheap-cloth-backpack monthly 0.5 2017-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921501933-PPHSOIEWGM2MAOD4L4EA/tumblr_ot8kn7XF141r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Liberation begins with a cheap cloth backpack scored for five quid from a tourist shit shop loaded with a hat and slicker, passport and vape pen, a few bucks, a hunk of English cheddar, a map. - Miles walked for days in hiking boots and the same torn tee through gently sloping greens and yellows alongside ribbons of ancient stone walls mottled and moss covered, never far from the English coast where terns and puffins nest under watchful eyes of caregivers with unfamiliar accents. - Right of way public access for all walkers across moors and heathery bogs, fields and dales, and even nine-hole links courses carved into the dunes with gongs to bang to warn golfers of our passing. - Sheep farms and cattle ranches, wildflowers and manicured gardens, bird song and the splash of fish tails presented Victorian style under an English cloche of sterling silver sky riveted with clouds like the finest British wool parting only to reveal impossibly royal blue heavens. - My steps fall silent upon trails and back roads traversed by pilgrims for thousands of years, seeking peaceful restoration. Wanting silence aloneness in this plein air but realizing instead we are but a part where of nature’s painting; the whoosh of wind, the slam of surf, the wave of each grass blade, the snap of each tree bough, the splatter of each bug, the etch of each limestone cliff, even in the thwack of a tiny white ball; our wholeness our consciousness our care emanates from our interconnectedness. - #england #walkingholiday #northumberland (at Seahouses Harbour) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/rad-scotland-uk-architecture-edinburgh-at monthly 0.5 2017-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921502308-1S2SLUH22JHEHA69A6A9/tumblr_ot6qlfwNgU1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Rad. #scotland #uk #architecture #edinburgh (at Princes Street Gardens) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/ceramic-arts-scotland-uk-art-ceramics-at monthly 0.5 2017-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921502892-D6GSXYHEDYPAH3JVAV70/tumblr_ot6qh7NfKT1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Ceramic arts. #scotland #uk #art #ceramics (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-movie-set-of-a-city-edinburgh-is-scotlands monthly 0.5 2017-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921503295-151YBPEJ1T9WLOY74UP0/tumblr_ot6jwkmRxG1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A movie set of a city, Edinburgh is Scotland’s compact, elegant capital teeming with neatly trimmed beards, tiny production single-malt whiskies served with a water dropper, muted tartan kilts scraping the tops of cashmere knee socks, coffee bars spinning vinyl, shops devoted solely to fly-fishing. Medieval and Georgian gardens and architecture steal the breath until this eye-candy melts into the background, becoming merely a thread in the city’s youthful vibrancy. As emerald green as its northern twilight is long, the city is home to half a million souls, the Edinburgh Castle, Scotland’s Crown Jewels, and the Stone of Destiny used in the coronation of Scottish rulers. Aromas of baking breads and fish being smoked emanate from tidy stone alleyways, the song of the brogue and the wail of bagpipes never out of earshot. #scotland #uk #broguesandbeards (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/finally-sean-connery-appears-half-clothed-in monthly 0.5 2017-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921503473-14AWEMQZX6HGCXLTKTN1/tumblr_ot66y59ujh1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Finally……. Sean Connery appears half-clothed in my bathroom…… #scotland #uk #scottishexport #heartthrob (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/coffee-and-cake-scotland-edinburgh-uk-coffee monthly 0.5 2017-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921503878-TFX1ORFWBNV7JJI4L168/tumblr_ot5l1tyQqC1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Coffee and cake. #scotland #edinburgh #uk #coffee (at Artisan Roast _ Stockbridge) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/belhaven-scottish-smoked-salmon-watercress-cr%C3%A8me monthly 0.5 2017-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921504177-M7P3IBZUVAT8RI7D6KLL/tumblr_ot5by5hpKE1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Belhaven Scottish smoked salmon, watercress, crème fraîche, pickled radish, housemade crackers. #uk #scotland #smokedsalmon (at The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/butcher-scotland-edinburgh-wildgame-uk-at monthly 0.5 2017-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921505108-1BYMVPJYOHMY19ATNM1Z/tumblr_ot58yjzPAZ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Butcher. #scotland #edinburgh #wildgame #uk (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/edinburgh-scotland-walkingholiday monthly 0.5 2017-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921505311-C7X6MJHP8CRY3U95NZ49/tumblr_ot53wep3wJ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Edinburgh, Scotland. #walkingholiday #broguesandbeards (at Princes Street Gardens) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/saturday-reflections-england-uk monthly 0.5 2017-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921505515-BWMEW4R257JJCKXRV5NK/tumblr_ot4xtvEizG1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Saturday reflections. #england #uk #walkingholiday (at Seahouses Harbour) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mastery-of-stone-sculpture-on-a-rock-strewn-beach monthly 0.5 2017-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921505567-RCXJ1KY54JL4HP7OV4DY/tumblr_ot4iabJZ8h1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Mastery of stone sculpture on a rock-strewn beach amidst thousands of other masterpieces arranged by previous visitors. #england #uk #northumberland #micromastery #walkingholiday (at Lindisfarne, England, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/refreshment-england-uk-northumberland-beer monthly 0.5 2017-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921505712-ZT9T9XJJFS371H5V7IL1/tumblr_ot4hsdlQLB1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Refreshment. #england #uk #northumberland #beer #artisanbrew (at The Ship Inn, Low Newton) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-path-always-reveals-itself-england-uk monthly 0.5 2017-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921506687-WIQUQJ2CACOA9WNGI8CC/tumblr_ot3jxl3ah11r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The path always reveals itself. #england #uk #northumberland #walkingholiday (at Beadnell Bay) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/holy-island-england-uk-northumberland monthly 0.5 2017-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921507744-2SC4YH42NZFR1XYLI399/tumblr_ot3haxltIp1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Holy Island. #england #uk #northumberland #walkingholiday (at Lindisfarne, England, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/remains-from-another-day-england-uk monthly 0.5 2017-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921508630-E3KP9G6MMQBODEI6B7M3/tumblr_ot2qo2Gcha1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Remains from another day. #england #uk a#northumberland #walkingholiday (at Holy Island) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/beer-england-uk-walkingholiday-at-the-ship monthly 0.5 2017-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921508938-SAW8CZM8JT1FEOAF8N1O/tumblr_ot2kgoZKic1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #beer #england #uk #walkingholiday (at The Ship Inn, Low Newton) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/table-for-one-england-uk-walkingholiday monthly 0.5 2017-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921509049-9B6P61A0M9P4QLNRG9SE/tumblr_ot2kdw9hDc1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Table for one. #england #uk #walkingholiday #silenceisdeafening (at Embleton, Northumberland) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/holy-island-england-uk-walkingholiday monthly 0.5 2017-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921509476-72JJDVDTFEST41LIADT5/tumblr_ot1o48deyh1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Holy Island. #england #uk #walkingholiday #silenceisdeafening (at Lindisfarne, England, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/with-mopping-up-bread-england-uk-britishfood monthly 0.5 2017-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921509478-IOVEMLQULQCXXL7R64MQ/tumblr_ot1n3vBvLk1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog …with mopping up bread… #england #uk #britishfood (at Alnmouth) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-king-of-castles-england-uk-northumberland monthly 0.5 2017-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921509745-XN5VML6LTHJX2XK8CK7I/tumblr_ot1h71NRIa1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The king of castles. #england #uk #northumberland #walkingholiday (at Bamburgh Castle) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/northumberland-coastal-trail-england-uk monthly 0.5 2017-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921509912-16GY8AS3QI6S8DUAQQ6E/tumblr_ot1edoYI6l1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Northumberland coastal trail. #england #uk #walkingholiday (at Seahouses Harbour) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/welcome-sunshine-england-uk-walkingholiday monthly 0.5 2017-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921509976-8A9QTL4GK54BAZL4C6UX/tumblr_ot15lgbY3Q1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Welcome sunshine. #england #uk #walkingholiday (at Beadnell, Northumberland) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/omnipresent-reminders-england-uk monthly 0.5 2017-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921510978-IEGTCGU3258NFWH3RJVE/tumblr_ot0twpKPb31r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Omnipresent reminders. #england #uk #walkingholiday #livelifefully (at Lesbury) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/window-of-whiskey-england-uk-scotch-whiskey monthly 0.5 2017-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921511946-UNCY4SFPX27U2TF15KLM/tumblr_ot04ozqUAk1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Window of whiskey. #england #uk #scotch #whiskey (at Bamburgh, Northumberland) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/beer-uk-england-beer-brewery-redherring monthly 0.5 2017-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921512310-OYM3MYXWU30MSLPL1KIN/tumblr_ot02gmNJEa1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Beer. #uk #england #beer #brewery #redherring (at The Ship Inn, Low Newton) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/rural-life-england-uk-northumberland monthly 0.5 2017-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921512616-CIHCF6HE0OV47SZB76KB/tumblr_oszx4tMl6U1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Rural life. #england #uk #northumberland #walkingholiday (at Newton By The Sea, Northumberland, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/bring-it-england-uk-seafood-lobster-at-the monthly 0.5 2017-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921512743-J7N8806PEMK0NY2O7XP5/tumblr_oszho3FDfm1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Bring it. #england #uk #seafood #lobster (at The Ship Inn, Low Newton) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/english-coast-england-uk-northumberland monthly 0.5 2017-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921513186-XBXR7Y9ZYCHW7DAI45TK/tumblr_oszgu7aLEg1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog English coast. #england #uk #northumberland #walkingholiday (at Newton By The Sea, Northumberland, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/gray-summer-day-england-uk-northumberland monthly 0.5 2017-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921513215-9TS0YOV29DJIVC8FNG0N/tumblr_osyv5f5our1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Gray summer day. #england #uk #northumberland #perfectweatherforhiking (at Warkworth, Northumberland) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/gray-summer-day-on-the-northern-england-coast monthly 0.5 2017-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921513604-XOCVL8D0C13LUQQAYHC7/tumblr_osy3qyRB3p1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Gray summer day on the northern England coast. #england #uk #northumberland #perfectweatherforhiking #legsstiffasfuck (at Alnwick Beach) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/local-fare-england-uk-northumberland monthly 0.5 2017-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921513980-FQJAP2TYUPCFOWUC8IY5/tumblr_osy2yrG06V1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Local fare. #england #uk #northumberland #localfood (at Embleton, Northumberland) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/wheat-england-uk-northumberland monthly 0.5 2017-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921515001-QI628E4K56PPFNXKGU75/tumblr_osy0jzq2WI1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Wheat. #england #uk #northumberland #perfectweatherforhiking (at Lesbury) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-hope-of-fish-nchips-and-a-local-ale-on-the monthly 0.5 2017-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921516339-QBYFWV7PA3D6AZR9SSHL/tumblr_osxmfprUEa1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The hope of fish n'chips and a local ale on the horizon. #england #uk #northumberland #perfectweatherforhiking (at Alnmouth) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/summer-day-on-the-northern-english-coast monthly 0.5 2017-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921516912-UEZQ6S9YXATMO7DUU4VQ/tumblr_osxgnfxclU1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Summer day on the northern English coast. #england #uk #northumberland #perfectweatherforhiking (at Warkworth, Northumberland) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/building-of-st-lawrence-church-dedicated-to monthly 0.5 2017-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921517011-PF7Z0XJXD7D86XM9AG8E/tumblr_osw28pBloW1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Building of St. Lawrence Church, dedicated to Lawrence of Rome, began in 1132; it was constructed not only as a holy place but also as a sanctuary for the villagers in dangerous times, with substantial walls and narrow, high windows. #england #uk #northumberland (at St Lawrence) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-northern-british-city-of-newcastles-coat-of monthly 0.5 2017-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921517254-W3W0SVQWG1JLJSW63U4P/tumblr_osw0fwuesQ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The northern British city of Newcastle’s coat of arms… the seahorses represent the two fishermen who led the battle to defend the city from the invading Scots in the 1600s. #england #uk #newcastle #seahorse (at Newcastle upon Tyne) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/asparagus-breaded-burrata-balls-smoked-river-eel monthly 0.5 2017-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921517704-OTPT8G9MWOH599EVS1PD/tumblr_osvmy0V6tz1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Asparagus, breaded burrata balls, smoked river eel purée, duck egg, fried kale. #england #lunch #britishfood (at Peace and Loaf Jesmond) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-proper-sunday-lunch-in-a-proper-british-hotel monthly 0.5 2017-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921517885-W9YPXHXACT35UXIVFMR1/tumblr_osuc4qL8UW1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A proper Sunday lunch in a proper British hotel in the northern part of a northern isle where the weather changes at the drop of a milliner’s creation. - Roast chicken succulent and fair, nested on potatoes cooked in the fat of wild duck rendering the tater’s edges copper and crunchy; emerald cabbage leaves steamed to the texture of a Tom Brady pigskin; Halloween-orange yarns of spaghetti squash as delicate as the finest British wool; chicken gravy the burnished mahogany of clubby wood paneling poured from a proper Ironstone pitcher glistens on carrots, rutabaga, parsnips like verdure Royal Jewels; and the British crown, a popover drizzled with salted butter and thick honey recalls the holiday meals of a New England childhood. - Seated at finely laid tables generations of families dressed in ties, jackets, elaborate hats gossip, eat, nuzzle babies; shy little boys in seersucker shorts and ginger-headed girls in frilly pink dresses and tiny matching shoes doted on by smiling servers in black suits with lapel pins, the dining room din at a proper British level, in which to celebrate family food Sunday. #england #uk #sundayroast #properbritishfood (at Newcastle upon Tyne) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-tree-without-roots-is-just-a-piece-of-wood monthly 0.5 2017-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921518167-XV63J7RAIKL3SO5HJU0F/tumblr_osu4lweHDq1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “A tree without roots is just a piece of wood.” Chef Marco Pierre White (at Newcastle upon Tyne) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mint-tea-in-a-beer-town-layover-refreshment monthly 0.5 2017-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921518570-5X5UM6BGOPBM8VG862GD/tumblr_osrus45ZVT1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Mint tea in a beer town. #layover #refreshment #hydration (at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/barolo-italy-piedmont-vineyard-at-enoteca monthly 0.5 2017-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921518890-E7Z6JANLH4YVDWAISKHW/tumblr_osrly8pIro1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Barolo. #italy #piedmont #vineyard (at Enoteca Regionale Del Barolo) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/barolo-italy-piedmont-geranium-at-barolo monthly 0.5 2017-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921519533-NI3IZY8YDHTR3DOA8WSC/tumblr_osqr0bUgj51r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Barolo. #italy #piedmont #geranium (at Barolo, Piedmont) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tomato-italy-piedmont-tomatoes-summerfruit monthly 0.5 2017-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921520430-Q1O59LJOSU7G1PHPKYKD/tumblr_osq7jcW9m21r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tomato . #italy #piedmont #tomatoes #summerfruit (at San Benedetto Belbo, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/reflections-on-the-touristas-italy-piedmont monthly 0.5 2017-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921520725-2JN9ABFVF81TFLOVAEBV/tumblr_osq5uc14V21r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Reflections on the touristas. #italy #piedmont #holdingamirror (at Barolo, Piedmont) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/feed-italy-piedmont-piedmontesebeef-at monthly 0.5 2017-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921520942-HF82XCD45ML7KMKA5YCX/tumblr_ospxwgqyZg1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Feed. #italy #piedmont #piedmontesebeef (at Monforte d'Alba) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/clematis-italy-piedmont-summer-floweringvine monthly 0.5 2017-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921521191-UKIH1MI5OM99Y9WQIT0S/tumblr_osplbbaPF61r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Clematis. #italy #piedmont #summer #floweringvine (at Monforte d'Alba) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/side-street-italy-piedmont-noontimehush-at monthly 0.5 2017-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921521529-BWEIRQNKYWQX5FHUXEEC/tumblr_osnja8zU2p1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Side street. #italy #piedmont #noontimehush (at San Benedetto Belbo) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dolcetto-vineyards-italy-piedmont-vineyard monthly 0.5 2017-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921521799-5TMY964TFNM3W7CTHWEZ/tumblr_osmyde9ksV1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dolcetto vineyards. #italy #piedmont #vineyard (at Castello di Serralunga d'Alba) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hidden-corner-italy-piedmont-eastbumfuck-at monthly 0.5 2017-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921522240-ONFB58BD4H2HL757QT91/tumblr_osmy3xe4sj1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hidden corner. #italy #piedmont #eastbumfuck (at San Benedetto Belbo) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-blacks-italy-piedmont-truffles-funghi monthly 0.5 2017-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921522551-D6TWGC6Z74EVX83018ML/tumblr_osmx0dVI101r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The blacks. Italy #piedmont #truffles #funghi (at Trattoria Della Posta) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/wednesdays-menu-italy-piedmont-truffles monthly 0.5 2017-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921522926-OUAK1NOW67UO73TBL5V2/tumblr_osm05n3haG1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Wednesday’s menu. #italy #piedmont #truffles #funghi (at Alba, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/an-old-man-in-an-grove-of-two-hundred-year-old monthly 0.5 2017-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921523666-SOYIDO5NQ0Q4A3IDQ1LK/tumblr_osj6exNtXD1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog An old man in an grove of two-hundred year old kids. #italy #tuscany #oliveoil #evoo (at Tuscany) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tuscany-italy-tuscany-oliveoil-evoo-at monthly 0.5 2017-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921524100-SA8OV27ZKL4PLHXL02SP/tumblr_oshjc67Bzj1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tuscany. #italy #tuscany #oliveoil #evoo (at Tenuta San Pietro Lucca) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-pile-of-grilled-shrimp-in-their-shell-doused monthly 0.5 2017-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921524423-4SXBSKVI012Q2RIWRLSA/tumblr_osgs5ml9811r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A pile of grilled shrimp in their shell, doused with green oil, sea salt and lemons the size of a Fiat 500, all gathered nearby. Fucking Italians. #italy #tuscany #shrimp #gamberi (at Gilda Forte dei Marmi - Bagno Ristorante) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/green-persimmon-italy-tuscany-fruittree-at monthly 0.5 2017-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921524628-0QERQJKRA6TUWGXSVN9E/tumblr_osgqm4LLzD1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Green persimmon. #italy #tuscany #fruittree (at Tenuta San Pietro Lucca) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/elbas-elbow-italy-tuscany-tyrhenniansea monthly 0.5 2017-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921526183-I9ECWOBWVX14NDOQ8JER/tumblr_osghebg3n41r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Elba’s elbow. #italy #tuscany #tyrhenniansea #summerwinds (at Italy, Island Elba, Marina Di Campo) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/jamescomey monthly 0.5 2017-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921525585-OI53MEL62HY67O3BUSAS/tumblr_osgfx0no5p1r4rx59o1_500.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #jamescomey https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/summer-storm-blowing-by-italy-tuscany monthly 0.5 2017-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921525777-I05EC4DQR6S5IB21GNTR/tumblr_osgcasajRl1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Summer storm blowing by. #italy #tuscany #tyrhenniansea (at Italy, Island Elba, Marina Di Campo) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sand-art-italy-tuscany-art-sandart-at-san monthly 0.5 2017-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921526327-07PGTIVYT3196J2OEHLL/tumblr_osgbdjcxxx1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sand art. #italy #tuscany #art #sandart (at San Vincenzo, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tuscan-gold-italy-evoo-oliveoil-tuscany-at monthly 0.5 2017-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921527041-FJMIWKT41HK9HUICCB52/tumblr_osfkkuYgMG1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tuscan gold. #italy #evoo #oliveoil #tuscany (at Lucca, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/found-in-the-local-biker-bar-artist-unknown monthly 0.5 2017-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921527560-IHPZGH7MLBIXJX7KN17W/tumblr_osfc9gWr4r1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Found in the local biker bar; artist unknown. #italy #art #tuscany #favoloso (at Lucca, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-fiat-500-cinquecento-is-a-small monthly 0.5 2017-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921527930-TIMLB6AAD8LI8EKXW4TB/tumblr_osdcnaFrOE1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The Fiat 500 (Cinquecento) is a small, rear-engined, two-door, four-seater city car manufactured and marketed by Fiat in Turin, Italy from 1957 to 1975. Zoom-fucking-zoom. #italy #fiat #fiat500 (at Italy, Island Elba, Marina Di Campo) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mainland-in-the-foggy-distance-italy monthly 0.5 2017-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921528147-NK2CWQ36505BTERHQRRX/tumblr_osdc6sdLVb1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Mainland in the foggy distance. #italy #tuscany #tyrrehniansea (at Italy, Island Elba, Marina Di Campo) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/listening-to-mother-nature-italy-tuscany monthly 0.5 2017-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921528394-6AJ63F19DQL8W06TCZ98/tumblr_osbhmuTN281r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Listening to Mother Nature. #italy #tuscany #hiking #summerwinds (at Italy, Island Elba, Marina Di Campo) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/winds-blown-in-from-north-african-deserts-gust monthly 0.5 2017-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921528688-T6TT6E1NFFYYB4L2QMFX/tumblr_os9ulvGgEg1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Winds blown in from North African deserts gust hard and hot and without pause, silencing birds, forcing clouds to flee to France, moving trees to talk of ancient times, a vata disturbance unsettling the spirit. #italy #tuscany #summerwinds (at Elba Island, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tyrrhenian-sea-italy-tuscany-fishing monthly 0.5 2017-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921529227-FQBCH5J8FI643TIK8ABM/tumblr_os7skgvosD1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tyrrhenian Sea. #italy #tuscany #fishing #hooklinesinker (at Italy, Island Elba, Marina Di Campo) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/end-of-day-italy-tuscany-fishing-at-italy monthly 0.5 2017-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921529610-3HC7DSH31DOSWLF7C43J/tumblr_os72cnekGw1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog End of day. #italy #tuscany #fishing (at Italy, Island Elba, Marina Di Campo) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/lighthouse-italy-fishing-tuscany monthly 0.5 2017-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921529815-7NY2TIWN4M5UJIDWIQTQ/tumblr_os6hdpoAZC1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Lighthouse. #italy #fishing #tuscany #hooklinesinker # (at Elba Island, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/they-didnt-get-anything-either-italy-tuscany monthly 0.5 2017-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921530194-BQUXUOPAXG1LOXZJF9IL/tumblr_os6ftcRFLJ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog They didn’t get anything either… #italy #tuscany #fishing #hooklinesinker (at Elba Island, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/in-the-hills-above-the-sea-littered-with-romes monthly 0.5 2017-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921531706-3FC2MFMUZLF2JCLUG5LY/tumblr_os3cc4R0wQ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog In the hills above the sea littered with Rome’s ancient glories, lavender bushes crackle and buzz with purpose and joy; fig leaves the proportion of polar bear paws bake in midday sun emitting a nostalgic perfume of cooling pies, damp gardens, summer’s freedom; a turtle encased in sun-dappled camouflage dispels his myth, cutting a rapid, noisy swath through parched yellow grasses; cicadas blast their cacophony into shimmering heat, the ocean on the horizon a foggy dream of cool; swallows screech for attention, aging theater divas diving evergreen cliffs for a humble supper; a white cotton cocoon suspended from the arms of elms rocks in the afternoon breeze, the chrysalis released from daily expectations. #italy #tuscany #summer (at Vetulonia) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/bougainvillea-italy-tuscany monthly 0.5 2017-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921531542-8XEW843CR18TXLQLOXPU/tumblr_os2ochtt9I1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Bougainvillea. #italy #tuscany #mediterraneanclimate (at Elba Island, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sunflowers-helianthus-annuus-for-days-italy monthly 0.5 2017-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921531711-TJOMQ2H0ERGE2QYB7LMQ/tumblr_os0plr3Tu51r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) for days. #italy #tuscany #sunflower #agriculture (at Pian D'Alma, Toscana, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/carving-the-porchetta-for-the-friday-morning monthly 0.5 2017-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921531915-OYVZQP2NRMTNMCD6NKYC/tumblr_os01t7If3L1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Carving the porchetta for the Friday morning market. #italy #farmersmarket #illtaketwo (at Lungomare di Follonica) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/other-minds-the-octopus-and-the-evolution-of monthly 0.5 2017-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921532272-FQT0X4LPZW867YWS283S/tumblr_orz2bn6f5S1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life” by Peter Godfrey-Smith. #summerreading #books #octopus https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/summer-road-trip-italy-tuscany-ontheroad-at monthly 0.5 2017-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921532608-QX0SK5CN13OUSBYIL54A/tumblr_ory9s1hPGH1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Summer road trip. #italy #tuscany #ontheroad (at Vetulonia) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dusk-italy-sunset-tuscany-swallowsatsunset monthly 0.5 2017-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921532943-HPV3THSAAVR7UBIC148E/tumblr_orwyxgeuOQ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dusk. #italy #sunset #tuscany #swallowsatsunset (at Vetulonia) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/heaven-london-bookstore-cityscape-at-daunt monthly 0.5 2017-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921533425-UDXVN523SV4EFPCSDWAJ/tumblr_orv5wb2Tfw1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Heaven. #london #bookstore #cityscape (at Daunt Books) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/shortcut-london-cityscape-keepcalmandcarryon monthly 0.5 2017-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921533650-KQCATX4DFNOTXSIXW3TO/tumblr_orupmjLNYJ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Shortcut. #london #cityscape #keepcalmandcarryon (at Guy’s Hospital) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/constant-motion-london-cityscape monthly 0.5 2017-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921533876-EW66600U0JGIE7CMB1LQ/tumblr_ortgfxDs5I1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Constant motion. #london #cityscape #keepcalmandcarryon (at Waterloo Bridge) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/proper-french-bistro-in-london-we-dont-serve monthly 0.5 2017-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921535226-Q8QA4IJMT9RJBYY5EYUA/tumblr_ortew3pxHG1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Proper French bistro in London: “We don’t serve tea.” #london #cityscape #teaculture (at Casse Croûte) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/even-in-90-degree-heat-a-pub-is-a-dark-cool monthly 0.5 2017-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921535530-7ITV91XZ21AAUN7KWCCT/tumblr_orsze5Acqh1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Even in 90 degree heat, a pub is a dark, cool and quiet oasis… kinda like ducking into an ornate church in a busy city, but with beer service…. #london #publife #publicspaces (at White Hart Public House) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/entryway-london-design-doorways-cityscape monthly 0.5 2017-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921535523-KNO8EOGDBWTVN22DMZB6/tumblr_orsfh8rJZT1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Entryway. #london #design #doorways #cityscape (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fisherman-artist-unknown-london-art monthly 0.5 2017-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921535821-957UXS7QX376WTLN3K0O/tumblr_orrhy168Cc1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fisherman. Artist unknown. #london #art #londonart #fishing (at Marylebone High Street) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/modern-art-interpretation-zachary-scott-bennin monthly 0.5 2017-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921536284-QQDW3WDJA1H1QUREBAYX/tumblr_oroul6sxqZ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Modern Art Interpretation Zachary Scott-Bennin (b. 2007) Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School London, England (at Notting Hill) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/nasturtium-foodforbees-gardening-california monthly 0.5 2017-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921536398-0PTR1MEWNUQ8SKM35259/tumblr_ornrc7IxMl1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #nasturtium #foodforbees #gardening #california (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/california-at-half-moon-bay-california monthly 0.5 2017-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921536853-MOL38BYQ4XU1NTV5I4GX/tumblr_orm7904gEr1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #california ❤ (at Half Moon Bay, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tucking-away-the-grayness-of-sundays-paper monthly 0.5 2017-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921537203-YLBJ7YPETSRY46SRUNDE/tumblr_orli8qlGEW1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tucking away the grayness of Sunday’s paper, instead tucking into a world that exists in a small corner of a smaller garden. Fruit and flowers radiate botanical eroticism vibrating lush early summer abundance, spewing seed, a middle aged man in crisis. Berries, borage thyme, fennel lettuce, sage chamomile, calendula left to run wild, candy for bees. Thin tangly vines the arms of Joan Didion pop with neon blooms catching eyes stealing breaths lacing salads, the foraging hands buzzed by busy hummingbirds, honeybees their tiny bodies the genius of adaptation instinctively beckoned deep into the cup of color. #nasturtium #foodforbees #gardening (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/strawberry-california-garden-gardening monthly 0.5 2017-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921537371-D28PV5ERFEIC3G6RZHMX/tumblr_orjmmsD8FC1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Strawberry . #california #garden #gardening #gardenfruit (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/man-vs-nature-on-howell-mountain-california monthly 0.5 2017-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921539330-MA7UEBO182U60025F9EH/tumblr_orh1ltolAM1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Man vs. Nature on Howell Mountain. #california #napavalley #architecturelovers (at Howell Mountain, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/calendula-unfurling-california-garden monthly 0.5 2017-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921539893-52WSFCMFBIH21491S0T8/tumblr_oreh6pjjIC1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Calendula unfurling. #california #garden #flowersforbees (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/summer-blooms-california-sonoma-summer monthly 0.5 2017-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921540595-HZMDB2VGXGXG66FPOT5E/tumblr_ord4deGh2C1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Summer blooms. #california #sonoma #summer #flowers (at Healdsburg SHED) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/alexander-valley-california-sonoma-vineyard monthly 0.5 2017-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921541427-VQYTMQK1L84D80W12HMM/tumblr_orcoo59kL31r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Alexander Valley. #california #sonoma #vineyard (at Geyserville, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/refreshment-at-at-home-in-napa monthly 0.5 2017-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921541222-KZ25ZN6ACHXRABU4HMD5/tumblr_oraxpwPU8L1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Refreshment. (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pomegranate-flower-garden-fruittree monthly 0.5 2017-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921541554-RI645A2KH30C1EKNNCNL/tumblr_oqyl2xET9T1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pomegranate flower. #garden #fruittree #pomegranate (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/ghosts-at-noon-2006-oil-on-canvas-andre-van monthly 0.5 2017-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921541747-82GEJ2QM7FE99ZZ9MQ0U/tumblr_oqwaxlYTAL1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Ghosts at Noon, 2006 Oil on canvas Andre Van Morisse, Norwegian (b. 1966) #art #currentstateofmind #painting (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-butterfly-bush-is-blooming-california monthly 0.5 2017-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921542051-FFODSGG0RF9RP5922FI6/tumblr_oqu1thezfa1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The butterfly bush is blooming. #california #butterfly #garden #thatsamore (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/my-sister-and-i-had-dresses-with-strawberries monthly 0.5 2017-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921542736-WJEQSBUXEAEOF6QIXURJ/tumblr_oqqe5x3TIA1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog My sister and I had dresses with strawberries embroidered on the pockets, red ribbon around the neck and hemlines just above knobby little knees. Her smile had teeth lost to a fairy, my hair a bowl cut with shaggy bangs hanging over my father’s eyes. Each year on a June Sunday the Volkswagen’s distinctive motor roared up Cape past old Colonials and salt boxes with white geraniums and weathered weathervanes, the sound and scent of the Atlantic the score to my childhood. The requisite stop at the donut shop, its sign a wooden cruller to fortify for the strawberry fields of Sandwich, its town motto “after so many shipwrecks, a haven”, where early settlers touched rock long before U-Pick farms laid their patches amidst scrubby pine. Rows seemed to young legs to stretch for miles, fragrant sweet earth and crushed jammy fruit under toe. Our mandate ripe but not too loaded into wooden baskets the same used every summer, the very definition of New England frugality. By mid-morning our berries weighed and rinsed under the farmer’s spigot, we’d splay in the grass giggling riding a fructose high, warm berry juice staining hands, cheeks, dresses. #summerfood #remindsmeofchildhood #strawberries #capecod (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/greggallman-eatapeach-at-at-home-in-napa monthly 0.5 2017-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921543372-B28LH2T4HBHR5ZTJ5IX5/tumblr_oqnavq8xij1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #greggallman #eatapeach (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/stuffed-squash-blossoms-toasted-sicilian-pine monthly 0.5 2017-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921543834-NQFU0TNJCU8S7V21NVOH/tumblr_oqn0i2npVb1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Stuffed squash blossoms toasted Sicilian pine nuts lemon basil sheep’s milk ricotta and eggs fresh crumb. #summerfood #whitelinenandsquashblossoms (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/there-is-a-strange-fact-worthy-to-be-mentioned monthly 0.5 2017-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921544734-QK8A6RIWSSG5DCUT5RK3/tumblr_oqmminuTPq1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “There is a strange fact worthy to be mentioned which I have ascertained about the food of bees. There is a village called Hostilia on the banks of the river Po. The farmers of this settlement when the flowers of the neighborhood are over, place their hives on ships and take them during the night about five miles up the river. In the daytime the bees fly out and bring their booty to the ships, whose position is changed daily until it is noticed by the sinking of the ship lower in the water that the hives are full; then they are taken home and the honey is extracted.” Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD). #allium #bee #beekeeping #backyardbeekeeping (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/straddling-seasons-california-springtosummer monthly 0.5 2017-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921545051-MBU7MGRQAGFYI2CVYYZ7/tumblr_oqlcrl0AAL1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Straddling seasons. #california #springtosummer #fruit (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tagged-along-on-a-swarm-capture-my-fearless monthly 0.5 2017-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921545268-I75032BHCW0LBDKFFXES/tumblr_oqj89eOJ7j1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tagged along on a swarm capture. My fearless honeybee mentors dug through the apiarian pile to locate the queen, the ❤️ of the operation. #california #beekeeping #bee #napavalleybeeco (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/there-is-nothing-glamorous-about-death-sir monthly 0.5 2017-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921545442-GNJAJDLHPJSYA698O1XO/tumblr_oqhsmoshIW1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “There is nothing glamorous about death.” Sir Roger Moore (1927-2017) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/maitake-mushrooms-garden-sage-and-spring-onion monthly 0.5 2017-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921545708-HLSD0KD7VUYXFB9HYE0N/tumblr_oqheknEYCH1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Maitake mushrooms, garden sage and spring onion, an irresponsibly-sized spoon of Vermont butter, East India sherry. #california #mushrooms (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/stuffed-until-bursting-itswhatsfordinner monthly 0.5 2017-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921545938-J85MQW21F1JYMYV40QFV/tumblr_oqf4ziAAOJ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog …. stuffed until bursting… #itswhatsfordinner #garden #california (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/superorganism-indeed-mindblown monthly 0.5 2017-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921545889-1SDK8YFQGY3ZFWOU87LA/tumblr_oqdlz6ZUaR1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Superorganism, indeed. #mindblown #napavalleybeeco #beekeeping #bee #backyardbeekeeping (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/no-animals-were-harmed-in-the-making-of-sunday monthly 0.5 2017-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921546510-QZKX9I0P6T8CWOODB3OF/tumblr_oqbvofpXWo1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog No animals were harmed in the making of Sunday supper. #california #mushrooms #foraging #gardening #fruitsofourlabour (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/egg-signed-by-its-creator-california monthly 0.5 2017-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921547252-8EUSXZYRHAEBUHSFM6E6/tumblr_oqbep7ZmDs1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Egg signed by its creator. #california #springcoyoteranch #knowfromwhereithails (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/spring-color-in-the-sierras-california-spring monthly 0.5 2017-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921548180-Q8HK9Y3KQCZ7LT1BTQHI/tumblr_oqaewlwRn61r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Spring color in the Sierras. #california #spring #sierras (at Eldorado National Forest) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fava-bean-pur%C3%A9e-whipped-with-spicy-green-garlic monthly 0.5 2017-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921548574-H127LCU5J10Z7V7H5KBJ/tumblr_oq8jge6qqI1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fava bean purée whipped with spicy green garlic and Tuscan oil, a true labor of ❤️. #vegetables #spring #food52 #fava (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/peas-garden-spring-vegetables-peas-at-at monthly 0.5 2017-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921549049-YNL4ZZMMDHGH91S7MJ9T/tumblr_oq81so9cWy1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Peas. #garden #spring #vegetables #peas (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/day-five-the-new-hive-seems-happy-and monthly 0.5 2017-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921549301-CZ8YIUX3GSR7PQZ6FNH8/tumblr_oq6emtNIER1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Day Five. The new hive seems happy and adjusting well, furiously collecting nectar and building comb. My first nibble on their handiwork put me in mind of tasting wine in Alsace: distinct flavors of flowers and earth. As noted in the bee book, the pollen from the calendulas we planted to herald their arrival has made its way into their hive. Magical and meditative, I’m completely enchanted by their arduous daily ballet; I actually put a chair close to the hive to peep. #bee #beekeeping #backyardbeekeeping https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-windswept-spring-day-stirs-up-natures-longing monthly 0.5 2017-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921549849-TI0P57HC799JIRTWPK9L/tumblr_oq3yvmPuVT1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A windswept spring day stirs up nature’s longing, the plants’ spewing dusty yellow malehood across our Valley seeking a female ovule with which to mate to germinate deep inside the pounding head of a happily childless dyke. Hazel eyes burn and scratch the nose a hose watering the sleeve of my gardening dress. Finally showered of pollens exhausted, cranky famished the last hoarded cans of albacore tuna line-caught hand-packed sashimi-grade are deemed necessary. Packed in olive oil tossed with celery leaves pickled ramps lemon mayo slathered on rye toasts with bitter garden chicories and bacon fried to fatty perfection, supper is made dinner with Burgundy the last bottle from a long stashed case reserved for in case of emergency moods. #pollen #dujac #wineasantihistamine (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/carrot-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting-and-candied monthly 0.5 2017-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921549971-BKRROA3MPGSGQDT87R0T/tumblr_oq2xnnGQPv1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and candied carrot petals. #cakeforeverymeal #bonappetit (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/why-am-i-just-as-happy-as-a-child-why-am-i-like monthly 0.5 2017-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921550073-1V5UXHQ7TZJFVWK1JRNC/tumblr_oq0h9sd1CD1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “Why am I just as happy as a child Why am I like a racehorse running wild Why am I in a state of ecstasy The reason is ‘cause something’s happened to me. I’m in love again, and the spring is comin’ I’m in love again, hear my heart strings strummin’ I’m in love again, and the hymn I’m hummin’ Is the Huddle Up, Cuddle Up Blues.” Cole Porter must have been an apiarist. #california #bee #beekeeping #backyardbeekeeping (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/becomingcarygrant monthly 0.5 2017-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921550366-052LVIMH760EGD5ASHGI/tumblr_opycosey331r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #becomingcarygrant https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/backroads-at-carneros-california monthly 0.5 2017-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921550584-C985WD7TFB3K8CNZ1T3J/tumblr_opx31hlwlr1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #backroads (at Carneros, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hydrangea-at-at-home-in-napa monthly 0.5 2017-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921551265-EW9JHFTNY5SBG69EFWZ8/tumblr_opsxtcnE3w1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #hydrangea (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pea-shoots-wilted-in-a-wood-oven-with-olive-oil monthly 0.5 2017-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921552338-1CP9FRQ4FE84Q6J10CZR/tumblr_oprj9fekBB1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pea shoots wilted in a wood oven with olive oil, green garlic and salt. #california #spring #woodfired #vegetables (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/unruly-gifts-from-the-garden-california-garden monthly 0.5 2017-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921552642-V128SCKZNFGSZTQM8IPP/tumblr_oppwiyfYAV1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Unruly gifts from the garden. #california #garden #roses #wabisabi (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/word-nature-careformotherearth-noplanetb-at monthly 0.5 2017-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921552986-GJ4BCJ1DUIKKWRQQKZV9/tumblr_opmdvi42Fn1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Word. #nature #careformotherearth #noplanetb (at Jackson, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/visiting-church-on-sunday-morning-california monthly 0.5 2017-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921553183-GBBFK9LUO1TXE8PDOCNN/tumblr_opm7tjBtPa1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Visiting church on Sunday morning. #california #spring #farmlife (at Volcano, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/turkeys-the-size-of-ranch-dogs-traverse-the monthly 0.5 2017-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921553720-95O3S1VWY6WEOTWHBE18/tumblr_oplvlhKwPe1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Turkeys the size of ranch dogs traverse the wordless backroads I’ve opted to travel, past Gold Mine Realty U-Stor-It Lockers Giannini’s Italian Dinners Tom’s Convenience Mart, its shelves lined in the parched salty-sweet sands of a food desert. Hiking California’s northern peaks in search of a single mushroom from which to compose dinner proved futile as alas we jumped the gun on its fruiting. Wet still air and rushing rushing waters herald Spring’s imminent arrival; the conifer, oak, aspen their pollens not yet popped to blanket a forest floor now soaked with melt from gray banks of snow laced with ravages of winter. Flickers and stellar jays mock-squawk our lack of success in extricating bounty from their home as drippy fog dampens woolens moods and empty baskets. A world-weary soul journeys into the woods to hunt silence, renewal Spring. #california #spring #intothewoods (at Eldorado National Forest) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/winters-melt-california-spring-intothewoods monthly 0.5 2017-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921554160-JRRVSP7W2Y1NF9EKNCSE/tumblr_opl6kmBrBv1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Winter’s melt. #california #spring #intothewoods (at Eldorado National Forest) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/moss-california-spring-intothewoods monthly 0.5 2017-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921554143-9AX61U5JTDZLTZ2N3EKA/tumblr_opkamuU0301r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Moss. #california #spring #intothewoods #colorsofnature (at Eldorado National Forest) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-sierras-california-spring-intothewoods monthly 0.5 2017-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921554429-EK2WQDVGP4ZTAR3J5KZQ/tumblr_opk83kXSxW1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The Sierras. #california #spring #intothewoods (at Eldorado National Forest) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/word-california-platitudesonabathroomwall-at monthly 0.5 2017-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921554420-9LUEZVJ8XSXOSQTJCFEP/tumblr_opidj9N0Kw1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Word. #california #platitudesonabathroomwall (at Jackson, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/under-a-waxing-moon-california-farmlife monthly 0.5 2017-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921554857-HV4FAMRC00S7S6AOW241/tumblr_opibhnXu2i1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Under a waxing moon. #california #farmlife #spring (at Volcano, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/wind-farm-california-cleanenergy-windenergy monthly 0.5 2017-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921555958-I5R92V1QDA18X151QL6N/tumblr_opi9gyOYji1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Wind farm. #california #cleanenergy #windenergy (at Windmills) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/remnants-of-an-overnight-escape-middle-aged monthly 0.5 2017-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921556410-8UI3KL4N8G4T8DTQ0RGV/tumblr_opc7ahXnJw1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Remnants of an overnight escape - middle aged version. #california #maydaycelebration #westmarin (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/may-first-end-of-day-california-mayday monthly 0.5 2017-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921556613-5J0MPOC3902748I5FG3R/tumblr_opb7g5NZrr1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog May first, end of day. #california #mayday #westmarin (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/patterns-in-the-sand-sculpted-by-winds-whipping monthly 0.5 2017-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921556934-YLOQTF9EPKAM1AAEO8PX/tumblr_opawqguzg11r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Patterns in the sand sculpted by winds whipping off the frothy Pacific. #california #nature #westmarin (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pollinating-the-meyer-lemon-blossoms monthly 0.5 2017-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921557555-OCGOROWG0DXH5M4MUAZP/tumblr_op8zb2u5xQ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pollinating the Meyer lemon blossoms. #california #gardening #bee #nature #nevergetsold (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/weeding-california-napavalley-gardening monthly 0.5 2017-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921557702-WAQRTKFHSATPF4R7UHCI/tumblr_op5m2xBWDb1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Weeding. #california #napavalley #gardening #agriculture (at Long Meadow Ranch Winery & Farmstead) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/busy-as-a-california-napavalleybeeco monthly 0.5 2017-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921558009-M4M7V20KEHCVBQBBJP99/tumblr_op4h17Gu4g1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Busy as a . #california #napavalleybeeco #beekeeping (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/i-once-had-a-rose-named-after-me-and-i-was-very monthly 0.5 2017-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921558359-TT1HEP4LF1EQW3O8T5YP/tumblr_op0340QE281r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.” Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) #roses #flowers #eleanorroosevelt (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tiles-oakland-restaurant-at-pizzaiolo monthly 0.5 2017-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921558547-LBXGQFYGYVYU1JC9CEIE/tumblr_ooz0p9fVq61r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #tiles #oakland #restaurant (at Pizzaiolo) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/wood-fired-vegetables-oakland-restaurant monthly 0.5 2017-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921558702-VA21OUDC7R92FDCJETY3/tumblr_ooy9vl7tL71r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Wood-fired vegetables. #oakland #restaurant #pizza (at Pizzaiolo) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/i-hope-you-love-birds-too-it-is-economical-it monthly 0.5 2017-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921560030-JEGQNBFWTG5IDKJFTW5P/tumblr_ooxnq6oiQO1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven.” Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) #california #bird #emilydickinson (at Walnut Creek, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/carneros-california-napa-carneros-springtime monthly 0.5 2017-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921560199-VT5RXCUL34Q9W8FA8TZ8/tumblr_oowhl9Dyjo1r4rx59o1_500.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Carneros. #california #napa #carneros #springtime (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/rosa-mr-lincoln-a-hybrid-tea-rose-whose-perfume monthly 0.5 2017-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921560414-5M2C2TTFWEM8VJLYZ548/tumblr_ootwf3vWql1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Rosa Mr. Lincoln, a hybrid tea rose, whose perfume evokes imaginary childhood. #earthday #roses #flowers #plants (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/buried-on-a-small-street-near-the-jewish-ghetto monthly 0.5 2017-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921560734-057UT0FHF04BPS25N7HP/tumblr_oomr3x0uZZ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Buried on a small street near the Jewish Ghetto, the rustic bakery is touted for the sweets and savories pulled from its wood burning oven, which dates to Rome’s early 1800s. Breads in varying shapes and hues and grains were stacked alongside nutty cookies, cakes and pastries filled with creams and jams, and long rectangular sheets of pizza scattered with cheese and meat and vegetable or with a simple slick of tomato, glistening with oil. As we stepped through the stone doorway, a still-warm slab of focaccia the length of a 1957 Fiat 500 was slid onto an ancient wood counter. Filled with cured Italian ham, chunks of tomato and Taleggio oozing from its edges, we immediately recognized breakfast. Wielding a huge carving knife in her thick hands, an old woman in a too-large chef’s toque indicated the size of the piece desired with the tip of her knife, moving it further and further and further with each acquiescing nod of my head until I was presented with a tranche the size of my meaty forearm. We crowded into an untidy space at a tiny bar next to a woman wrapping fancy Easter breads in cellophane, curious and chatty about a life lived in California, far from Rome, from which she’d never ventured. Muttering polite responses, I cast my eyes downwards to the sandwich, wishing for quiet in the late morning din. We stood elbow-to-communal-elbow with other worshippers at this primitive gastronomic alter: men in overalls speckled in plaster dust from a nearby renovation; chic women in pantsuits and heels with heavy make-up and understated jewelry; office workers in blue blazers slung with embossed handbags hung from shiny chains; finely coiffed old women in plain house dresses shopping for the Sunday meal; and two tired tourists exhausted from weeks of travel, overwhelmed by eye-candy and clothed in the filth of human voyage. Unspoken and perhaps unconsciously, we were united by a belief in the nourishing, humanistic power of bread, a true non-denominational eucharist. (at Forno Roscioli Pietro) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fava-beans-italy-rome-vegetables monthly 0.5 2017-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921561029-TPX9PCN0ZQOLT7MEUNYH/tumblr_ooll3gbydN1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fava beans. #italy #rome #vegetables #springtime (at Piazza Campo Di’ Fiori) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/curly-puntarelle-italy-rome-food-vegetables monthly 0.5 2017-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921561611-OCQ46P4Z67I1K0ITC52Y/tumblr_ooljubfKG31r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Curly puntarelle. #italy #rome #food #vegetables #verduras (at Piazza Campo Di’ Fiori) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/you-always-think-of-someone-when-cooking monthly 0.5 2017-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921561894-ZS23ODHHTRK0BSI839IZ/tumblr_ookqsdRage1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “You always think of someone when cooking, otherwise you’re just making food.” #italy #rome #food #cooking (at Rome, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/trattoria-italy-rome-playingtourist-lunch monthly 0.5 2017-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921562498-WZXUB8SPN7LAXHR14V9O/tumblr_ook1m5m1jn1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Trattoria. #italy #rome #playingtourist #lunch (at Piazza Navona) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hand-painted-door-15th-century-italy-vatican monthly 0.5 2017-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921562660-XSAG6NPRCZ3109E6QEF1/tumblr_ook0fxqI7L1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hand-painted door (15th century). #italy #vatican #rome #art (at Vatican Museums - Musei Vaticani) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tapestry-italy-rome-vatican-tapestry-art monthly 0.5 2017-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921563327-Q8Z59LOYFGGJNM4Q9ICZ/tumblr_ook09dc9Sn1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tapestry. #italy #rome #vatican #tapestry #art (at Vatican Museums - Musei Vaticani) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/on-the-recommendation-of-a-local-we-made-our-way monthly 0.5 2017-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921564030-06Q82CLJMMVQ3X10YWWZ/tumblr_oojvxnzuiz1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog On the recommendation of a local, we made our way to a fish restaurant, a simple neighborhood trattoria just outside Rome’s bustling historical center and near the imposing stone walls of the Vatican. Underneath the hand-painted mural of a mermaid, we ate rigatoni smothered in garlicky chopped squid and heaped with snowy mountains of pecorino, and plates of bitter chicories wilted in fried garlic and dried peperoncino. Whole sea bream was roasted in the wood oven naked but for a branch of flowering thyme and plated with halved Amalfi lemons. The language in the air was decidedly the native tongue of this chaotic eternal city, the sign of a true gastronomic find; the fine bottle of Falanghina running dry long before our conversation. #italy #rome #playingtourist #seafood (at Il Bar Sotto Il Mare 2) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/streetart-at-trastevere-rome monthly 0.5 2017-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921564336-A99NZ2H0NT99MGXYPXYT/tumblr_ooixx34Me91r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #streetart (at Trastevere, Rome) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/off-the-beaten-path-italy-rome monthly 0.5 2017-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921564740-OAESDHLWPWFHIXDSYY09/tumblr_ooiku2rXvk1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Off the beaten path. #italy #rome #playingtourist (at Trastevere, Rome) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/easter-sunday-italy-rome-church monthly 0.5 2017-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921565141-FNQWA8QCEADHEM12YHVO/tumblr_ooifuysDUl1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Easter Sunday. #italy #rome #church #playingtourist (at Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/maurits-cornelis-escher-or-commonly-m-c-escher monthly 0.5 2017-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921565147-ZZC3KFWO3QI5P6GZUEY7/tumblr_ooifci9gmu1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Maurits Cornelis Escher, or commonly M. C. Escher (1879-1972), was a Dutch graphic artist who made mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints. Entitled Swans, from a pop-up book. #art #graphicart #mcescher (at Piazza Navona) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/study-of-the-creation-of-adam-italy-rome monthly 0.5 2017-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921565663-GZHRIDHFVMEXB11WWU9A/tumblr_ooi2akZwSv1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Study of The Creation of Adam. #italy #rome #vatican (at Vatican Museums - Musei Vaticani) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tapestry-italy-rome-vatican-art-tapestry monthly 0.5 2017-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921565671-8D59Z9HE8UZLIT2H672K/tumblr_ooh2jlyqYa1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tapestry. #italy #rome #vatican #art #tapestry (at Vatican Museums - Musei Vaticani) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fountain-italy-rome-vatican-art-vatican monthly 0.5 2017-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921565914-ZRSV2Y7G4QPAFD31IX0U/tumblr_oogz0h51uM1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fountain. #italy #rome #vatican #art #vatican (at Piazza San Pietro - Vaticano, Roma, Italia) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/artifact-andyhall16-italy-rome-vatican monthly 0.5 2017-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921566448-O2EBRUEQHSPTVJ33Q7WP/tumblr_oogyvuPOol1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Artifact. @andyhall16 #italy #rome #vatican #theyoungpope (at Vaticano, Roma) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/only-in-rome-italy-rome-vatican-theyoungpope monthly 0.5 2017-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921566695-Z5CWOEXNAI8QXQJH5XS2/tumblr_oogys7PVkU1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Only in Rome. #italy #rome #vatican #theyoungpope #pinuppriest (at Vaticano, Roma) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/holy-saturday-italy-rome-vatican monthly 0.5 2017-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921568680-DYA8VJMYHNMKRNVVYZ4M/tumblr_oogshabAPt1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Holy Saturday. #italy #rome #vatican #theyoungpope (at Vaticano, Roma) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/detailing-in-marble-on-a-column-15th-century monthly 0.5 2017-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921568927-ZXDQDUA33F37LLVBRWP4/tumblr_oogp1q56EA1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Detailing in marble on a column, (15th century). (at Vaticano, Roma) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/springtime-in-rome-means-fried-artichokes-on-the monthly 0.5 2017-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921568902-8BW7LYLBXPQA2XCI2SHL/tumblr_oofvfmdmGb1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Springtime in Rome means fried artichokes on the plate. #italy #rome #food #carciofi (at Piazza Campo Di’ Fiori) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/monumento-vittorio-emanuelle-at-rome-italy monthly 0.5 2017-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921569372-0N0Y4972X4BCDO4UH82F/tumblr_oofu3aLfu21r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Monumento Vittorio Emanuelle. (at Rome, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/remains-of-another-day-italy-rome monthly 0.5 2017-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921569435-VST3X66YVBO1MQRFRXZ5/tumblr_ooftjgBMGo1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Remains of another day. #italy #rome #jewishghetto (at Giggetto Al Portico D'Ottavia) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/soaking-baccal%C3%A0-italy-rome-baccala-saltedcod monthly 0.5 2017-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921569442-1SADWRKV1T6HQYDRXF5S/tumblr_oof876giuZ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Soaking baccalà. #italy #rome #baccala #saltedcod #food (at Piazza Campo Di’ Fiori) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/under-the-light-of-the-moon-italy-rome monthly 0.5 2017-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921569740-G4DJ6HMN6WNVRVRCYZ2W/tumblr_oodfqcU26J1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Under the light of the moon. #italy #rome #history #art #pantheon (at Pantheon) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fountain-italy-rome-fountain-history-art monthly 0.5 2017-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921570066-SJWC6U2CYTN0C0DBOB6N/tumblr_oodekhKJzo1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fountain. #italy #rome #fountain #history #art (at Piazza San Silvestro) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-term-propaganda-apparently-first-came-into monthly 0.5 2017-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921570540-IKN80AYEGISCDSWX9I2W/tumblr_ood2o1sZPq1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The term ‘propaganda’ apparently first came into common use in Europe as a result of the missionary activities of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1622 in Rome, Pope Gregory XV created the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, a commission tasked with spreading Christianity far and wide. #italy #rome #fakenews (at Rome, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/everyday-beauty-italy-torino-architecture-at monthly 0.5 2017-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921570740-KET8A6W3N2L1MJFG9MDJ/tumblr_oobjzkQsHX1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Everyday beauty. #italy #torino #architecture (at Turin, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/late-18th-century-foyer-italy-torino-tiles monthly 0.5 2017-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921571844-IHD34QZJORDU83JAP3SL/tumblr_oob4s9CSHw1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Late 18th century foyer. #italy #torino #tiles #handmade (at Turin, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/early-evening-italy-torino-citylife-at monthly 0.5 2017-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921572048-7OE8KKF7ZXB7MIO8I81O/tumblr_oob1oirXHv1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Early evening. #italy #torino #citylife # (at Piazza San Carlo) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/piedmontese-cow-razzo-bovina-piemontese-is-king monthly 0.5 2017-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921575578-UM6F38MYDYWQU9CM84U2/tumblr_oob1dwIcdm1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Piedmontese cow (razzo bovina Piemontese) is king. #italy #torino #manzo #beef (at Turin, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/galleria-aka-euro-shopping-mall-italy-torino monthly 0.5 2017-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921575819-YX1W9MGOL83V1SR97KWA/tumblr_ooan24wl7g1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Galleria (aka euro shopping mall). #italy #torino #architecture (at Turin, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/asparagus-italy-springtime-torino-at-turin monthly 0.5 2017-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921575834-03HFK8BHOGXY6UNJ2TG6/tumblr_oo9pqvrEmL1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Asparagus. #italy #springtime #torino (at Turin, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/nice-knockers-baby-italy-torino monthly 0.5 2017-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921576167-BO00U5K1P5ECD1IA4Z7U/tumblr_oo9mehHzXe1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Nice knockers, baby. #italy #torino #antiquehardware (at Turin, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/is-it-wrong-to-pinch-cut-flowers-from-the-garden monthly 0.5 2017-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921576376-YKWCSM3V11CNB98TWI2U/tumblr_oo8vziDXav1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Is it wrong to pinch cut flowers from the garden of a rented house?? #italy #piedmont #couldnthelpmyself (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/is-it-wrong-to-pinch-flowers-from-the-garden-of-a monthly 0.5 2017-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921576580-M1Z136DZJJTT1C97Z87D/tumblr_oo6ow2nZ1u1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Is it wrong to pinch flowers from the garden of a rented pad? #italy #piedmont #spring #lilac #couldnthelpmyself (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sunday-morning-walk-italy-piedmont monthly 0.5 2017-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921576868-TN1RD49LR4A2RJNDS6NB/tumblr_oo50l8ewNu1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sunday morning walk. #italy #piedmont #appleblossom #cherryblossom (at Strada Romantica delle Langhe e del Roero) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/peace-italy-liguria-fishing-at-santa monthly 0.5 2017-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921576952-5XKVIICEWGYYU6PMLYQT/tumblr_oo4p5tytBN1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Peace. #italy #liguria #fishing (at Santa Margherita Ligure) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/seaside-italy-liguria-portofino monthly 0.5 2017-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921577123-8YO1MU0L7U4HPLYIT17S/tumblr_oo42q6qW5S1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Seaside. #italy #liguria #portofino #playingtourist (at Portofino Ligure) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/heading-into-port-italy-liguria-fishing-boat monthly 0.5 2017-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921577174-H3291X1LAX10YEX4VD93/tumblr_oo3okkKzkC1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Heading into port. #italy #liguria #fishing #boat (at Porto Santa Margherita Ligure) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/while-im-hard-pressed-finding-unlocked-doors-on monthly 0.5 2017-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921579052-2GQFM0JGJE66R9YU9OPU/tumblr_oo33vn8p9g1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog While I’m hard pressed finding unlocked doors on churches in Spain, the doors are swung wide open on even the tiniest chapel in Italy, each a small museum rich in color, tradition and history; a refuge of cool quiet on bustling streets. (at Portofino Ligure) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fishing-for-lunch-italy-liguria-fishing monthly 0.5 2017-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921579415-VAYJ4L235PAEXKQSUIP9/tumblr_oo3398gcpH1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fishing for lunch. #italy #liguria #fishing #italianlife (at Porto Santa Margherita Ligure) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/heading-into-port-italy-liguria-fishing-at monthly 0.5 2017-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921579598-W82ORYQDKB5F0DPI5ZIU/tumblr_oo2vioaFYV1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Heading into port. #italy #liguria #fishing (at Porto Santa Margherita Ligure) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-colors-of-italian-daily-life-italy-liguria monthly 0.5 2017-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921579977-UTJHBPGGLPCOY3LGUNWG/tumblr_oo2vdhjRn61r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The colors of Italian daily life. #italy #liguria #boats (at Portofino Ligure) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mis-en-place-italy-liguria-fishing-supper monthly 0.5 2017-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921580152-8SE3IAU4HDT6QSI961EE/tumblr_oo26un0nAf1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Mis en place. #italy #liguria #fishing #supper (at Porto Santa Margherita Ligure) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-clang-of-hammers-metal-on-metal-echo-across monthly 0.5 2017-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921580584-HUCSQCR1LDCLY4GTEMW8/tumblr_oo1o5soMHE1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The clang of hammers metal on metal echo across the bay rebuilding battered piers for summer’s season. The slap of briny sea against a rocky beach, its irregular pebbles reflecting the evening hues of a Turner painting. Narrow walkways lining narrower streets hugged by cliffs steeped in history ring picturesque town after town, riddled with architecture mottled by tourists over thousands of years. In this land of Mary encased in glass on every corner, it is whole roasted fish, Ligurian lemons and cheap white wine that sate this thirsty traveler’s soul. #italy #liguria (at Santa Margherita Ligure) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/at-rest-italy-liguria-sailing-at-portofino monthly 0.5 2017-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921580879-L5TRDYYDDAFJ0PW3UPUH/tumblr_oo1e29fl2z1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog At rest. #italy #liguria #sailing (at Portofino Ligure) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/aperitivi-italy-liguria-bar-vermouth-at monthly 0.5 2017-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921581019-8P0NHP314G3Q2OMBM8SU/tumblr_oo1dpeAwHj1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Aperitivi. #italy #liguria #bar #vermouth (at Santa Margherita Ligure) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/crazy-italy-liguria-portofino-boat-at monthly 0.5 2017-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921581119-M5BGBJM8ZHYXWV6T6F5Y/tumblr_oo0z2q1R4l1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Crazy. #italy #liguria #portofino #boat (at Portofino Ligure) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/aperitivi-italy-liguria-vermouth-bar-at monthly 0.5 2017-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921581202-RAO1DQRAU8CVBBB22SLO/tumblr_oo0ywpfi5i1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Aperitivi. #italy #liguria #vermouth #bar (at Santa Margherita Ligure) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pesca-italy-liguria-fishing-pesce-at-santa monthly 0.5 2017-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921583169-Z76JAEUGSKZ8W313CYIG/tumblr_oo0425KSjN1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pesca. #italy #liguria #fishing #pesce (at Santa Margherita Ligure) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/last-light-italy-liguria-dusk-at-santa monthly 0.5 2017-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921583286-0ZFC281MVH27BF09DPB4/tumblr_oo00kriTKS1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Last light. #italy #liguria #dusk (at Santa Margherita Ligure) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/bus-stop-italy-liguria-oldschool monthly 0.5 2017-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921583545-NQOAXG0ZJSW2IEPHK0KH/tumblr_onzt3to21q1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Bus stop. #italy #liguria #oldschool #ifitaintbroke (at Piazzetta Portofino) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/life-force-italy-liguria-trees-treeoflife monthly 0.5 2017-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921584242-TSHLNI0CJ2VDOWS0G6LW/tumblr_onz545li5h1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Life force. #italy #liguria #trees #treeoflife (at Santa Margherita Ligure) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-colors-of-liguria-italy-liguria monthly 0.5 2017-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921584302-GCKA23E1LR3F60CAW6M0/tumblr_onz4b0uuvW1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The colors of Liguria. #italy #liguria #colorsplash (at Celle Ligure) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/shrimp-from-the-ligurian-sea-found-in-a monthly 0.5 2017-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921584934-VNTI4ABG5REHDUBY5B9N/tumblr_onyhszN1fG1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Shrimp from the Ligurian Sea found in a traditional Genovese trattoria, with thick basil pesto, scattered with pine nuts and served alongside slabs of focaccia fingerprinted with oil and salt to mop up the extra sauce. (at Santa Margherita Ligure) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dusk-italy-liguria-twighlight-at-santa monthly 0.5 2017-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921585182-BE08XMKN8Q3VK6NKNG7M/tumblr_ony9byA3Jv1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dusk. #italy #liguria #twighlight (at Santa Margherita Ligure) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-alps-in-the-distance-italy-piedmont monthly 0.5 2017-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921585250-PWMG2207SNZXK8E7YI8I/tumblr_onwf4dqAG91r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The Alps in the distance. #italy #piedmont #langhe #spring #alps (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/lunch-italy-piedmont-langhe-pasta-plin-at monthly 0.5 2017-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921585728-6HRF74EO68KYZGDG972O/tumblr_onvxwo87U11r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Lunch. #italy #piedmont #langhe #pasta #plin (at Osteria del Borgo Carru’) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/lacqua-italy-piedmont-langhe-spring monthly 0.5 2017-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921585974-PZFECPABXRGC48JV3MW2/tumblr_onvpfwlhKx1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog L'acqua. #italy #piedmont #langhe #spring https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/italy-piedmont-langhe-cat-at-piazza-di monthly 0.5 2017-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921586816-99DAW578D7R7YQY8JBW8/tumblr_onukdahao81r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog ❤ #italy #piedmont #langhe #cat (at Piazza di Dogliani.) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/burning-cuttings-from-spring-pruning-italy monthly 0.5 2017-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921586937-LEU2PDYM1OHRWQO386II/tumblr_onu1vrIzGd1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Burning cuttings from spring pruning. #italy #langhe #piedmont #spring #nature (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-infamously-thick-fog-of-northern-italy-la monthly 0.5 2017-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921587489-EY29MFPJIJYAB0QF7IPJ/tumblr_ons6jjIhHy1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The infamously thick fog of northern Italy, la nebbia, also lends its name to native son and Noble Grape, Nebbiolo. #italy #piedmont #langhe #spring #nature (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/evening-constitutional-on-the-hills-steep monthly 0.5 2017-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921587927-YONV1GSED3QR6P77QXUQ/tumblr_onrxr8FAgg1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Evening constitutional; on the hills’ steep ascent, the sound of my heavy breath overtakes the noise in my head. #italy #piedmont #langhe #spring #nature (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/markets-shuttered-religiously-sunday-and-monday monthly 0.5 2017-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921588451-PAF9ZO19M5L5XOFHVPIR/tumblr_onp9pyezJu1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Markets shuttered religiously Sunday and Monday, we lucked into a small shop in a neighboring village selling local vegetables verduras bucking tradition in a tiny town in a catholic country. Rows piled high with rainbows of spring primavera; asparagus, green garlic, onions, peas, rapini, radicchio. The coiffed grocer offered kindly to clean the artichokes of their daggerous thorns; peligroso she exclaimed, dangerous. The dozen returned wrapped in paper like roses for a funeral sheared shorn stripped of character, demanding to be cooked quickly the rosebud the tender young choke exposed deflowered. Oddly saddened, longing for the beauty of the whole creature, vegetable, fish, fowl or four-legged creature, for my two hands to take apart to break down allowing time for reflection for joy for gratitude even amidst the mess of bones, blood, thorns. #italy #piedmont #langhe #carciofi (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/spring-planting-italy-piedmont-langhe monthly 0.5 2017-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921588804-97D3VKQ7R8OFD2I3677Z/tumblr_onotxfvqSu1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Spring planting. #italy #piedmont #langhe #agriculture (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/break-of-day-italy-piedmont-langhe-spring monthly 0.5 2017-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921589195-T16GVPYB5A78KMHQS7BY/tumblr_onogvdg1mU1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Break of day. #italy #piedmont #langhe #spring (at San Benedetto Belbo) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/springtime-italy-piedmont-langhe-spring-at monthly 0.5 2017-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921589874-QIE27IUC32KM9BIYZYW3/tumblr_onmygdULuw1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Springtime. #italy #piedmont #langhe #spring (at San Benedetto Belbo) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/late-afternoon-light-streams-through-a-hay-barn monthly 0.5 2017-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921590113-CE2MJ0FS1VTYOA2U1ZUF/tumblr_onlcdj00k91r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Late afternoon light streams through a hay barn, cows wail underfoot waiting to be fed. A neighboring field, stubbly from last year’s corn harvest alights with birds and pyramids of manure, like dark stacks imagined by Van Gogh, their steam rising against the reds of the setting sun. #italy #piedmont #langhe #farmlife (at Strada Romantica delle Langhe e del Roero) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mind-the-thorns-italy-piedmont-langhe monthly 0.5 2017-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921590363-S5GEXM13ECBIY8E9UYI4/tumblr_onl49nSxRL1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Mind the thorns. #italy #piedmont #langhe #carciofi #vegetables (at Strada Romantica delle Langhe e del Roero) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/springtime-in-the-langhe-italy-piedmont monthly 0.5 2017-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921590787-PSG73Z3UDNDB78DJWGGI/tumblr_onkilfdWnY1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Springtime in the Langhe. #italy #piedmont #langhe #alpes (at San Benedetto Belbo, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/ciao-italia-italy-piedmont-langhe-cemetery monthly 0.5 2017-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921591598-7FL2X30QUR5U977DI99M/tumblr_onhdypji0K1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Ciao, Italia. #italy #piedmont #langhe #cemetery (at San Benedetto Belbo, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/si-chef-spain-madrid-streetart-graffiti monthly 0.5 2017-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921591531-8OYLTFBIYKBISZHPVFH1/tumblr_ongrznEp8c1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Si, Chef! #spain #madrid #streetart #graffiti (at El Retiro - Jardines del Buen Retiro de Madrid) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dope-spain-madrid-streetart-tiles-at monthly 0.5 2017-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921591959-BVL4CN1XHGM4EADH0GSV/tumblr_ongrlo4UQ01r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dope. #spain #madrid #streetart #tiles (at Puerta del Sol Madrid) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/nice-knockers-baby-spain-madrid monthly 0.5 2017-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921592532-GNSHD1MM5ER00CO05D1J/tumblr_onfkt7Wy8k1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Nice knockers, baby. #spain #madrid #antiquehardware (at Plaza de España) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/cookies-spain-madrid-laduquesita-bakery-at monthly 0.5 2017-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921592825-Q3FPLDO2L4NPV7TDXXIX/tumblr_onf97bzHgv1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Cookies. #spain #madrid #laduquesita #bakery (at Malasaña) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/door-spain-madrid-woodcarving-design-at-el monthly 0.5 2017-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921593357-6996OT7NDJA0E160GFN8/tumblr_onf7xcKPsF1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Door. #spain #madrid #woodcarving #design (at El Retiro - Jardines del Buen Retiro de Madrid) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/gathering-storm-spain-madrid-streetart-at monthly 0.5 2017-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921594217-4CBW6NGTB2HG5UQQG6JB/tumblr_onds1hQefV1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Gathering storm. #spain #madrid #streetart (at Plaza Mayor, Madrid) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sherry-spain-madrid-tiles-streetart-at monthly 0.5 2017-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921594439-VB924Q2BYWCW3NG67M2C/tumblr_ondr52Nbau1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sherry. #spain #madrid #tiles #streetart (at Puerta del Sol Madrid) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/english-electronic-music-in-flamenco-country monthly 0.5 2017-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921594965-G2VDVYK6HHD4NSV5PY14/tumblr_ond6yaNVtg1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog English electronic music in flamenco country. #spain #madrid #streetart #goldfrapp (at Puerta del Sol Madrid) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fountain-spain-madrid-streetart-fountain monthly 0.5 2017-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921595646-MJIOXORWWT6OTQLXLGVO/tumblr_ond2qaBGvh1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fountain. #spain #madrid #streetart #fountain (at Puerta del Sol Madrid) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/store-sign-for-perfumeria-spain-madrid monthly 0.5 2017-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921595929-KXL878WEJGQ0C94V4RVP/tumblr_onbr39IKtC1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Store sign for perfumeria. #spain #madrid #graphicdesign #signs (at Puerta del Sol Madrid) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/popping-my-with-a-local-brew-spain-madrid monthly 0.5 2017-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921596198-ZSSO0JV4WURDFZXHRILE/tumblr_onb75coKk91r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog …popping my with a local brew… #spain #madrid #beer #pureromance (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-tools-of-his-trade-paintbrushes-of-spanish monthly 0.5 2017-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921596795-8S9E84VQO1YLOHF1ZV20/tumblr_ona9ivkPRw1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The tools of his trade: paintbrushes of Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923) at his home studio in Madrid. #spain #madrid #art #spanishart (at Museo Sorolla) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tucked-away-from-the-bustle-of-madrid-the-sorella monthly 0.5 2017-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921597247-R36F4I8X9KJN9456RLM1/tumblr_ona92tAN601r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tucked away from the bustle of Madrid, the Sorella Museum is the former home studio of the 20th-century painter Joaquín Sorolla, housing his canvases of colorful Spanish scenes, tiles, ceramics and furniture. A treasure to find @tuckbeckstoffer #spain #madrid #art #spanishart (at Museo Sorolla) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/spring-snow-showers-spain-madrid monthly 0.5 2017-03-23 https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hand-painted-spanish-tiles-1800s-spain-madrid monthly 0.5 2017-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921597811-TQW2Z0XNFIC7MATDXY61/tumblr_ona5sncqy81r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hand-painted Spanish tiles, 1800s. #spain #madrid #tiles #ceramics (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/theee-for-drinks-spain-madrid-dogfriendly monthly 0.5 2017-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921598269-BNJIQSSBD5VQHL5D8QYD/tumblr_on9glxykjO1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Theee for drinks. #spain #madrid #dogfriendly #tapas (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/palacio-de-longoria-is-an-art-nouveau-palace-that monthly 0.5 2017-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921598710-3HYY9T0OBVMCL6G1JTPO/tumblr_on88j0UVKX1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Palacio de Longoria is an Art Nouveau palace that politician and financier Francisco Javier González Longoria ordered to be built in the district of Chueca, in Madrid, Spain. Longoria contracted the Catalán architect José Grases Riera to design and build it in 1902. It is one of Madrid’s most notable examples of modernist architecture, and reminiscent of the work of another great Catalán architect, Antoni Gaudí. #spain #madrid #architecture #artnouveau (at Puerta del Sol Madrid) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/an-improper-cuppa-jasminepearltea-tea monthly 0.5 2017-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921598766-T6O98IG8286BDT6D8QBZ/tumblr_on80nsGXfD1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog An improper cuppa. #jasminepearltea #tea #leaveseverywhere (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/skyline-spain-madrid-rooftop-oldvsnew-at monthly 0.5 2017-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921599061-ZCONNFRKW6XOWNZ6JPY2/tumblr_on7hznbiej1r4rx59o1_400.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Skyline. #spain #madrid #rooftop #oldvsnew (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/lunchtime-spain-madrid-tapas-at-puerta-del monthly 0.5 2017-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921599796-7TW9FRKR6WZMPFV01YVJ/tumblr_on634sDn1w1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Lunchtime. #spain #madrid #tapas (at Puerta del Sol Madrid) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/an-afternoon-walk-to-the-eternally-green-regents monthly 0.5 2017-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921600295-1EXCNP2NUBHA1309CMSA/tumblr_on4ifuZHzL1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog An afternoon walk to the eternally green Regent’s Park is to bear witness to London’s human rainbow; a Muslim woman waits at a cross-walk, peeking out at the world from her burqa, the sun’s glare making her squint like a giant black cat just awakening; two Italian women, full of enthusiasm and laughter, take bad pictures in lousy light to show off to drunken husbands left behind in a pub; students at The Royal Academy of Music fling open their windows to welcome the warm spring day, flooding the street with the wail of scales from violin, cello, horn; a waifish young Brit in a blue pea coat splayed on a bench pretending to read a John le Carre novel spies on University students playing frisbee on the lawn, his eyes longing for invitation; an Afghani man hawking strong shots of coffee poured from a gleaming brass pot chats up several Ethiopian men who add extra sugar and cream to their steaming cups; a gaggle of giggling Japanese girls in matching skirts skip by, their smiles infectious; an Indian couple sits cross-legged on a paisley blanket, knees touching, staring at each other, her black silken hair catching the sunlight and making this decidedly American woman suddenly yearn to hear her wife’s laugh. Walls of aroma interrupt my progress; cigarettes and dope, cheap cologne and expensive perfume, blooming hyacinth and daffodil, stale piss. The public spaces of huge cities are so … public. Privacy and aloneness are afforded only behind the locked door of an often tiny room, and amidst the noise, constant like a dull ache, quiet and stillness are to be found only in the heart and head. Museums, parks, cafes are an extension of one’s living room, where a guest is encouraged to order tea, linger, people-watch, daydream. #england #london #citylife #meltingpot (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/spring-nudging-winter-out-of-its-way-england monthly 0.5 2017-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921600491-F5IOC4H36YHD2RQ7XFJ0/tumblr_on34geIb9d1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Spring nudging winter out of its way… #england #london #springiscoming (at Notting Hill) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/shopping-for-dinner-on-a-gray-saturday-afternoon monthly 0.5 2017-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921601005-C4MYK3R8T2E0IRSPO6AR/tumblr_on28d7KYVu1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Shopping for dinner on a gray Saturday afternoon, alongside a million other jostling souls. #england #london #boroughmarket (at Borough Market) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/late-afternoon-reflections-on-art-london-art monthly 0.5 2017-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921601974-HZ02HVW6M4DTSX4UA4BN/tumblr_on270zC1XP1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Late afternoon reflections on art. #london #art #museum #architecture (at British Museum) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sign-me-up-london-chocolate-phd-at-hotel monthly 0.5 2017-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921602348-NKUOUE4S8MNN5BX7UL2R/tumblr_on1brmgbcY1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sign me up. #london #chocolate #phd (at Hotel Chocolat Covent Garden) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/breakfast-england-london-boroughmarket-at monthly 0.5 2017-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921603238-T124LD576TKPADLH6T9T/tumblr_on0ctnVxxP1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Breakfast. #england #london #boroughmarket (at Monmouth Coffee The Borough - London) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/london-livemusic-jazz-supportthearts-at-the monthly 0.5 2017-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921603513-TWG1J2138WWB7C7CNQMR/tumblr_omzi1cCrdU1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #london #livemusic #jazz #supportthearts (at The Piano Bar - Soho) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/lunch-of-udon-noodles-handmade-each-morning monthly 0.5 2017-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921603566-8N4YFGHT964DU9RIFA1U/tumblr_omyy9mgAEG1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Lunch of udon noodles, handmade each morning, floating in broth with wild mushrooms, fiery togarashi powder and walnut paste. #london #japanesefood #udon (at Koya Bar こやバー) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/red-pots-in-the-garden-2000-david-hockney monthly 0.5 2017-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921603893-MKM1ZUYV0NB7OA3M0VRK/tumblr_omxh282WKk1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Red Pots in the Garden 2000 David Hockney #england #art #davidhockney #tatemuseum (at Tate Museum) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/i-was-so-hollow-when-i-was-young-trying-to-fill-a monthly 0.5 2017-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921604134-NWFP2XPHG70M32O05Y15/tumblr_omwyhuka6s1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog I was so hollow when I was young, trying to fill a hole I didn’t even understand existed, never mind groking its depth. Not like David Hockney. He had so much to say at such a young age. Even his early paintings seem evolved; aware of how to express his voice, his sexual proclivities, his desire for the sunshine and lightness and magnificent colors of California’s rainbow, the need to escape the heavy gray sameness of 1950s and 60s Britain. Occasionally I’ll see a child in a passing stroller and know exactly what that child will look like as an adult; features, eyes, dim-witted or sharp of mind, soulful or unburdened. No doubt, Hockney was born with the large round spectacles that adorn his blocky head, the face of a wise and patient owl. The paintings detail his everyday life: shaggy pile carpets and burning cigarettes, the fold of a trouser and a sidelong glance, the flutter of an LA palm, the hues of the English countryside and the curated jumble of the its gardens, the wrought iron railings of France, the wealth of his collectors, the love of exotic and erotic travel, the admiration for men and the lust for stocky boys in swim trunks diving into crystalline pools. Perhaps that is the greatest gift an artist can offer: creating a world of empathy by offering a glimpse into their interior life. Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy, 1968 #davidhockney #england #art (at Tate Museum) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/river-thames-at-dusk-at-london-united-kingdom monthly 0.5 2017-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921604286-SGKYSZHBUDQ26VZ2R6XQ/tumblr_omvrzjYMgd1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog River Thames at dusk. (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/late-winter-london-architecture-at-london monthly 0.5 2017-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921604763-WTMHZLAAUYA6HVSUQCBY/tumblr_omtfzntctI1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Late winter. #london #architecture (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/experience-it-smallsteps-artistschangetheworld monthly 0.5 2017-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921605018-MDO0YBGENSOZT34HWXWI/tumblr_oms0v6nMhS1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Experience it. #smallsteps #artistschangetheworld (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/parrot-tulip-tulips-flowers-botanical monthly 0.5 2017-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921606168-9LKJ6HVQOVCN0ZY3R6OR/tumblr_oml76xQKMm1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Parrot tulip. #tulips #flowers #botanical #springblossoms (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/parrot-tulips-dailyblooms-tulips monthly 0.5 2017-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921606874-1FLV8G7BB1SNEG4DHTNV/tumblr_omfa8sopIS1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Parrot tulips. #dailyblooms #tulips #springiscoming (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sardinian-sheeps-milk-cheese-with-black-truffle monthly 0.5 2017-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921607335-BGE771WOI84WR368UUQI/tumblr_omcy81Rj571r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sardinian sheep’s milk cheese with black truffle (Moliterno al Tartuffo). #cheese #blacktruffle #breakfast (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/late-winter-colors-california-carneros-napa monthly 0.5 2017-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921607474-IW2F31LV9W83MRBJ9VVV/tumblr_om9kgbrZvT1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Late winter colors. #california #carneros #napa (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/its-time-california-seed-garden-gardening monthly 0.5 2017-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921607846-6QE3MWSNK2TIVSCYIXHQ/tumblr_om7qdj4uv71r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog It’s time! #california #seed #garden #gardening (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mother-nature-flashing-a-little-thigh monthly 0.5 2017-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921608131-SQRM8H0EW6NJOCNYSGG0/tumblr_om5m5hb0II1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Mother Nature flashing a little thigh… #california #springblossoms (at Sonoma, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mother-nature-showing-a-little-thigh-california monthly 0.5 2017-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921608377-TD3NOXKDH88YZBNZ0T5K/tumblr_om5lxcQAjv1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Mother Nature showing a little thigh… #california #springblossoms (at Sonoma, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/after-the-rains-california-napariver-at-napa monthly 0.5 2017-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921608524-FEFJHHEL4G35PVOH0ZHQ/tumblr_olu4mvVRuz1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog After the rains. #california #napariver (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/winter-rains-finally-cease-and-morning-broke monthly 0.5 2017-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921608770-IUYK6QV41YPRLD6KIPFL/tumblr_olsiacrP3m1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Winter rains finally cease and morning broke with azure sky and silver lining clouds the color of young lambs’ wool. Aromas of soaked earth dank manure the tang of blood and mineral fill the nose, awakening the senses to the reality of farm life. One Shot John a master artisan of mobile slaughter the last of his kind true to his moniker laid to rest the 216 pound pig a mix of Berkshire, Duroc and Red Wattle quickly, cleanly, humanely without instilling terror of transport from her land. The rifle’s pop ricocheted through bosomy hills scattering the blackbirds to escort her energy to the heavens, sending shivers of gratitude and remorse through my being. With a silent nod, quick dispatch and little fanfare, she was washed shaved and eviscerated; the heart and kidneys to be pan-fried the liver made into pâté by hands more talented than my own, never a morsel wasted. Knives sharpened towels cleaned table scrubbed spices gathered and toasted grinder and casings at the ready, the butchery begins in two days time a macabre ritual of life and death and sustenance. #farming #pig #food (at Hudson Vineyards) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-blast-of-color-on-a-gray-wet-february-monday monthly 0.5 2017-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921608808-BVYUHJJV3SJ7TCDQ949E/tumblr_olpj9urzpU1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A blast of color on a gray, wet February Monday. #dailyblooms #flowers #monkeyflower (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/i-am-haunted-by-numberless-islands-many-a-danaan monthly 0.5 2017-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921610011-QJWZUPDGR6FZEYAY1A48/tumblr_olmzwvTOxg1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “I am haunted by numberless islands, many a Danaan shore, where Time would surely forget us, and Sorrow comes near us no more; soon, far from the rose and the lily and the feet of the flames would we be, were we only white birds, my beloved, buoyed out on the foam of the sea.” William Butler Yeats Irish poet 1865-1939 #shorebirds #california #yeats (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/calla-lily-california-dailyblooms-flowers monthly 0.5 2017-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921610338-KHIKXRUFUTAGE6119JDN/tumblr_ollvacYrbA1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Calla lily. #california #dailyblooms #flowers https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/bark-nature-trees-colorsofnature-at-napa monthly 0.5 2017-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921611219-1MPV0M6PCCBTTQGORM3Z/tumblr_oljo86ZRps1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Bark. #nature #trees #colorsofnature (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/noodles-freshpasta-lasagna-laboroflove-at monthly 0.5 2017-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921611454-HB44QW28ZZQSW1YXLUOB/tumblr_olhz90QO6N1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Noodles. #freshpasta #lasagna #laboroflove (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/late-morning-break-in-the-fog-california monthly 0.5 2017-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921611721-R81GFCKVHSU0CRLX6FZA/tumblr_olduo7aZ8k1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Late morning break in the fog. #california #nature #worththewait (at Stinson Beach, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/camellia-valentines-nature-dailyblooms monthly 0.5 2017-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921611945-J09AYZ6U6X9UQZLUSNMM/tumblr_oldlg9eZxA1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Camellia. #valentines #nature #dailyblooms https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/turkey-tail-mushrooms-trametes-versicolor monthly 0.5 2017-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921612094-H5K4SXPYDFVUM4A0YODE/tumblr_olcf07EB311r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Turkey tail mushrooms (Trametes versicolor). #california #mushrooms #fungi #nature https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-more-clearly-we-can-focus-on-the-wonders-and monthly 0.5 2017-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921612524-ALEZ127QQH5I2JNXRYE1/tumblr_olaig7lZ7g1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “The more clearly we can focus on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” -Rachel Carson #california #nature #rachelcarson (at Stinson Beach, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-first-winter-spent-in-california-i-was monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921612734-B42C3YLVUT9X7GZB2LOU/tumblr_okx5noKrjM1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The first winter spent in California, I was completely over the moon about its citrus. I still am. #california #garden #citrus (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-bok-choy-plants-are-loving-the-winter-rains monthly 0.5 2017-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921612723-EKBNQEO19KKO2RSFDDMQ/tumblr_okveennW7I1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The bok choy plants are loving the winter rains. #california #gardening #vegetables (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-noise-of-the-pacific-fills-my-heart-with monthly 0.5 2017-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921613445-KRBCUK6PSS9W4LF9A1Q1/tumblr_okoezgmbzn1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The noise of the Pacific fills my heart with peace. #california #nature #winterlight (at Stinson Beach, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/winter-sunset-over-napa-river-california monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921613976-TSSKLHXNICVHTLRCXK0T/tumblr_okkzt7h49k1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Winter sunset over Napa River. #california #winterlight #nature (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-noise-of-our-day-immediately-ceases monthly 0.5 2017-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921614842-R649G39800YSPQYWHADA/tumblr_okeycvTnlF1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The noise of our day immediately ceases. #california #sanctuary #nature #wintercolors (at Knights Valley) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/god-bless-the-new-york-times-freedomofthepress monthly 0.5 2017-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921615021-R0LN3NRHH9NROU7PUUZL/tumblr_okck5bJJB81r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog God bless The New York Times. #freedomofthepress #firstamendment #newyorktimes (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/winter-vineyards-at-rest-california-pinotnoir monthly 0.5 2017-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921615401-1AJ9VN8U7ND0JMYU219Q/tumblr_okcetn9opJ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Winter vineyards at rest. #california #pinotnoir #chardonnay #napavalley (at Carneros, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pinot-noir-vineyards-in-winter-california monthly 0.5 2017-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921615735-5D44RUAP4RU0Y2YRV4HO/tumblr_okbedrd9ha1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pinot Noir vineyards in winter. #california #pinotnoir #napavalley (at Carneros, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/goosebumps-and-tears-continue-to-wave-and-well monthly 0.5 2017-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921616063-IZRFBXIDVA4XJ868FLSA/tumblr_ok8v01GJu81r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Goosebumps and tears continue to wave and well, the spirit of humanity revealed lightens a pessimist’s sad heart. A peace-fueled march by millions in cities the world round, a fire ironically ignited with logs split by divisiveness. Our previous detachment keeps power in hands of the few; no longer 1950, the planet’s different now, we need to start anew. Faces of all shapes, colors, genders, ages, unknown fellow citizens toting children oddly well behaved in a slow shuffle, the streets too packed for faster pace, a steady reminder that changing course en masse is never rapid. As if in prayer, a weird quiet settles over the awed, soon washed away by chants, cheers, music on blocks and blocks behind and beyond. Soul refreshed, legs weak and voice tired, nursed by a hot bath and small-batch bourbon a double served in a large rocks glass, on a single block of ice made on a street nearby in a shadowy town that worships power, booze, connections. Through my steamy haze, I can still hear our words echoing off the Washington Memorial: “This is what democracy looks like.” #womensmarch #democracy #bourbon (at The Mall (Washington DC)) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/quincy-jones-captured-by-jazz-portraitist-herman monthly 0.5 2017-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921616471-Y1GFDW86WKFTQ97KGJ7Z/tumblr_ok7ukexAe21r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Quincy Jones captured by jazz portraitist Herman Leonard (1955). #americanart #jazz #photography #blackandwhitephotography (at Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/president-abraham-lincoln-by-american-portraitist monthly 0.5 2017-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921616564-1UFZL2DFL6SBSBN3XMV3/tumblr_ok7py3zsT61r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog President Abraham Lincoln by American portraitist George Peter Alexander Healy (1887). #americanart #washingtondc (at Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/president-bill-clinton-by-chuck-close-2006 monthly 0.5 2017-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921616772-M2O4PMVWT7RQH70OWH9S/tumblr_ok7o646fvO1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog President Bill Clinton by Chuck Close, 2006 #americanart #washingtondc (at Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/president-richard-nixon-by-norman-rockwell-1968 monthly 0.5 2017-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921617265-DNO99PW1E8BC23T6OK00/tumblr_ok7nlc8zy71r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog President Richard Nixon by Norman Rockwell (1968) who later admitted flattering Nixon in the painting, finding him troublingly elusive. #americanart #washingtondc (at Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/frank-sinatra-captured-by-jazz-portraitist-herman monthly 0.5 2017-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921618187-LBVBWPDO4ZHAZQZN2ZPI/tumblr_ok7hg5VomS1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Frank Sinatra captured by jazz portraitist Herman Leonard, 1958 #americanart #photography #jazz #blackandwhitephotography (at Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/graffitied-words-to-live-by-womensmarch monthly 0.5 2017-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921618848-C0X4YGGM9UQ93JDIHGTB/tumblr_ok7glaTa0P1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Graffitied words to live by. #womensmarch #washingtondc (at The Mall (Washington DC)) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/self-portrait-with-pipe-william-h-johnson-1937 monthly 0.5 2017-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921619238-7DAYYII44BC4S2OGM1DW/tumblr_ok7b10x29P1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Self-Portrait with Pipe William H. Johnson 1937 #americanart #americana (at Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/indeed-womensmarchonwashington-womensmarch monthly 0.5 2017-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921619706-HC8QK1PO08AT0NQPR44F/tumblr_ok5ox7eGA61r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Indeed. #womensmarchonwashington #womensmarch (at Washington National Mall) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/democracy-in-action-womensmarchonwashington monthly 0.5 2017-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921619959-KWMWGRE6MPPM816HP7FW/tumblr_ok5ny9QXtF1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Democracy in action. #womensmarchonwashington #womensmarch (at Washington Monument National Monument) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/democracy-in-action-womensmarch-at-washington monthly 0.5 2017-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921619905-4I27KAF8NLULI6JAWKPP/tumblr_ok5lutxLHY1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Democracy in action. #womensmarch (at Washington Monument National Monument) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/womensmarch-at-washington-national-mall monthly 0.5 2017-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921620325-EGDLDQ1EJW85J0ARS6L7/tumblr_ok5jibu5nl1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #womensmarch (at Washington National Mall) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/womensmarch-at-washington-monument-national monthly 0.5 2017-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921621338-NPD0CTUYBJU7CLTM0MMA/tumblr_ok5848yxjZ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #womensmarch (at Washington Monument National Monument) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/eucalyptus-bark-california monthly 0.5 2017-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921621940-H2VDW7V870JAQVKQPSC5/tumblr_ok0jfx8x2x1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Eucalyptus bark. #california #smellslikecalifornia #winter (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-winters-day-california-sonomacoast-winter monthly 0.5 2017-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921622631-BQHQST2CC5Z9QMIIBL4P/tumblr_ojqwev77f51r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A winter’s day. #california #sonomacoast #winter (at Jenner, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/uova-springcoyoteranch-westmarin monthly 0.5 2017-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921622733-F8E9H33V20MIH9RRCW13/tumblr_ojhy2qnYRg1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Uova. #springcoyoteranch #westmarin #knowfromwhereithails (at Inverness, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/bestadever-loropianacashmere monthly 0.5 2017-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921623408-ZFQOVRA4OHFSPIOCPEJA/tumblr_ojhbri99x31r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #bestadever #loropianacashmere https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-break-in-the-rain-california-westmarin monthly 0.5 2017-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921623219-QUURRAIZ0RPKK60RXKE4/tumblr_ojfww8sNgp1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A break in the rain. #california #westmarin #winter (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tule-elk-found-only-in-california-westmarin monthly 0.5 2017-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921624533-SVOAI8XCPOF8EQHCF4RL/tumblr_oje4l1Yt0o1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tule elk, found only in #california. #westmarin #nature #animalmedicine (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hike-before-the-rains-california-westmarin monthly 0.5 2017-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921624647-OM7VV6NR25HL0CJDW3U2/tumblr_oje2015W9O1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hike before the rains. #california #westmarin #nature #peace (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/winter-evening-california-westmarin-at-point monthly 0.5 2017-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921624650-4D88HW4NOS9EAY51GKHM/tumblr_ojc7ns2TqN1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Winter evening. #california #westmarin (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/holiday-season-is-best-viewed-in-my-rearview monthly 0.5 2017-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921624836-8BPDBQLT9J5D6COEDKTN/tumblr_ojankdR7Wb1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Holiday season is best viewed in my rearview mirror, colored in the reds and greens of childhood. The baton pass by the old year to the new observed with quiet contemplation, searching for hopefulness in a world roiled by heartache. Comfort, reassurance, peace found in the woods, on the water, in the kitchen now sought in a moldy leg of ham. Situated amongst drying herbs and spices and spiders’ webs lacing dusty bottles of hoarded wine hang various cuts of meats in various states of desirable desiccation. Though unfounded by years of spotty success, their mere sight inspires hunger, expectation, excitement for that first taste, outweighing trepidation, fear of failure, of being fouled again. Like a passionate affair long cooled, the shapely haunch was first lavished with attention, touch, the finest provisions and then left alone to slowly twist in the wind, almost two years hanging by its hoof in the back corner of a dark cellar. Green furry mold scrubbed from flesh, a dyed shearling coat from a Warholian era expunged with cool salty water and patted dry with the murmurings of tenderness offered from a mother to child cleaned of mud after stomping puddles. Feral aromas, spongy texture, sour flavors just this side of acrid now mirror my mood; hopefulness ravaged by an unknown fungus among us. The mind ricochets with self-loathing, recrimination as tears flow for the waste of life, of food, of time. New year’s beans and greens will be a pallid, lonely meal indeed. #prosciuttofail https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/lois-lowry-1983-newyear-at-inverness monthly 0.5 2017-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921625566-B0SKXTINTYFNS7P6HVC8/tumblr_oj9vtxm0F71r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Lois Lowry, 1983. #newyear (at Inverness, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/recreational-smoking-in-california-smokedsalmon monthly 0.5 2016-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921626203-JI6EQQ3BB371FMGCXUZ2/tumblr_oj2bhuyD3t1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Recreational smoking in California. #smokedsalmon #steelhead (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/winter-california-sonomacoast-winterlight monthly 0.5 2016-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921626295-EGFMBUI7A2XB8LPEWPU1/tumblr_oirtlbVT9z1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Winter. #california #sonomacoast #winterlight (at Jenner, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/for-christmas-sake-dont-call-it-fruitcake-two monthly 0.5 2016-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921626535-DJ4WTT2DP207ITKPN3PK/tumblr_oipf7vJNE01r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog For Christmas’ sake, don’t call it fruitcake. Two fingers fat and sooty with cocoa powder, panforte is anything but lighthearted, the name even proclaiming in a powerful Puccinian baritone its gastronomic brawn. First concocted by kitchen wenches in thirteenth century Siena, this strong bread was tucked into the pockets of marauding Crusaders fortifying a wrath undertaken yet again in the name of god. Once deemed so valuable, its dense slices used as catholic wampum for payment of February taxes to the insatiable nuns of Montecelso, selling entry into heaven for a sweet tithe. While medieval Sienese painters created Byzantine art the city’s spice sellers, the original pharmacists, produced piles of panforte with precisely seventeen ingredients, corresponding to the number of districts within the city walls of Siena, each named for an animal or symbol, but none for bread. Nicknamed il Panpepato pepper bread from sneeze-inducing quantities of black and cayenne peppers mixed into the dough; the spicy baked blocks touted as a curative with healing powers, gobbled by aristocrats and clergy and well-to-do on high holy days and under-the-weather days. Hours, weeks, months spent gathering ingredients, scouring far-flung towns and specialty food markets with a stained, scribbled recipe subtly refined each December. The cakes glint and glimmer with jewels from my pantry: hazelnuts from Piedmont, white-as-sand Sicilian almonds, baked figs from Calabria, exotic citrus peels Meyer lemon, yuzu, blood orange laboriously candied by a Berkeley artist with an English accent, and chopped persimmons from the backyard made holey by nature. Spice its hallmark, nutmeg and cloves are grated, Tellicherry peppercorns, coarse salt and cayenne peppers, filched off drying stalks hanging from kitchen cupboards are pestled to rough powder, like dregs from an expensive binge. With just enough flour to bind the baubles, the batter is smothered in a hotter-than-Hades, sweet sludge; a melting pot of Vermont butter, cane sugar and cups and of cups of honey the hue of horse chestnuts harvested from a neighbor’s humming hive, traded for but one thick, chewy slice of panforte. (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/baskets-of-black-trumpet-mushrooms-found-on-the monthly 0.5 2016-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921626645-7G6MDT9IIEON754WGF7A/tumblr_oio6ng2Uvd1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Baskets of black trumpet mushrooms found on the wet forest floor, mostly hidden under thick-pile carpets of leaf litter, awaiting the sharp cut of my knife. #california #mushroom #foraging (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/winter-solstice-at-the-mouth-of-the-russian-river monthly 0.5 2016-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921627035-BMWLXHQMZMGVTOD59N43/tumblr_oim90rExln1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Winter solstice at the mouth of the Russian River. #california #sonomacoast #wintersolstice (at Jenner, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/154540520115 monthly 0.5 2016-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921628155-7VJ20EWXLS48QD1GVFT9/tumblr_oi9pj8NA2N1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pigs-ear-mushroom-to-be-roasted-for-soup monthly 0.5 2016-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921629002-76SBA6F6Q4UU61Y35ZXQ/tumblr_ohxzhb9K041r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pig’s ear mushroom, to be roasted for soup. #california #mushrooms #mycology #foragingfordinner (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/bickering-and-pettiness-marred-the-day-prior monthly 0.5 2016-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921628835-18X7X756M6LN4JUN432K/tumblr_ohwhlkN2fV1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Bickering and pettiness marred the day prior, even blackening a lovely drive to the coast, the stresses of the last half year bequeathing frayed nerves, uncivil tongues. A big lunch in a small town water buffalo ragu, tiny oysters, bitter chicories culled from nearby farms fueled conversation and a drive further north. A curvaceous seaside road traversed in the dark for a mediocre motel meal made fine by a BYOB Meursault tucked under the back seat of the old wagon for just such a predicament. Cheap brandy and chocolate cookies and chamomile tea brought to the room by a doting waitress further melted icebergs, puddling into tears on the composite wood floor. Swaying to old records Johnny Mathis, Coltrane in Italy, Talking Heads spun on a hipster player by the light of a gas fireplace, an orange crescent moon expending its strength before collapsing into the ocean exhausted by the plight of the world below, tailing a trail of stars so bright I could no longer sleep for fear of missing their spectacle. First light at ocean’s edge decked in heavy flannels and hunting boots, heart lifted and hands full with steaming green tea and smoldering green bud, hands down my favorite breakfast. We wandered into the woods taking care to keep track of each other while giving wide berth to privacy of thought, to spiritual commune, to rejuvenate and repair and realign with gratitude. The white noise of the Pacific our audible compass, baskets soon brimmed with mushrooms cut at their bases by an patined carbon knife, which travels everywhere I do. Pigs’ ears and black trumpets, chanterelles and hedgehogs, cauliflowers and yellow foots competed with carpets of candy caps, their golden undersides redolent of Vermont maple syrup lavished on a not-too-short short-stack, hands down my second favorite breakfast. Caked with mud and pine and leaves and sticks and pollen and spiders’ webs, we’re eventually spit out of the forest through the mouth of an old fire trail giggling tired arms aching under the weight of fungi finds, fortified for the next chapter until it’s once again necessary to return to the woods to avail ourselves of Nature’s promise for renewal. (at Sonoma Lost Coast) #mushrooms #mycology #california https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hedgehogs-and-candy-caps-oh-my-california monthly 0.5 2016-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921628887-S0O9WXQ2VQPGXT6E18VI/tumblr_ohvk9tJEu21r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hedgehogs and candy caps, oh my! #california #mushrooms #mycology (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/snacks-watermelonradish-soulfoodfarm monthly 0.5 2016-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921629469-OP4NV46BNSNXCLMMUHFV/tumblr_ohurkvpsH81r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Snacks. #watermelonradish #soulfoodfarm #supportlocal (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/scaly-vase-chanterelles-california-mushroom monthly 0.5 2016-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921629640-GHG2NQQZAACGCTD2E7DK/tumblr_ohsociyWtn1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Scaly vase chanterelles. #california #mushroom #mycology (at Timber Cove, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tomales-bay-california-westmarin-winterlight monthly 0.5 2016-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921630292-MONRHINWZZ43F95EVZY6/tumblr_ohr4svWYm01r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tomales Bay. #california #westmarin #winterlight (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/confectionaires-tools-junetaylorjams-handmade monthly 0.5 2016-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921631231-G1F40YKDXA8ZQX4RCOEB/tumblr_ohq1bn5xpq1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Confectionaire’s tools. #junetaylorjams #handmade #artisan (at City of Berkeley) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/staving-off-winter-california-napa-nature monthly 0.5 2016-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921630558-R1XXXTZULI7Q2PXZPFRT/tumblr_ohl33xHVJH1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Staving off winter. #california #napa #nature (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/into-the-darkness-of-winter-were-thrown-its monthly 0.5 2016-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921631188-N3VGQE9MF1H0VMMCR87Y/tumblr_ohbnh58dMw1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Into the darkness of winter we’re thrown, its merciless, greedy claws snatching away everything we’ve known of summer. Eventually our racking sobs of grief subside and we understand innately while Earth will continue to orbit the sun the sun never shines on iniquity. We must prepare for untold months ahead wrapping tightly in warm hide and thick velvet, filling canteens with whiskey and water and hearts and minds with the wisdom of nature, words whispered by ancestors impatient for us to embrace to celebrate the truths of humanity of love of beauty in all forms. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/last-of-the-gardens-peppers-and-the-first-of-its monthly 0.5 2016-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921632261-LN0HZNDFAF198D2DTCDH/tumblr_oh81lt1Cr41r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Last of the garden’s peppers and the first of its Meyer lemons. #garden #thankful #eatseasonal (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/england-london-mushrooms-girolles-at monthly 0.5 2016-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921632562-IFOBSBJ2OH78YZ6JF69X/tumblr_ogzv7e91Cq1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #england #london #mushrooms #girolles (at Borough Market) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/london-readied-itself-for-the-holidays-england monthly 0.5 2016-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921632935-MPM7CPO4W2YCC8QDIOGF/tumblr_ogywujKozU1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog London readied itself for the holidays. #england #london #holidayseason (at Oxford Street - Central London) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/cabbage-england-london-wintervegetables-at monthly 0.5 2016-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921633310-7OT2J4ROG11OM5V9QJTO/tumblr_ogxuc6tWbD1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Cabbage. #england #london #wintervegetables (at Borough Market) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/amy-blue-singer-and-songwriter-amy-winehouse-by monthly 0.5 2016-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921633406-6TGP06PM3GMAIQW85RV5/tumblr_ogxe9x5JL51r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog ‘Amy Blue’ Singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse by Marlene Dumas. Oil on canvas. Memorial portrait, 2011. #england #london #amywinehouse (at National Portrait Gallery) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-blast-of-color-on-a-gray-day-england-london monthly 0.5 2016-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921633534-159JETC5MNXG03FEJ01H/tumblr_ogwgnp7bWt1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A blast of color on a gray day. #england #london #vintagemercedes (at Dorset Square, London) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/carrots-england-london-vegetables-carrots monthly 0.5 2016-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921633919-BCCQMDUY9QNRH5SHS1A1/tumblr_ogvfdo4aIZ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Carrots. #england #london #vegetables #carrots (at Borough Market) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/in-the-shadow-of-the-shard-lies-londons monthly 0.5 2016-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921634529-P5Z4MK019WU0N734WUH5/tumblr_ogu3hrEGdp1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog In the shadow of the Shard lies London’s coexistence with the modern and the traditional. #england #london #shard (at London Bridge Station) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/epicureans-flag-england-london-cauliflower monthly 0.5 2016-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921635230-8MUTFCHNOLZZKGCW7SJZ/tumblr_ogsao8eJ3d1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Epicurean’s flag. #england #london #cauliflower (at Borough Market) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/rainy-afternoon-tea-and-cake-england-london monthly 0.5 2016-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921635260-1DQO90REBKCGNK4ZIOAG/tumblr_ogqv5z0pmv1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Rainy afternoon tea and cake. #england #london #onlyatehalf (at Marylebone High Street) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/this-landmark-building-was-constructed-during-the monthly 0.5 2016-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921635797-IGSFXFHWDCK6D7EP9W5P/tumblr_ogqr1vqeYO1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog This landmark building was constructed during the Gothic Revival architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England and continued into the early 19th century. In contrast to the popular neoclassical architecture, Gothic Revival draws features from the original Gothic style, including decorative patterns, finials, scalloping, lancet windows, hood mouldings, and label stops. #england #london #architecture (at Marylebone Road) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/anna-zinkeisen-1901-1976-was-a-portrait-painter monthly 0.5 2016-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921636324-FJYKRBACT4ULWT5H09FD/tumblr_ogqeaba5Md1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Anna Zinkeisen (1901-1976) was a portrait painter and a muralist, creating murals for the ocean liners Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. She later specialized in pathological and clinical drawing and worked in the casualty ward in St. Mary’s Hospital in London during the horrors of World War II. She often painted in a disused operating theater there. Self-portrait, 1944. #england #london #womenaredoingitforthemselves (at National Portrait Gallery) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/autumn-in-the-city-england-london-autumn monthly 0.5 2016-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921636017-8CYK9AG4WSOT1PJS1IYY/tumblr_ogp5fi5IAZ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Autumn in the city. #england #london #autumn #vintagemercedes (at Notting Hill, Portobello Road Market) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-wet-chilly-well-lit-evening-england-london monthly 0.5 2016-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921637149-G2FXGPDHSB564VGBKIFF/tumblr_ogn8lwCIYn1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A wet, chilly, well-lit evening. #england #london #shopshopshop (at Oxford Street - Central London) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/wait-wait-wait-they-did-what-england monthly 0.5 2016-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921637788-PEDZYBK0ZT7UEAET5DGD/tumblr_ogn2lfvxgA1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “Wait, wait, wait. They did what???” #england #london #incredulousreactions (at St Pancras Church) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/edward-alexander-crowley-1875-1947-writer monthly 0.5 2016-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921638114-P76BLAUE9PEODGO5JULD/tumblr_ogmx33uSta1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Edward Alexander Crowley (1875-1947) writer, mountaineer and occultist who pioneered guideless alpine accents. With Oscar Eckenstein, inventor of the crampon, Crowley was part of the first expedition up K2, in 1902. His interest in human intelligence morphed into an obsession with the occult. Considered by many to be a fraud, his behavior was often outrageous, a reputation Crowley encouraged. Painted by Leon Engers-Kennedy 1902-1903. #england #london #art #meditation (at National Portrait Gallery) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/bookstores-inspire-dreams-england-london monthly 0.5 2016-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921638382-E32R769UWHCB56WG3FG0/tumblr_ogmlsromYn1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Bookstores inspire dreams. #england #london #bookstore (at Daunt Books) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-future-spain-madrid-girlmeetsworld-at monthly 0.5 2016-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921638847-L5YAZQYVUL3OIOMJDZOK/tumblr_ogj75ro0Dv1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The future. #spain #madrid #girlmeetsworld (at España Madrid) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/quiet-amidst-the-noise-spain-madrid-citypark monthly 0.5 2016-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921639028-1UDRVC6RKDFGGXR5ZKQS/tumblr_oghzl7PuJJ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Quiet amidst the noise. #spain #madrid #citypark #peace (at Puerta del Sol Madrid) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/ring-the-bells-that-can-still-ring-forget-your monthly 0.5 2016-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921639159-PUJUIA7ODLJNQN80CQYR/tumblr_ogh7tpRi6N1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “Ring the bells that can still ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in.” Leonard Cohen #spain #madrid #leonardcohen #findpoetryeveryday (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/make-art-to-elevate-the-spirit-spain-madrid monthly 0.5 2016-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921639550-AIC8EKJMU04WG13M8JON/tumblr_ogfuhtbNRG1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Make art to elevate the spirit. #spain #madrid #streetart #makeart (at Puerta del Sol Madrid) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/localita-italy-piedmont monthly 0.5 2016-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921640012-TJ1MKVGZJQ1QWYSNO4LP/tumblr_oga3o10lPz1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Localita. #italy #piedmont #tinystreetsfortinycars (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-rainy-saturday-morning-breakfast-of-purple monthly 0.5 2016-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921640212-ZSGPVJXP3ND2LDIWECBV/tumblr_og62m577zu1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A rainy Saturday morning breakfast of purple artichokes steamed in old white wine and lemon and finished in a maniacally stoked fireplace; eaten with blazing red cheeks and blackened fingertips only occasionally wiped on a frayed and tattered housedress smelling of wood smoke and garlic. #eatlikenobodyswatching #italy #piedmont #autumn #artichokes #carciofi (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hard-pears-and-soft-cheese-italy-piedmont monthly 0.5 2016-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921640817-O4XI09KG4NXIADBOR36D/tumblr_og4rxfM9eb1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hard pears and soft cheese. #italy #piedmont #autumn (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/spent-hazelnut-orchard-italy-piedmont-autumn monthly 0.5 2016-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921641611-SBWNKEGS3FRDQJESIFGF/tumblr_og4rt4dVu81r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Spent hazelnut orchard. #italy #piedmont #autumn #nocciola (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/autumns-final-throes-italy-piedmont-autumn monthly 0.5 2016-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921642380-8FZL4FNVJ78PMWLUSVIQ/tumblr_og387tx8DV1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Autumn’s final throes. #italy #piedmont #autumn #nature (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sunset-over-st-magdalena-church-italy monthly 0.5 2016-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921642294-MQO3X7N6VIGH4Y7LTZ4T/tumblr_og0zqnzhHN1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sunset over St. Magdalena Church. #italy #piedmont #autumn #nature (at Santo Stefano Belbo) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/i-never-tire-of-church-bells-echoing-through-the monthly 0.5 2016-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921642659-YF2KU0AI7V84JG06JRO3/tumblr_ofz5n4VGr21r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog I never tire of church bells echoing through the valley during late afternoon walks in the fog. With each strike of the lip, the clapper issues a reverberation, a reminder of the immensity of life, the nearness of death, and Nature’s indifferent, non-discriminatory and eventual reclamation of the entire circus. #italy #piedmont #autumn #nature (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/satsuma-orange-italy-wintercitrus-at monthly 0.5 2016-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921643020-2OVY1T6JMP4MEXJ5XT11/tumblr_ofyvghBdXP1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Satsuma orange. #italy #wintercitrus (at Castello Dogliani) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-hills-admiring-the-sunset-italy-piedmont monthly 0.5 2016-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921643398-6C5XX1CGKA0FWO6QZIU7/tumblr_ofxce5hNht1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The hills admiring the sunset. #italy #piedmont #autumnsky (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/italian-humor-at-milan-italy monthly 0.5 2016-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921650168-8ONDMCFTM0U1XAOIW4A6/tumblr_ofws6mJE2L1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Italian humor. (at Milan, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-farmer-was-mostly-toothless-his-skin-pruned monthly 0.5 2016-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921644205-PLE3QM515D7KO6LSHRGN/tumblr_ofv2t4O0qR1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The farmer was mostly toothless, his skin pruned from the sun, the dirt of his fields permanent planted in the crevices of his hands. His Piedmontese dialect was strong, and my grasp of classic Italian embarrassingly weak. But he was kind, proud to make it understood that his apples and onions were grown with only sunshine, rain and earth. Excitedly, he pointed to several ginormous clumps of unrecognizable mushrooms with bluish centers piled in an old wooden wine crate, their thick, fused stems spotted with the wet soils of his orchards; fungi bouquets gifted from the rains of autumn and found blossoming at the base of Piedmont’s ubiquitous hazelnut tree. The Clitocybula familia mushroom grows in groups or in keeping with the culture, en familia. The old man explained they’re best prepared simply with olive oil and salt and cooked over the fire, his dirty hands making flipping motions to emphasize technique. I bought them all. #italy #piedmont #mushrooms (at Piazza di Dogliani.) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/italian-humor-italy-at-milan-city-italy monthly 0.5 2016-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921644897-735XB2KSYQ0OV67FK2LR/tumblr_ofutx6WOK11r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Italian humor. #italy (at Milan City - Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/barolo-vineyards-end-of-our-day-end-of-their monthly 0.5 2016-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921644940-4HKJ1OLMF26A78EG4GRY/tumblr_oftqvyGcUV1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Barolo vineyards, end of our day, end of their season. #italy #piedmont #barolo (at Barolo Provincia di Cuneo) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/puntarelle-italy-piedmont-chicoryaddiction monthly 0.5 2016-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921645505-9QWXHZMO7AB4JJQPR43V/tumblr_oftmbwrhv91r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Puntarelle. #italy #piedmont #chicoryaddiction (at Castello Dogliani) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/morning-chores-italy-piedmont-olditalianwomen monthly 0.5 2016-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921646083-S04C71SKEMW8YU4QCKKZ/tumblr_oft91bIy4Y1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Morning chores. #italy #piedmont #olditalianwomen (at Castello Dogliani) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/radicchio-italy-piedmont-chicoryaddiction-at monthly 0.5 2016-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921646427-KDOJSJH1RE47M35SBPLW/tumblr_oft3yzV6Bc1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Radicchio. #italy #piedmont #chicoryaddiction (at Piazza di Dogliani.) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/late-afternoon-in-barolo-italy-piedmont monthly 0.5 2016-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921646443-HC1OVYSO6DWY1LBK8BXZ/tumblr_ofrp533qKa1r4rx59o1_400.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Late afternoon in Barolo. #italy #piedmont #nebbiolo #autumn (at Barolo Provincia di Cuneo) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/look-up-italy-milan-at-duomo-di-milano monthly 0.5 2016-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921646697-J3K1BITQU5QPSQ6YRJGD/tumblr_ofrbxldyYF1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Look up! #italy #milan (at Duomo di Milano - Duomo Cathedral) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/it-was-a-long-way-to-travel-for-a-mouthful-of monthly 0.5 2016-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921646970-PG932YAVAITEQPDALRRF/tumblr_ofmflzozkw1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog It was a long way to travel for a mouthful of food. In truth, it’s never the point merely an excuse to depart from suburban life, to witness wildness, to maybe find dinner, to hear. The white noise of the Pacific my compass, the chafe and thrum of tree boughs strings of a massive guitar. Wind whooshes the tops of gargantuan conifer cloaking crows with Joplin’s pipes; woodpeckers drumming manically, their red mohawks keeping time, Buddy Rich on bugs. Music of the forest every bit as transportive as Chopin, B.B., Baker. Initial panic at being alone in the woods gives way to fear of getting lost within myself, gaining either enlightenment or going deeper in my weeds, wandering permanently off path. Thick spider’s webs catch on eyelashes and lace hair provoking squeals and shudders, but their weavers scare me less than bears and good ol’ boys. Diminutive holes in the earth dug by foragers who arrived early foregoing breakfast to feast at dinner. The smell of old burgundy rises from the duff where I shuffle and scrape and pat in search of the waking porcini, its wonderfully phallic top just poking out from a heavy blanket of pine needles. We’ve been sold a bill of goods hoodwinked to get more pushed to get ahead. I want to be need to be quiet to listen for my own truth. It’s so easy to get turned around the original path confused and all the Bishop pines look the same. #california #jenner #mushrooms (at Jenner, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/autumn-storm-gathering-california-sonomacoast monthly 0.5 2016-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921647914-AJTJF3OY6WDWHG1DFHXC/tumblr_ofkohqN0eA1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Autumn storm gathering. #california #sonomacoast #pacificocean (at Timber Cove, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/back-lighting-reflected-bliss-california monthly 0.5 2016-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921648599-O3FAOCN1VAFX5QE1XCX1/tumblr_ofj57gl3YI1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Back lighting, reflected bliss. #california #jenner #sonomacoast (at Jenner, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hippie-buses-spewing-dope-smoke-european-and monthly 0.5 2016-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921648834-47CH5HTJT9YM7OVEF54P/tumblr_ofhivhDzec1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hippie buses spewing dope smoke, European and Japanese tourists maneuvering grandiose American rental cars, and elderly midwesterners in campers crowd the coastline to watch the sun drop. #california #jenner #sonomacoast #worshippingmothernature (at Timber Cove, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/end-of-the-day-at-the-rivers-end-california monthly 0.5 2016-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921649133-9Q6N7SY3XRK0Q6P7RJHA/tumblr_ofhb4rWKJs1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog End of the day at the river’s end. #california #jenner #sonomacoast (at Jenner, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/autumn-colors-of-a-vineyard-california monthly 0.5 2016-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921649448-57J4OXYQEF1H091Z4W0A/tumblr_ofb31d5Fkq1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Autumn colors of a vineyard. #california #alexandervalley #autumn (at Alexander Valley) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/last-of-the-seasons-pattypan-squash-stuffed-with monthly 0.5 2016-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921650003-HN4ZYGAJ4G3YAT0ILFJ3/tumblr_of9044axtd1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Last of the season’s pattypan squash stuffed with ricotta, Sicilian pine nuts and basil flowers and a dusting of breadcrumbs. #california #autumn #food #squash (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/an-empty-marina-prepared-for-winter-california monthly 0.5 2016-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921650114-TNTR681A4UCDH6RDZWGC/tumblr_of83k3hcOA1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog An empty marina prepared for winter. #california #autumn #battenthehatches (at Port Sonoma Marina) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pomegranates-introduced-to-california-by-spanish monthly 0.5 2016-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921650299-CUXKIOVL4NLZVZM5O881/tumblr_of7r38QFfl1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pomegranates, introduced to California by Spanish settlers in the late 1700s. #california #fruitsoftheseason (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/rainy-sunday-reflections-on-the-marsh monthly 0.5 2016-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921650350-18H87RCKA4NBV12J0B1H/tumblr_of5sklNyfv1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Rainy Sunday reflections on the marsh. #california #autumn #waterfowl (at Port Sonoma Marina) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/garden-beds-cleaned-of-leggy-plants-the-last-of monthly 0.5 2016-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921651499-AJD2WDEJG1TFQ2KL9EL7/tumblr_of4gdoXTrA1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Garden beds cleaned of leggy plants, the last of their offerings stripped from yellowing foliage. Tomatoes of all stripes stew, fiery peppers dry, red and white onions pickle and roast; the spoils of summer’s labor now autumn’s. Doors flung open to greet grey gusty skies, fall spitting its warnings of winter, shooing the rapture of August’s warm light. #california #autumn #garden (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/happy-birthday-maestro-lucianopavarotti monthly 0.5 2016-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921651741-N0SPYJERRL4L1PZNC0RU/tumblr_oeys4fjEx91r4rx59o1_500.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Happy Birthday, Maestro. #lucianopavarotti #pavarotti #opera https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fading-day-california-westmarin-pointreyes monthly 0.5 2016-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921652504-5A03D8D74X35BMPC15Z0/tumblr_oeymkpWyum1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fading day. #california #westmarin #pointreyes (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/last-light-before-thick-coastal-fog-prevails monthly 0.5 2016-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921653001-7BN6LT7U3ISQSPNEP5Y5/tumblr_oewjpvbonB1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Last light before thick coastal fog prevails. #california #pointreyes #westmarin (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fog-stretching-its-long-fingers-inland monthly 0.5 2016-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921653374-1LR2SAI4YKZBJ3GE38U1/tumblr_oeuuz6GDGq1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fog stretching its long fingers inland. #california #pointreyes #westmarin (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/theres-something-soothing-watching-pelicans-fly monthly 0.5 2016-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921653460-78CO9OSPGYZKSFO5OJ3V/tumblr_oeswc1tO7i1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog There’s something soothing watching pelicans fly, encouraging peaceful absorption, in the languor of their flight. Flap, soar, soar, soar. But moved too am I in a way more empathetic, listening for silent pairs of industrious black ducks, stealthy torpedoes moving fast and furious wings barely scraping the tender whitecaps, trailing the echo of their hearts racing across Tomales Bay. #california #tomalesbay #westmarin (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/autumn-on-the-coast-california-pointreyes-at monthly 0.5 2016-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921653631-2D4EYSLWBEVWL6YVMJ11/tumblr_oerkae8Kti1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Autumn on the coast. #california #pointreyes (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dehydrating-hot-peppers-fast-and-furious monthly 0.5 2016-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921653671-GXN1UOZA4OEZHQ6NKEAZ/tumblr_oehnajxVxa1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dehydrating hot peppers fast and furious. #hotpeppers #gardenoverload #heatforwinter (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/final-baba-ganoush-of-the-season-smoky-from-a monthly 0.5 2016-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921654045-CDMO1BXPRRJAW2QGFE2M/tumblr_oefz4vflza1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Final baba ganoush of the season, smoky from a wood fire and puréed with extraordinary amounts of garlic and toasted cumin. #babaganoush #sundaydinner (at At home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tile-work-late-1800s-england-london-tile monthly 0.5 2016-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921654221-QTRNTV42LB0KXWWXTK8A/tumblr_oe6oniD7dp1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tile work, late 1800s. #england #london #tile #design (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/butchers-window-england-london-butcher-at monthly 0.5 2016-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921655483-WXE9FJS5YAK72Y9NHXWU/tumblr_oe67s4IbNy1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Butcher’s window. #england #london #butcher (at Daylesford) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mews-england-london-architecture-at-london monthly 0.5 2016-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921655877-H1KOTGKXIX8PD4L2IEZ2/tumblr_oe61q5ascv1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Mews. #england #london #architecture (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/my-young-friend-by-andrew-wyeth-1970-at-museo monthly 0.5 2016-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921656784-J4IVT460YDMQPNF47AES/tumblr_oe3nglKtQN1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog My young friend by Andrew Wyeth, 1970. (at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-double-on-the-rocks-with-a-slice-of-orange monthly 0.5 2016-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921657261-IU64MDC64KOG58VBD4U2/tumblr_oe3ms9r8cS1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A double, on the rocks with a slice of orange. #spain #madrid #tradition #cocktails (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/wedding-pictures-with-all-of-the-celebrants-on-the monthly 0.5 2016-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921657542-AX8M6JLYYCGSKVMYAXA6/tumblr_oe21yetnHQ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Wedding pictures with all of the celebrants on the church steps. #spain #madrid #tradition (at Parroquia de Santa Bárbara) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/flowers-preserved-in-alcohol-spain-madrid monthly 0.5 2016-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921657731-1KFUJJQI6DZI0K7MHMN6/tumblr_oe12ckBhnE1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Flowers preserved in alcohol. #spain #madrid #ristorantecibo (at Puerta del Sol Madrid) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sherry-spain-madrid-aperitivo-at-puerta-del monthly 0.5 2016-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921657998-616937DBLYLG3P48M7VH/tumblr_oe0sdeagYu1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sherry. #spain #madrid #aperitivo (at Puerta del Sol Madrid) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/portrait-of-baron-h-h-thyssen-bornemisza-by monthly 0.5 2016-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921658084-EOSBATJLDBW0QYIBW96M/tumblr_odyv2aNdl61r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Portrait of Baron H. H. Thyssen-Bornemisza by Lucian Freud, 1981 #spain #madrid #art (at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/woman-in-bath-roy-lichtenstein-1963-spain monthly 0.5 2016-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921658449-VJRC1TGI8AXJ8YK2ZA4F/tumblr_odyurqh4gz1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Woman in bath. Roy Lichtenstein, 1963 #spain #madrid #popart (at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/ironwork-spain-valencia-ironworks-artisan monthly 0.5 2016-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921658704-2DU35NXOM3Y2XP3CV0JK/tumblr_odutuaOCN41r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Ironwork. #spain #valencia #ironworks #artisan (at Plaza de Toros de Valencia) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tapas-spain-valencia-tapas-delicioso-at monthly 0.5 2016-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921659581-CWAP2IG8A4L0425VVRB8/tumblr_odutdvxmCe1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tapas. #spain #valencia #tapas #delicioso (at Vuelve Carolina (página oficial)) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/she-set-the-massive-plateau-in-the-center-of-the monthly 0.5 2016-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921660171-AILG1DXTM4BL6RGQULY8/tumblr_odtedgf6m31r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog She set the massive plateau in the center of the tiny table, her wisps of arms revealing a sinewy musculature acquired from long years of carrying plates to and from the kitchen, her gauzy blue tee-shirt announcing the restaurant’s name, Chez Francois, in blocky white lettering. Balanced precariously on a metal stand on a lopsided table set on an ancient stone street next to a bustling harbor, the tray was weighty with crushed ice and layered with clams and oysters, whelks and mussels, periwinkles and lobster and as requested, an equal number of chunky lemon slices. In clipped English, she warned us not to eat from just one side, lest the entire tray and all its contents slip back into the ocean. Young and old, man and woman, accountant and farmer, married and lover sat elbow to elbow slurping oysters, peeling mussels and shrimp from their shells, and forking into plates of grilled dorado fished from Sete’s waters, a bottle of inexpensive Provençal wine protruding from dripping ice buckets set on tables clothed with a tear of butcher paper. A handsome Frenchmen, in that way that all Frenchmen are handsome, shucked oysters and clams without pause, a cigarette dangling from perfectly pouted lips. We ate in silence, only occasionally groaning with pleasure as the cold, salty ocean depths lingered on our tongues, while overturning emptied shells onto the melting ice, an internationally recognized symbol of triumphal bivalve bliss. #france #provence #seafood (at Sete, France) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/national-bird-refuge-in-arles-france-france monthly 0.5 2016-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921660804-NB9SUN5R88CJ7AQRK15E/tumblr_odr399qcuc1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog National bird refuge in Arles, France. #france #camargue #arles #provence (at Parc naturel régional de Camargue) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sky-over-ligurian-sea-italy-liguria-at-porto monthly 0.5 2016-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921661236-3RKNMN7V7OPP2LQRO21L/tumblr_odpp593eQS1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sky over Ligurian Sea. #italy #liguria (at Porto di Imperia) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/abandoned-farmhouse-at-sunset-italy-piedmont monthly 0.5 2016-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921661507-BMGX6G5WU7T98C62VKO2/tumblr_odo3n4NS1U1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Abandoned farmhouse at sunset. #italy #piedmont #architettura (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/and-in-the-blink-of-a-day-summer-became-fall monthly 0.5 2016-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921661676-HKBK8I2MELAKFCD4OCVP/tumblr_odlzwoKLOU1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog And in the blink of a day, summer became fall. #italy #changeofseasons #piemonte (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/evening-walk-italy-piemonte-walkingoffcookies monthly 0.5 2016-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921662227-9ESZ46ETFO1Y681FF7AG/tumblr_odk68ortEY1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Evening walk. #italy #piemonte #walkingoffcookies (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/church-bells-announce-the-day-italy-piemonte monthly 0.5 2016-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921662354-5OJJNAN966CB5PT3JKN6/tumblr_odjnw60kGC1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Church bells announce the day. #italy #piemonte #sloweredlife (at Bossolasco. Via Delle Rose) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/grand-old-dame-italy-architecture-at monthly 0.5 2016-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921662765-RJ6PEZ7T97IPB0TC9M0K/tumblr_odjlflwTVh1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Grand old dame. #italy #architecture (at Mondovì, Italia) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/theater-italy-teatro-turin-italiandrama-at monthly 0.5 2016-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921662849-TNOGKKS16BY40ULPFO0Q/tumblr_odhunmlMlt1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Theater. #italy #teatro #turin #italiandrama (at Turin, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/philosophy-wine-italy-at-ristorante monthly 0.5 2016-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921663361-N425DHE81IKZ74F2EDHB/tumblr_odhiwlAorJ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #philosophy #wine #italy (at Ristorante Consorzio) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/an-old-dame-blossoms-in-the-late-summer-sun monthly 0.5 2016-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921664261-6CZ9MR9F3IEI3LFW8DDH/tumblr_odgorn7Dy61r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog An old dame blossoms in the late summer sun. #italy #piedmont (at Mondovì, Italia) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/summers-continuing-bounty-italy-piedmont monthly 0.5 2016-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921664654-92OPJRU8KVUPHGCYN84Z/tumblr_odgo4vtbUV1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Summer’s continuing bounty. #italy #piedmont #summer #farmersmarket (at Bossolasco. Via Delle Rose) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/gods-country-italy-piedmont-cornfield-at monthly 0.5 2016-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921664990-60LM4CN7U2BHOS2VUVTJ/tumblr_odei0ss0a31r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog God’s country. #italy #piedmont #cornfield (at Mondovì) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/ceramic-tiles-italy-architecture-ceramics monthly 0.5 2016-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921665313-EKQNAZWE03GPXEHILRQL/tumblr_odehexbOpq1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Ceramic tiles. #italy #architecture #ceramics (at Turin, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mural-in-the-coat-closet-italy monthly 0.5 2016-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921665773-LFXPQ95EVQIQKD1L02ZA/tumblr_odceqh71vg1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Mural in the coat closet. #italy #artisallaroundus (at Mondovì, Italia) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/closed-on-sundays-normale-italy monthly 0.5 2016-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921667269-6XDKQWHOHYA7WQBGX9YY/tumblr_odce31m6v81r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Closed on Sundays.. #normale #italy #sundayswithfamily at Mondovì, Italia https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/walkway-italy-piedmont-architecture-at monthly 0.5 2016-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921666817-O2JCSHX3A1N358WBS3Y1/tumblr_odak3ktiNc1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Walkway. #italy #piedmont #architecture (at Mondovì, Italia) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/graffiti-italy-graffiti-fliesarehateful-at monthly 0.5 2016-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921667030-7NE8MXMBRR8L2R6X8Z02/tumblr_od96n9n8y91r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Graffiti. #italy #graffiti #fliesarehateful (at Mondovì, Italia) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sweet-red-onions-cipolla-rossa-di-tropea-from monthly 0.5 2016-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921667324-S5J4NCJBBQI749HXW5CF/tumblr_od4qeml1JQ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sweet red onions (cipolla rossa di Tropea) from Calabria, Italy; thousands of years beloved for their flavors, as well as their healthful properties. Sown in clay cliffs overlooking the impossibly green Tyrrhenian Sea, these allium beauties are tended by hand under the searing summer sun of Tropea. They even boast their own Protected Designation of Origin. #italy #food #onion #calabria https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-hazelnut-orchard-post-harvest-italy-piemonte monthly 0.5 2016-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921667487-UIN3CV6KX8QZ5HZ9UW1F/tumblr_od1kaxpMNd1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A hazelnut orchard post-harvest. #italy #piemonte #nocciole #nuts (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/morning-light-italy-piemonte-stillness-at monthly 0.5 2016-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921668243-22BJ2BKNCD1GDPEIXUQF/tumblr_od0zcwfLvf1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Morning light. #italy #piemonte #stillness (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/animal-feed-stocked-for-winter-italy-piemonte monthly 0.5 2016-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921668570-3LVOC72889GH8HBE9BSS/tumblr_oczrihfyIZ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Animal feed stocked for winter. #italy #piemonte #cornfordays (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/cabinporn-italy-piemonte-at-bossolasco monthly 0.5 2016-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921668599-Z0K9HJXWTGIH645QE3M6/tumblr_oczqz7RaeN1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #cabinporn #italy #piemonte (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/readying-sunday-lunch-italy-piemonte monthly 0.5 2016-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921669031-T3S33IJYLFJR03RE2WSC/tumblr_oczi9vHVwi1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Readying Sunday lunch. #italy #piemonte #hotpeppers (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/under-the-arbor-italy-piemonte-lazysunday monthly 0.5 2016-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921669719-QTFTWXQHDCTVIRBKGY42/tumblr_oczgc8Bvmg1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Under the arbor. #italy #piemonte #lazysunday (at Bossolasco) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-veronica-jay-de-feo-1957-modernart monthly 0.5 2016-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921670119-4RQASEL35DWIOZUQRICQ/tumblr_ocuf5rWi5n1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The Veronica Jay De Feo, 1957 #modernart #jaydefeo #sfmoma (at SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dusty-hot-and-dry-california-silenceisgolden monthly 0.5 2016-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921670629-A2UXXO74AYOHGDQY4CYK/tumblr_oca36ryIcg1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dusty, hot and dry. #california #silenceisgolden (at Nevada City, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pure-americana-california monthly 0.5 2016-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921670742-H6HV7OJV1S4PYP5KLR3Z/tumblr_oc4kbcOrxG1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pure #americana. #california #its100fuckingdegreeshere (at Nevada City Downtown Historic District) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/chrysanthemum-tea-california-berkeley-iyasare monthly 0.5 2016-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921671073-S5ZYJ4T6032QVC6NSG2S/tumblr_oc3a7zZRqa1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Chrysanthemum tea. #california #berkeley #iyasare (at Berkeley, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pregnant-with-possibilities-seed-thistle monthly 0.5 2016-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921671323-FBKXL0DE474YXK5CH27B/tumblr_oc12hmGZt91r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pregnant with possibilities. #seed #thistle #california #nature (at China Camp State Park) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hot-alexatala-artculinaire-bedsidereading monthly 0.5 2016-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921672118-XD7OW3MI9PRJNMVMMDIW/tumblr_obvd7bDPhW1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog HOT. #alexatala #artculinaire #bedsidereading (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fog-lifting-from-mount-tam-across-bolinas-lagoon monthly 0.5 2016-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921673069-N4KGOPZLRTKE5BDB2CA2/tumblr_obtvkzCzJv1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fog lifting from Mount Tam across Bolinas Lagoon. #california #bolinas (at Bolinas, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/northern-california-california-hiking monthly 0.5 2016-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921673646-5XYWTCYYBSL1ESMH4HSH/tumblr_obrxg2Zqsu1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog ❤️ Northern California. #california #hiking #pointreyes (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/northern-california-california-fog-hiking monthly 0.5 2016-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921673719-2T2D5AYYI32O1USR7J3N/tumblr_obrx8sfANy1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog ❤️ Northern California. #california #fog #hiking (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/summer-at-napa-california monthly 0.5 2016-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921674099-OK0JD6ZPTRAD00S9WGR9/tumblr_obpetaTZjp1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Summer. (at Napa, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tiny-blue-babes-at-my-feet-twenty-days-new-look monthly 0.5 2016-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921674204-0UJEGI9Z8Z8CADBM6YPU/tumblr_obm19dD8W01r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tiny blue babes at my feet twenty days new look me up and down assessing without bias not yet knowing fear, caution, wariness hop unsteadily for cool cover under the butterfly bush to watch and wait for Mama to appear. Back and forth and back and forth she bolts a torpedo with a honing device bearing bugs and worms dug from beds overgrown with strawberry and watercress to deposit into screeching maws their language as old as mother earth. Short tail shaking, wings spastic crying with displeasure at being yet unable to soar the heavens. Maddened are the cats now relegated to the basement until two fledglings take flight. (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/succulent-california-succulents-gardening monthly 0.5 2016-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921674537-OSAYRWB7UHO9IGQUVA4F/tumblr_objygnCBBV1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Succulent. #california #succulents #gardening (at At Home in Napa Valley) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/foggy-skies-california-bodega-wildliferefuge monthly 0.5 2016-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921675187-O48XXA5ZRJNKFFEB49UN/tumblr_obi8tl96Ne1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Foggy skies. #california #bodega #wildliferefuge (at Bodega Bay, CA) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/ling-cod-were-plenty-the-salmon-few-but-the monthly 0.5 2016-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921675659-Z29OFRVZL9JNDU7U6NJ9/tumblr_obg8437XBd1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Ling cod were plenty, the salmon few, but the Pacific was calm, my fishermates enthusiastic, and a shroud of fog inhibited skin-searing sun and stomach-churning winds. “Men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” -Henry David Thoreau #california #fishing #bodega (at Bodega Bay, CA) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tomales-bay-california-westmarin-pointreyes monthly 0.5 2016-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921675564-I8W56KQRBP6ONYUZPHR5/tumblr_obesk5XtBF1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tomales Bay. #california #westmarin #pointreyes (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/view-from-a-boathouse-california-westmarin monthly 0.5 2016-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921675856-FQ62LTIH5MUZIXS0LPCC/tumblr_obesfa5BtN1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog View from a boathouse. #california #westmarin #pointreyes (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/seaweed-california-beaches-bodega-at-bodega monthly 0.5 2016-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921677184-OHEYLXAUGD52DN2OZVOW/tumblr_obcpfwwJIt1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Seaweed. #california #beaches #bodega (at Bodega Bay, CA) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/afternoon-light-over-bodega-harbor-california monthly 0.5 2016-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921677249-HG0ILW0I3IGU1XR2U8VK/tumblr_obb8l0Nea81r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Afternoon light over Bodega Harbor. #california #marshland #wildliferefuge (at Bodega Bay, CA) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/afternoon-light-on-the-marshes-california monthly 0.5 2016-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921677887-SK7DZRTFGQ0PPDXNZ3WZ/tumblr_obb8e7wGEb1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Afternoon light on the marshes. #california #marshland #wildliferefuge (at Bodega Bay, CA) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/marshes-california-wildliferefuge-marshland monthly 0.5 2016-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921677972-O4ROMFHM673I57NOIIXN/tumblr_ob9kek5LBx1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Marshes. #california #wildliferefuge #marshland (at Bodega Bay, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/late-afternoon-california-at-bodega-bay monthly 0.5 2016-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921678115-BAS8IFUKKN1O4U33X8M6/tumblr_ob9iziEV1E1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Late afternoon. #california (at Bodega Bay, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/marshes-california-marshland-wildliferefuge monthly 0.5 2016-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921678692-ECTFV7VT31FDZBTAXALV/tumblr_ob9iw2QIU51r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Marshes. #california #marshland #wildliferefuge (at Bodega Bay, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/just-a-day-overripe-early-girls-their-given-name monthly 0.5 2016-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921679302-056T2F66NLJX4DYRJ1PI/tumblr_ob5fawD5sH1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Just a day overripe Early Girls their given name each tender bottom etched with a cross a flagellation performed with a tomato knife. Washed and waiting to be blanched and iced and crushed by hand, the flesh fragrant of warm rain and earth and mineral. Hot juices singe fingers, acids sting kitchen cuts, like a honeybee trapped between a flip-flop and a foot. Pulpy seeds spew and spray and splatter an old linen housedress pockmarked with the blood and guts of previous projects, sacrificed at my alter and relegated to the deep freeze. A true fruit, the apple of my eye sealed tight with a single basil leaf, a hopeful dash of verdancy to awaken clay pots in wintertime. Corona beans and pancetta and onion and smoked peppers and old wine buried deep in dying ash reclaimed anxiously at dawn from an oven still warm and smoky. Barefoot in the gray morning chill, recalling languid days of summer gardens and pleasure myself in the sunshine. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/succulent-california-succulents monthly 0.5 2016-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921679498-ORCUE4ITYC0STOZYE38K/tumblr_ob1eqwRJuK1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Succulent. #california #succulents #summerroadtrip (at Abalone Point) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/early-light-california-humboldt monthly 0.5 2016-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921679767-AJV1PEBWU78Z0AG1P5UM/tumblr_oazk90E1sc1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Early light. #california #humboldt #summerroadtrip (at Trinidad Head, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/citrus-california-meyerlemon monthly 0.5 2016-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921681216-L27XDRLCT253JTPEEC1F/tumblr_oaxwh4pTeZ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Citrus. #california #meyerlemon https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/small-rocky-islands-dot-californias-coastline monthly 0.5 2016-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921682355-QSWXLEYE10GU8VL8N4SQ/tumblr_oaxicjAqKT1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Small rocky islands dot California’s coastline, home to conifers and seabirds and sea monsters. #california #humboldt #summerroadtrip (at Trinidad, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/during-duck-season-at-the-early-part-of-the-1900s monthly 0.5 2016-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921681719-JXERUFSVHM8TM2JXRRFI/tumblr_oavrj2uf9A1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog During duck season at the early part of the 1900s, members of the Humboldt Fish and Game Club at McBride Ranch would convene for a good dinner together the evening prior to the next day’s shoot. Come first light, the hunters were paired off and hunkered into blinds in the marshes, cold, wet and hung-over, to wait for ducks to fly overhead. Today, the property is wildlife refuge. #california #humboldt #wildliferefuge (at Humboldt Wildlife Refuge) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fishing-boats-at-rest-california-humboldt monthly 0.5 2016-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921681961-D0A4TAA1O2857WWHJ2C9/tumblr_oau8dzF8GY1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fishing boats at rest. #california #humboldt #summerroadtrip (at Trinidad, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/stillness-california-humboldt-summerroadtrip monthly 0.5 2016-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921682284-6IJCGCTPDIFKC45BE0Q1/tumblr_oasq1t5kn41r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Stillness. #california #humboldt #summerroadtrip (at Trinidad Head, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/bok-choy-california-vegetables-nyeranchfarm monthly 0.5 2016-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921682689-U5J88WNUWSLTQG8IIM67/tumblr_oaske8mCwQ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Bok choy. #california #vegetables #nyeranchfarm (at Westport, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-days-last-waves-california-summerroadtrip monthly 0.5 2016-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921682813-322HJTR0726DG1ZEYNCR/tumblr_oarvov2gg71r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The day’s last waves. #california #summerroadtrip #humboldt (at Trinidad, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/rocky-coastline-california-humboldt monthly 0.5 2016-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921683056-KV14YGGVETF2OV6LW2O0/tumblr_oaqe5pxF0C1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Rocky coastline. #california #humboldt #summerroadtrip (at Trinidad, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-quiet-morning-on-the-harbor-california monthly 0.5 2016-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921683447-PNFE25FWW15G0SRT7RPR/tumblr_oaq1gr0VEH1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A quiet morning on the harbor. #california #humboldt #summerroadtrip (at Trinidad Head, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/end-of-day-at-the-edge-of-the-pacific monthly 0.5 2016-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921683946-D7Q6CHKBFPENZJ6HI83Z/tumblr_oapbgnTAJW1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog End of day at the edge of the Pacific. #california #humboldt #summerroadtrip (at Trinidad Head, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tipped-off-from-a-read-lead-about-a-local monthly 0.5 2016-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921684967-BEB7BBB90ZRE4GW6FBKU/tumblr_oaotmbo3Y81r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tipped off from a read-lead about a local smokehouse, we bought cans of their albacore tuna, hand packed and sashimi grade. “95% re-order rate,” boomed the deaf old man behind the counter, his sales technique that of an angry battering ram. We returned to the cottage just before sunset, retrieving the key from the chipped cement lighthouse on the front steps. Hungry, tired and cranky, day was made night while searching for our previously beaten path from the beach. With gulps from a Westmalle beer cooling our moods, the tuna was mixed with lemon mayo, green chopped bits, and piled thick on toasted grainy bread, the leaning tower crowned with thick tomato slices and a ruff of lettuce. Transporting our sup to the picnic table on the porch, I yanked the cork from a decades-old Calera Pinot Noir, opened the night prior but left mostly unfinished. While twilight dimpled the still harbor, sparrows frantically dove the cliffs below searching for supper, the barking from a gang of seals echoing against rocky hills. The old man was right. We’d be returning for more. #california #summerroadtrip (at Trinidad Head, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fog-pulling-off-the-harbor-california-humboldt monthly 0.5 2016-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921685551-M47FBPTOVOKJEA6OYVQZ/tumblr_oaokddEA9Q1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fog pulling off the harbor. #california #humboldt #summerroadtrip (at Trinidad Head, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dahlia-california-humboldt-summerroadtrip monthly 0.5 2016-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921685712-4AC1Q8QC28DYR1MKI8TU/tumblr_oaob0vcGL21r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dahlia. #california #humboldt #summerroadtrip (at Trinidad, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/not-a-soul-in-sight-california-summerroadtrip monthly 0.5 2016-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921685938-YFT3HUF5BVDFOK8N4BBJ/tumblr_oamdga7gFT1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Not a soul in sight. #california #summerroadtrip (at Abalone Point) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mcbride-ranch-1915-california-summerroadtrip monthly 0.5 2016-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921686310-WCI7I4SHFWHXLFGK3KHP/tumblr_oakosxCHLi1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog McBride Ranch (1915). #california #summerroadtrip #humboldt (at Humboldt Wildlife Refuge) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/nature-protected-california-redwoods monthly 0.5 2016-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921686356-CGHOF32Y2XLSHAKRHG6W/tumblr_oajj9fyVhg1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Nature protected. #california #redwoods #avenueofthegiants #summerroadtrip (at Humboldt Redwoods State Park) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dusk-california-summerroadtrip-at-point monthly 0.5 2016-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921686622-IWJWU5QSH98MNNNYYRGU/tumblr_oajf5cy1IN1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dusk. #california #summerroadtrip (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/calf-deep-in-surf-salt-spray-licking monthly 0.5 2016-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921686782-I70M63U07TPAYWWWSGUY/tumblr_oahly0yLxl1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Calf-deep in surf salt spray licking lips fluttering on eyelashes like the many monarch butterflies gleefully blanketing the purple phalluses of Pride of Madiera plants rooting the cliffs. Perfidious swells crash on rocky outcroppings bigger than this small-town’s city hall. Arms aching with pleasure feet dug into a black pebble beach littered with gangly strands of sun-dried seaweed rough against bare skin. Casting a long rod into far pools where fish feed. Dinner dreams of Perch poached en brodo old wine and mushrooms black trumpets, chanterelles, morels, hedgehogs harvested nearby in winter woods and dried on screens by an old hippy. Nature continues unabated July moon waxing behind mountains covered in conifer and cow. Colors of frothy water blue green turquoise aquamarine like veined stones in a ring from Arizona. Black ducks flying against the glare of setting sun wings just scraping waves glittering with diamonds. Pelicans soar in formation an army of bills riding thermals. Thunderous white noise. There is no silence screams the wind slaps the tide. Peace abounds. #california #mendocino #fishing (at Mendocino, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/succulent-california-mendocino-succulent-at monthly 0.5 2016-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921689030-WBCL1UMHEFJSCBGLBGI1/tumblr_oahcxmUmc01r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Succulent. #california #mendocino #succulent (at Abalone Point) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-window-into-my-current-state-of-mind monthly 0.5 2016-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921689295-KR02H9CWVZQCMTRULWZ8/tumblr_oaf7alh9Ka1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A window into my current state of mind. #california #inverness #tomalesbay (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-quiet-spot-for-breakfast-california monthly 0.5 2016-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921689528-L2U48KEMF89IVGZ7ZJFX/tumblr_oadnutQINv1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A quiet spot for breakfast. #california #inverness #americana (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/foggy-northern-california-coast-california monthly 0.5 2016-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921689775-CFB1JOYYWP1S8780GA9X/tumblr_oadl1iRlwL1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Foggy Northern California coast. #california #mendocino #foggy (at Abalone Point) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dusk-california-inverness-tomalesbay-at monthly 0.5 2016-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921690029-Y3K4W7SDN2NSDL4E2MKA/tumblr_oabtl5Pbwr1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dusk. #california #inverness #tomalesbay (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/algae-bloom-on-driftwood-california-inverness monthly 0.5 2016-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921690110-ILBAZWOTXOAQBROTC8RA/tumblr_oaa0lkGMjA1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Algae bloom on driftwood. #california #inverness #tomalesbay #gerhardrichter (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/primitive monthly 0.5 2016-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921690380-H3KYFAQVYK9KWM0B33LS/tumblr_oa9eez7rFC1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Primitive. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/boardwalk-california-inverness-tomalesbay monthly 0.5 2016-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921690543-ZMY3XBH3CLC0259T4RQS/tumblr_oa9ed6E2R01r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Boardwalk. #california #inverness #tomalesbay (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-knife-loomed-giant-menacing-in-his-meager monthly 0.5 2016-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921691171-KL6W2FWHURGEW045M0LY/tumblr_oa2qkedNzn1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The knife loomed giant, menacing in his meager, pasty paw. With his posh British accent, he instructed me to hold it; taking care to notice the weight, the lines, the feel in the hand. He had shown me at least two-dozen knives, the choices beginning to blur, until I picked up the final piece of cutlery displayed on the black oilcloth. I returned to the London shop three times, checking my gut to confirm that it was indeed, the piece of iron that would make me warm and weak-kneed in the kitchen, and confirming my bank balance to ensure I could afford such extravagance encased in carbon steel. The Saji Santoku knife is handmade, each of its forty-five layers of Aogami steel hammer forged in traditional Japanese fashion. The knife is given a Kuro Uchi (Black Hammer) finish; after the forging process, the black oxidised layer of steel is left on the blade and sealed with natural resin. The result is a rustic, almost primitive aesthetic, which also helps to slow down the steel’s oxidation process. In Japanese, Aogami translates as ‘Blue Steel’, boasting a blue tinge from the alloying elements in its composition. The master behind the blade is Takeshi Saji who, at 14 years of age, began a knifemaking apprenticeship with his uncle, a revered knifesmith. Born in 1958 in Takefu, Saji’s hometown has been a knifemaking hub for more than seven-hundred years, ranking among the four most important knife producing regions in the world; a prefectural storm of purity of iron, clarity of spring water, and highest grade of pine charcoal. Acknowledged for his unique talents, Saji was awarded the ‘Traditional Craftsman’ title, and The Ministry of Culture honoured him as a ‘Living Treasure’ of Japan, the youngest person ever to receive the honor. And of course, the blade’s handle has its own story. Made from Arizona Desert Ironwood (Olneya Tesota), it’s one of the world’s oldest living things, with several surviving trees germinated in the 4th century. It is rare, expensive and highly stable. Olneya Tesota is the only species in the genus Olneya, has no close relatives, and grows exclusively in the Sonoran desert straddling the Arizona/Mexico border. Known as a nurse-plant, more than 500 other species (some unique to Sonora) depend upon the desert ironwood tree for survival. While the living trees are highly protected, licensed professionals are allowed to collect timber from dead desert trees, the wood incredibly well preserved thanks to the extreme environs. Liberating the knife from a fancy linen bag too precious for its rough-hewn blade, I rinsed two-dozen Early Girl tomatoes plucked ripe and warm from the garden. Setting aside the usual serrated tomato knife, I took notice of the Santoku shape of the Saji knife’s blade, which translates from the Japanese as ‘three virtues’: a multipurpose tool to slice from the tip, dice from the center, and mince at the heel. I quartered the tomatoes with ease, diced the pork for the meatballs and minced Purple Stripe garlic cloves to sprinkle over everything. I was mesmerized. Immediately I dried the knife, ensuring no rust spots and replaced her in the linen bag, now deemed just barely swank enough for such artistry. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/on-the-horizon-a-six-hour-roasted-tomato-sauce monthly 0.5 2016-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921690937-8NXPK5DCAMIEURAPBTT7/tumblr_oa2jkx40Vo1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog On the horizon: a six-hour-roasted tomato sauce soon bedazzled with pork and fennel meatballs. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/artichoke monthly 0.5 2016-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921692948-DBZSR7ZKYC2R02Z9TSFC/tumblr_o9wy5a9PKN1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Artichoke. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hidden-in-the-dunes-point-reyes-national monthly 0.5 2016-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921693598-ZUYPFYJ5GK01231V12QT/tumblr_o9wu6yzYkZ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hidden in the dunes. Point Reyes National Seashore. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/plums-for-the-galette monthly 0.5 2016-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921693365-YUP80H48M5HAJ1M8NVPF/tumblr_o9wu3xCGl51r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Plums for the galette. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-box-arrived-this-morning-by-smiling-delivery monthly 0.5 2016-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921693697-67FSH76FYDL4U0KYI959/tumblr_o9m67u5vUx1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The box arrived this morning, by smiling delivery man ear pressed to cardboard, as if listening for the voice of Mother Nature herself. Opened with care and curiosity, thousands of ladybugs crawled from their burlap travel satchel into raised garden beds thick with leaves and vines to gorge on the wicked aphid now besmirching treasured tomatoes. A militaristic raid performed by a tiny army camouflaged in red and black polkadots. No guts, no glory. #garden #backyardwarrior #summer #organic https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/on-the-brink-of-turning-sending-forth-their-most monthly 0.5 2016-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921693935-B2R7JGDFO96JTV8CDMKO/tumblr_o8w4ahPRiy1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog On the brink of turning. Sending forth their most pungent perfume just before death. The colors brilliant, the purples of royalty the oranges and reds of a smoggy summer sunset. skins just beginning to sag away from flesh, lined with wrinkles of a chest seen too much sun. Gently cut with a tomato knife juices and peels intact tossed with citrus and a shake of an herby Elixer hauled home from Chateauneuf du Pape. Pastry dough, pasta frolla from a Sicilian cookbook, its unadorned pages as authentic as the isle itself. Sweet butter, flour, sugar, lemon peel, eggs. An old nonna in her white housedress pocked with kitchen stains adds a final pinch of sugar to caramelize the first of summer’s stone fruits. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/poor-mans-asparagus-in-the-african-basket-on-the monthly 0.5 2016-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921694119-X6SS3KXBVZXURUL23FHE/tumblr_o8mawosbbD1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Poor Man’s Asparagus In the African basket on the back porch a colorful impulse buy at a Sunday morning market leeks are stacked tight and tall shaded by the overgrown Valencia orange tree. Long, short, fat, thin, odious, sweet a community wrapped and twined, dirty roots dangling from thick white bulbs caked with earth from which they’re mined. Before Jesus strapped on sandals, leek leaves hieroglyphed Egyptian walls, Emperor Nero ate bushels stewed in oil whilst Rome burns and falls. Welsh men donned the smelly stalk in caps setting themselves apart from British enemies, the leek poorly regarded by the haughty French in spite of their Vichyssoise. On St. David’s Day the first of every March virgins tuck the phallic leek under snowy vestal pillows to dream of husbands kind and meek. Poached in lemon and old Chardonnay, or melted in duck fat with sherry and spread on toast, leeks transcend onions and garlic and shallots their ethereal taste no allium boast. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hollow-of-life-the-hive-remains-empty-lemongrass monthly 0.5 2016-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921694420-7IVD1S4OAZUJZC8WBLTD/tumblr_o8f1vzjarL1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hollow of life the hive remains empty lemongrass oil dotting its door a welcome mat to beckon honeybees. Propolis slathered on the walls its scent attracting the honeyed crowd, vetiver on a banker during gala season. Capturing the mystery of life within a wooden box smelling of woodsy cedar, its pitched roof gleaming copper with windows to satisfy my invidious voyeurism, peeping on drones servicing their queen.   Nestled under the half-shade of vines near a bubbling fountain leaking from an unseen crack sustained during an August earthquake. The garden bulging pursing with blooms, a banquet of borage, chamomile, mustard, California’s ubiquitous rosemary and lavender planted to feed the anticipated workers their staff meal. Converge and hum and buzz and pollinate the Kaffir lime, the Meyer lemon, the Sienevyi pomegranate, the Black Mission fig, the Valencia orange, the Rangpur lime! The crowning glory of their work is the nectar I now crave, a Black bear soon to be raiding the hive withstanding the stings for just a taste. Melting into my morning tea unctuous, gooey, liquid gold. The darker the color, the stronger the flavor ice water clear or murky brown governed by the bees’ foraging. Of what will our garden taste? Jars greedily horded into suitcases line the sticky cupboard shelf lit with flowers or bitter mustards or herbal conifers. Apicoltura in Italy, apicultura in Spain, Portugal and South America, apiculture in France, Brooklyn and Bath. I wish cum tasted of honey. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/last-of-our-winter-citrus monthly 0.5 2016-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921695054-2I63NFWI0C1CI0P0TAUI/tumblr_o85konInpZ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Last of our winter citrus. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/apricots monthly 0.5 2016-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921694918-EUIVMRYLR4F7XUVC8DH2/tumblr_o85knwe0q31r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Apricots. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-break-in-the-fog monthly 0.5 2016-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921695258-TX6OVJHQXKGQAXRGBRDQ/tumblr_o7yoxtBhSC1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A break in the fog. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/foggy-morning-on-tomales-bay monthly 0.5 2016-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921696323-BM8C22XAC3P8Q3QVTQ50/tumblr_o7yow4txRH1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Foggy morning on Tomales Bay. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/cleaning-the-forest-from-the-fungi monthly 0.5 2016-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921696804-VNZWH23JONMBWOE4VN4B/tumblr_o7govhhn581r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Cleaning the forest from the fungi. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mother-natures-honeycomb-design-on-the-black monthly 0.5 2016-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921696947-AW0LUUXJMUKGHCH06NLN/tumblr_o7goudnl2H1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Mother Nature’s honeycomb design on the black morel mushroom. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/springtime-in-the-sierras monthly 0.5 2016-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921697895-WANN18IUY1O652YVB2KX/tumblr_o7gotcUb621r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Springtime in the Sierras. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/late-spring-afternoon-volcano-california monthly 0.5 2016-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921698103-Y0B1L5GW8ZTEQ0UV8OTC/tumblr_o73smyH6T71r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Late spring afternoon. Volcano, California https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/view-from-a-roadside-breakfast-of-eggs-and-just monthly 0.5 2016-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921698694-7WY4ZKPRGKV0PUDGYQ5X/tumblr_o73sfnCbdY1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog View from a roadside breakfast of eggs and just plucked morels cooked over a camp stove. The taste was earth and funk (and even a crunch of grit!!). Mistakenly I’m sure, I think of dried mushrooms to flavor and fresh to cook and eat. The foraging of morel mushrooms made for a couple of very memorable days. The weather was sunny and warm, snow still visible on higher ground, and the forest char (burned conifers = perfect hunting grounds) was interspersed with green trees with fine full branches. The air was clean and smelled of pine and earth. There were so many mushrooms covering the forest floor. It took a moment to align with their presence, but once you spot one, you spot hundreds. A humbling, amazing and delicious experience. El Dorado National Forest https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/late-afternoon-reflections-somerset-ca monthly 0.5 2016-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921698807-BN9KMOTOKXCM165KW3ZS/tumblr_o73sciOKsx1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Late afternoon reflections. Somerset, CA. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/plucking-stinging-nettles-from-my-fingers-wearing monthly 0.5 2016-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921699242-60BJ03YWZFNQYA3PQEXK/tumblr_o6vyxvEPUc1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Plucking stinging nettles from my fingers wearing nothing but a smile, my clothes laid in a foul heap outside the inn’s heavy plank door.  A morning spent trudging through the wet English landscape filled baskets and baskets with easily identifiable wood sorrel, wild garlic, watercress, dandelion and primrose. I was introduced to the less familiar pig nuts, fat hens, chick weed, and gorse, the latter in the pea family and apparently a good nitrogen fix for soils.  All are edible, but those like the stinging nettle need to be soaked or cooked prior to eating, for obvious, injurious reasons. Also referred to as burn nettle, burn weed and burn hazel, stinging nettles have green, velvety soft leaves, belying the intensity of their prickle.  The stems and leaves are coated with hairs, which implant themselves into those foolish enough to rub against this herbaceous, flowering perennial.  The needles inject the skin with a mixture of chemical compounds, which burn and sting. Oddly, nettles are the only plant food for many species of butterflies during their larval phase, their feast before metamorphosing into winged magic.  Chock full of protein and vitamins (A and C, calcium, magnesium, potassium), nettles are also fed to chickens, the plant’s natural pigments creating vibrant yolks.  Their leaves and flowers can be steeped for tea, blended for pesto, or sautéed with garlic and chili.  Today, the nettles will make fine ravioli; blanched, minced and mixed into flour for the dough, and into ricotta for the filling. The late morning sun finally emerged from behind leaden clouds, illuminating the valleys below, verdurous hills dotted with the woolly white backsides of sheep and their spring babes.  Wild pheasant darted from the brush, their coats the color of last year’s spring collection. The dozen of us, a motley lot made up of all Brits and me, signed on for a foraging class held in Dorset, not far from England’s southern coastline.  Black crows cackled overhead from their perches in trees still devoid of leaves, watching us hunched over, scouring the meadows. Our baskets and bags bulging with field finds and forest fortunes, and our boots properly sullied, we hiked back to the farm, animated characters in a Turner landscape.  We arrived to find an old wooden table in the middle of the stone courtyard piled high with a couple dozen, stone dead woodpigeons.  Hunted several days prior, they were left to age in the chiller, whole and undressed, full of feather and gut, which is understood to flavor to the meat.  Shot in the fields behind us, the UK’s largest and most common pigeon is considered vermin by the farmers, and can be hunted year round, without limit.  Woodpigeon feast on valuable crops: cabbage, sprouts, peas, tender buds and shoots, grains, seeds, nuts and berries.  Their diet ensures their succulence.   A dark silver gray the hue of a late 60’s Mercedes, with a patch of white on the neck and under each wing, the birds shimmer in flight. We pulled feathers, clipped wings, removed entrails and lopped off heads and feet.  The midday winds became brisk; blowing a storm of feathers onto the cobblestones, and around our feet and towards the large kitchen, grey cyclones of plumage reminding us of life’s cycles.  The man to my right elbow confided that he motors his skiff out onto the English Channel and plucks his birds in the middle of the ocean, alleviating both mess and withering looks from the missus.  Half of the birds would be roasted whole, their cavities stuffed with the freshly found herbs. The breasts were removed from the other half, their carcasses made into game stock.  Smaller than a palmful, the purple-red breasts were seasoned and seared in a hot cast iron skillet, while the rules of cooking to temperature were reiterated:  touch your pointing finger to your thumb and press on the protruding flesh next to that thumb.  That’s what rare meat feels like.  Pressing the middle finger to the thumb is the feel of medium, and pinky finger to thumb represents medium-well.  Beyond that, the chef said shaking his head, he had a well-worn, leather flip-flop that would taste just as good.  Lastly, we were instructed to allow the meat to rest for the same amount of time it took to cook. A mountain of wild garlic and watercress picked during our morning’s walk sat unwashed near the sink, its unmistakable acrid smell luring me to its service.  The long silky leaves of wild garlic grow in grassy clumps from late fall to early spring.  A perennial in the Liliaceae family, wild garlic comes back strong every year.  A study conducted by the University of Oregon found most wheat farmers detest it as it contaminates their crop, ruining the flavor of bread and other products made with its flour, even suggested that cows dining on wild garlic produce milk tinged with its flavor.  Today, their leaves will create a piquant aioli. As I washed leaf after leaf of the wild garlic, I reached for a piece of watercress, its hollow stem and tiny white flowers beckoning to be snacked upon.  The lead forager snatched the cress from my hand, warning that watercress harvested in the wild should not be eaten raw.  He explained that a parasitic worm’s eggs pass from cattle and sheep into water.  The eggs hatch and infect a species of tiny snail that attaches itself to water plants, such as wild mint, water lettuces and watercress.   Liver fluke disease is the unpleasant outcome of munching contaminated leaves.  And although not usually deadly, the illness’ name alone is enough to warrant cooking the cress. Eaten for thousands of years, the health benefits of watercress are well known. Hippocrates founded the first hospital on the Greek Island of Kos, near a natural spring where he grew watercress to treat patients with blood disorders.  Ancient Romans contended it cured baldness, and their emperors thought its consumption helped them to make bold decisions.  Irish hermits used it as a mental stimulant, and the Greeks and Persians fed it to their troops.  It’s also said to be a hangover cure and an aphrodisiac, although it may have been the wine drunk with the watercress salad at dinner that made for celebratory and sensual evenings, necessitating the greens’ consumption the morning after. Watercress’ love of slightly alkaline soils makes the chalk streams of southern England ideal for its cultivation, and there are even festivals here celebrating the plant.   The botanical name for watercress, nasturtium officinale, comes from the Latin nasus tortus, meaning twisted nose, in homage to its spicy aromas. After a long late lunch at a communal table, feasting on platters of our handiwork and toasting with several glasses of local cider and beer, I bid adieu to my new mates.  As the sun was beginning to set, I made my way to the farm not quite next door, where I’d taken a room for the night.  I tramped through pastures shared with herds of cows and bulls, their silhouettes outlined against the encroaching twilight.  Not wanting to be lost in the dark hills, I moved quickly through several unfamiliar and muddy vales, the fourth of which had a particularly large pool of feculent, swampy sludge.  The oversized wellies, so graciously offered to me for my walk, were sucked into the muck straight up to the knee, the too-large boots easily slipping from my feet, dragging me down flat into the mud, a human fly on one enormous cow pie. My screams of obscenities and cries for help unheeded by the bovine, I pulled myself out of the shit, literally by my bootstraps; cold, wet and covered from head to toe. A hot shower and the removal of most of the stinging nettles from my fingertips completed, I hitched a ride to the coastal town of Lyme Regis.  Walking into a two hundred-year old pub, I took a seat in a creaky wooden chair in front of the fireplace.  Empty but for me and the barkeep, a Londoner whose come to the sea to learn to build sailboats, I ordered a Laphroaig scotch with two cubes and bag of crisps, a perfectly acceptable British supper.  Each time a truck or bus drove the narrow street outside the bar, the entire stone structure shook.  By my second drink, the building had finally stilled. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sunday-afternoon-in-the-pinot-noir-vineyards-in monthly 0.5 2016-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921699439-AEKIWI3M2X51CSQ0APES/tumblr_o6vyudWF0Q1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sunday afternoon in the Pinot Noir vineyards in Carneros, Napa Valley. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dessert monthly 0.5 2016-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921700544-PFMI6TIZ0RB4764BO8Q4/tumblr_o6vys73R981r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dessert. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sketches-of-spain-madrid-was-cold-and-gray-and-i monthly 0.5 2016-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921700216-7JZT2K1KPR4FZU4VHQFX/tumblr_o6dgbrVxN21r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sketches of Spain Madrid was cold and gray and I was ill.  The chill from the north winds bit through my thin, ill-packed clothing, which I feebly topped with a well-worn scarf, felt hat and leather gloves. It wasn’t yet spring enough to warm me in midday, but its imminence was encouraging enough for the buds to break, sending their pollen forth to lodge themselves deep into my sinus.   Braving it all, I took in a late morning breath of air in the park across the street from the hotel, discreetly exhaling a mediocre Moroccan smoke procured from a wiry man sitting on a bench at its entrance; a welcome greeting to the acres and acres of surprisingly kempt, green gardens.  The center of this Eden was laid with a lake, reflecting the late winter sky, its hues the blues and whites of good English porcelain.  Rowboats full of screaming girls snapping pictures of their pouts float unnoticed by young couples in traditional garb, sneaking away from their families for a rare few minutes of intimacy. Pulling my sweater tighter, I walked a length of the city, past important museums with long lines of people accustomed to patient queuing; past cramped bookstores and deep scowls etched across the rugged jawlines of Spanish men, eye-candy all; past enormous facades of buildings hundreds of years old, their sheer faces propped up only by the steel beams in their backs, waiting for their modern guts to be implanted; ghosts of Madrid’s past fully present and integrated into its restoration. Smack dab in the middle of Spain, Madrid oddly calls to mind Paris: stately architecture, large and well-considered parks and public spaces, quaint streets lined with diminutive cafes and boutiques. Indeed, this makes sense given that the House of Bourbon, a European royal house of French origin, has held a throne in Spain since the 1700s, with the grandson of France’s Louis XIV becoming King Philip V of Spain.  His son, King Charles III of Spain was a tireless proponent of reforming the country into a great power, and urbanizing Madrid into a world-class city.  On his royal watch, hammer was put to nail and marble expertly chiseled on many of the city’s architectural masterpieces, including the Prado Museum, The Puerta de Alcalá monument in the Plaza de la Independecia, The Royals’ Observatory, Conservatory of Music, and Botanic Gardens. Never one to pass up the opportunity to look death squarely in the eye, I headed to the massive Almudena Cathedral, underneath which lies an even larger Neo-Romanesque crypt. Dating to the 19th century, the theatrically lit crypt is lined with more than 400 marble columns.  The marble floor houses hundreds of catacombs, each slab beneath my feet noting the name, birth and death dates of its inhabitant.  Aromas of white lilies placed in memory by those remaining mingle with ecclesiastical incense, the silence of the dead reverberating against the echo of my boots. A short walk under gray skies found me in a tiny storefront café, which looked as though it had not been modernized since opening in 1839.   Lined with unusual liquors and wines and pastry cases, I knew I had found midday cheer.  Lhardy’s has a famed, old-school, white-table clothed restaurant upstairs, but its café was warm and quiet and lovely.  The owner, a manicured older gentleman in a vest and thick tweed trousers, hovered anxiously while I coughed and wiped at my tearing allergy-tinged eyes, before wordlessly serving me a pot of tea, a tisane of dried Spanish herbs, accompanied by an entire jar of dark mountain honey.  Two panellets de Pinyons appeared, small cookies made with almond paste and covered in toasted pine nuts, originally baked in the ovens of Spain’s Catalonia region and eaten to celebrate All Souls’ Day.  The story, reiterated quickly in native tongue, only the briefest of which I understood, was something about children and marzipan and death.   I motioned to the wall lined with many bottles of a single vermouth, Lacuestra Reserva.  Produced since 1937, the vermouth is made from bitter herbs and aromatic plants, which are cold pressed in white wine and then aged in French oak barrels. Requested neat in one of the thin crystal glasses lining the zinc bar, the first sip promptly warmed my toes.  The second sip, a round mouth feel and length of bitter orange, stifled my allergies.  After the third sip, I’d procured a bottle for my suitcase, along with a bag of the cookies and a jar of the honey, all of which were tucked into a cloth backpack adorned with the Spanish flag purchased at a tourist shit shop near the train station. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/first-artichoke-from-the-garden monthly 0.5 2016-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921700923-3GQKF9KXWAKUW3KPYFPS/tumblr_o63fkv1H361r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog First artichoke from the garden. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-massive-iron-kettle-burbled-softly-blowing monthly 0.5 2016-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921701421-K3WX16I5M34CRYAMG6T3/tumblr_o626sqdn0x1r4rx59o1_1280.png Morsels-SS-blog The massive iron kettle burbled softly, blowing steam stacks into the cold kitchen, the first rays of sunlight warming the gnarled wood floorboards under my bare feet.  Rummaging through the tea drawer, I nostalgically recalled the arrogance of my youth: late nights spent drinking and eating richly and with abandon, the crocodile clutch purse on my lap holding only a lipstick, a credit card and a pack of smokes. Between after-dinner drags and sips from a sobering espresso, I’d repeat thoughtless half-jokes about the nails in my coffin being fashioned from Marlborough cigarettes, the pine box burned on a pyre of empty cigarette cartons.   The hubris of health speaks without humility. I got religion of breath in mid-age and quit the habit, an excruciation akin to leaving a marvelous lover who will never leave his wife.  Redefining my fragile identity sans fume, the rugged transition was made worse without coffee.  So hand-in-hand were these two co-dependent devices of pleasure, I could not divorce them of each other.  I can still taste the sour flecks of tobacco on my lips mingling with the dark bitter notes on that first sip of black coffee; my olfactory senses flooded with an anticipatory joy before my brain is shot full of euphoric clouds.  If I was to finally sever nicotine’s delirious hold, certain activities would need to be curtailed; its romance with caffeine would have to end, Romeo and Juliet-style. From the tea drawer, I unearthed a mid-century glass canister lidded with a tin top and etched with the word ‘tea.’  Inside rests my practical salvation; hundreds and hundreds of tiny green-white balls, one-quarter the size of a marble, and boasting the fragrance of an entire field of flowers.   Jasmine pearl tea is typically green tea that is scented with jasmine flowers, but can also be a white or a black tea. The young, tender tea buds are harvested in China in early spring.  Consisting of two buds and a leaf, each tiny ball is rolled by hand, like little jeweled baguettes on a rich old dame’s long thin fingers.   The tea balls are stored until late summer, awaiting the bloom of the jasmine flower.  Grown at higher elevations than tea, the jasmine plant was introduced to China from Persia through India’s spice route during the Han Dynasty (206 BC to 220 AD). The jasmine flowers are harvested early in the morning, their tiny perfect petals closed up tightly, a French Quarter convent at Mardi Gras.  The flowers are kept cool until evening when the petals open, releasing their heady perfume.  The jasmine is then layered into the tea, requiring several hours to impart their distinct aromas.  As the tea will absorb moisture from the scenting process, it’s dried once again to prevent mold. For centuries, jasmine flowers were used to scent tea, most often reserved for the aristocracy, the royal cuppa.  Or in my case, enjoyed by a detoxing gentlewoman from deep within the black abyss of mid-life crises. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-slab-of-walnut-spinach-and-gorgonzola-focaccia monthly 0.5 2016-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921701755-OQ4W9S4UIEP8ZB9GSABK/tumblr_o5qea9fkxW1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A slab of walnut, spinach and Gorgonzola focaccia from the Maltby Street Market. London, England https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sunrises-checkmate-piedmont-italy monthly 0.5 2016-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921702151-OKAWIP2SU2A5NN8F11IE/tumblr_o5pr2o9NfQ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sunrise’s checkmate. Piedmont, Italy https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/spotted-in-a-cafe-jimi-hendrix-gettin-his monthly 0.5 2016-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921702660-C6BM3FF1YHXPNIP7DR6W/tumblr_o5hfoscJDB1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Spotted in a cafe: Jimi Hendrix gettin’ his spring on with flowering branches of Lacryma di Cristo. Piedmont, Italy https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/stones-lodged-into-ancient-hills-weep-tears-of monthly 0.5 2016-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921702981-4C1VYSSXIP5C7BRZXPOH/tumblr_o5f45lYYLa1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Stones lodged into ancient hills weep tears of melting snow. Neve. Alps never far from sight, reflecting heaven’s eternal light. Cinghiale hiding in the hills their hocks not yet winter’s ham. Birds’ nests exposed on still barren branches of the chestnut and hazelnut. Castagna, Nocciolo. Forsythia and cherry blossoms dot green hillsides Beckoning renewal. Early spring in northern Italy. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/breakfast-italian-style-piedmont-italy monthly 0.5 2016-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921703218-E59DM4ULCCOHQ6RZ734D/tumblr_o57zad8pXt1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Breakfast, Italian-style. Piedmont, Italy https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/rustic-picnic-barolo-italy monthly 0.5 2016-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921703903-P554JRNA7Z2VC80KZOFX/tumblr_o5484phnDx1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Rustic picnic. Barolo, Italy. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/cabinporn-piedmont-italy monthly 0.5 2016-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921704293-ZSGU6HMMYIQEY19QWV8K/tumblr_o4yq2lvLDO1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #cabinporn Piedmont, Italy. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/miles-and-miles-of-hazelnut-orchards-and-nebbiolo monthly 0.5 2016-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921704966-DJ5EDJOEO4QJSGQOUNGN/tumblr_o4yq0jD4HX1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Miles and miles of hazelnut orchards and Nebbiolo vineyards stretching to the snow-capped Alps. Piedmont, Italy https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/spanish-tile-work-madrid-spain monthly 0.5 2016-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921705289-C0IV6UAIO2JHOH2X6ZT5/tumblr_o4qyv8i9mz1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Spanish tile work. Madrid, Spain. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/easter-week-madrid-spain monthly 0.5 2016-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921706489-5E2QZGX7KWWUTZWM0U04/tumblr_o4qyule21u1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Easter week. Madrid, Spain. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/plaza-de-la-independencia-madrid-spain monthly 0.5 2016-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921707119-BEUJD0YMCLLUEET8QDXZ/tumblr_o4qytlcSKi1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Plaza de la Independencia. Madrid, Spain. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-neo-romanesque-crypt-beneath-madrids-almudena monthly 0.5 2016-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921707140-US4W8FX8R59485T3HOIW/tumblr_o4qypt1FJo1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The Neo-Romanesque crypt beneath Madrid’s Almudena Cathedral dates to the 19th century and is lined with more than 400 columns. The marble floor houses hundreds of catacombs, each slab beneath my feet noting the name, birth and death dates of its inhabitant. Silent but for the echo of my boots, the sound of the dead is at once both peaceful and creepy. #madrid #spain #architecture #deathbecomesher https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/aperitivo-madrid-spain monthly 0.5 2016-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921707434-DG53G358VERW6KYI25UH/tumblr_o4qymr4VAl1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Aperitivo. Madrid, Spain https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hotel-still-life-2-london-england-hotellife monthly 0.5 2016-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921708156-RO82U0VX1QLUFJM80I8X/tumblr_o4qyk66qTD1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hotel still life #2. #london #england #hotellife https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hotel-still-life-1-london-england-london monthly 0.5 2016-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921708516-VJML8ZQ3R282GK0QNVXQ/tumblr_o4qyhmt5hd1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hotel still life #1. London, England #london #england #hotellife https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pulpo-madrid-spain-seafood monthly 0.5 2016-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921708883-U0C8465XDO756XIZXFY0/tumblr_o4kehpGa1l1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pulpo. #madrid #spain #seafood https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-plucky-brown-crab-is-prolific-in-the-seas monthly 0.5 2016-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921708957-6VTMM47CXDO3A018OGM4/tumblr_o4575kXWC61r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The plucky brown crab is prolific in the seas around the United Kingdom, growing up to 11", and if able to avoid the crab pot, living to 20 years. Their claws, with fierce black pinchers, are bursting with sweet white meat, while the body boasts succulent brown meat best scooped with a spoon. Sandwiches , thick with crab and mayo, are on offer up and down the English coast during winter and spring. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/whiteout-piedmont-northern-italy monthly 0.5 2016-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921709890-YL56IYJ1PTZZCEOY55P3/tumblr_o3onfaZLSS1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Whiteout. Piedmont, northern Italy. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/foraging-for-a-proper-sunday-lunch-dogliani monthly 0.5 2016-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921709846-4M4ETC3M7RUP9PC88KKX/tumblr_o3ml1r0rGn1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Foraging for a proper Sunday lunch. Dogliani, Italy. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/abandoned-snow-draped-church-in-the-hills-of monthly 0.5 2016-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921710428-EQ5UWT2VGBSUONB4SFT2/tumblr_o3l0s4fz031r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Abandoned, snow-draped church in the hills of Piedmont, Italy. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-february-afternoon-winterlight-california monthly 0.5 2016-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921710974-1316WGVSPUCRMIHK6PF6/tumblr_o34ozbjUsV1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A February afternoon. #winterlight #california #sonoma https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/last-throes-california-winterlight monthly 0.5 2016-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921711755-WBKZZ2K9638J8NSC12GP/tumblr_o2zh9cCwK51r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Last throes. #california #winterlight https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-scream-emanated-from-behind-the-conifer-tree monthly 0.5 2016-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921712049-B4357EZ5L1V372GS1F1C/tumblr_o1sehlfM4s1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A scream emanated from behind the conifer tree, its redwood base as wide as a Fiat.  Rounding its bend, I found her kneeling on a carpet of pine needles; shaking, pointing, on her lips a frozen smile.  A blondish fungus resembling a giant brain and bigger than a soccer ball was living on the foot of the tree, a creepy, fangless vampire.  The cauliflower mushroom, its dense body like an enormous sea sponge balanced on the ledge of a showy bathtub, is an unusual and highly prized forest find.  A foraging knife too small to liberate this mycelium monster, the mushroom was gently cut away with a hunting knife, leaving a bit of its stem in place to encourage its regrowth the following year.  After four hours spent hiking through wet hills and valleys, the melody of the Pacific Ocean never out of earshot, our baskets were heavy with candy caps, yellow and golden chanterelles, and black trumpets; all cradled into cut pine boughs layered in our hampers.   It was the Sparassis crispa, however, for which I was already plotting.  Weighing in at more than three pounds, the cauliflower mushroom would be supper for several evenings and dried to use in several more.  Cutting the colossal globe into large pieces the size of pizza slices, its unusual aromas of pine, marzipan, and the mammalian musk of sweaty summer sex filled the kitchen.  Cleaned of pine needles and dirt, several wedges were laid into a cast iron skillet slick with olive oil, and strewn with a handful of chopped garlic and cubes of pancetta.  A brined pork loin, the last of the pig butchered the previous spring, was tucked into the pan’s center and decorated with the smaller candy cap mushrooms, their maple syrup sweetness a perfect foil to the gamey, oven roasted meat.  While there was still wine remaining in the bottle, I doused the hot skillet with a yellowing Alsatian Weinbach Pinot Gris, sending up a cloud of fragrant aroma, whetting the appetite.  The fronds of the cauliflower mushroom, their wavy edges evoking Manischewitz egg noodles, sizzled and browned and crisped, concentrating their dark, tellurian flavors of the winter woods. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sundays-pleasure-dense-slabs-of-still-warm-german monthly 0.5 2016-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921712520-KG79KDN627QGUSIXCTVO/tumblr_o1izf0uVpm1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sunday’s pleasure dense slabs of still-warm German rye sacrilege with nuts and cranberry ripped and dipped into bowls of thick winter soup bleed into Monday morning. Two slices cut thin tucked into a prized British toaster smaller than a Mini Cooper until walnuts just singe. Hand-molded Beurre de Baratte, French for fatty, salty, hedonistic preciousness recklessly slathered without remorse. Hoarded tangerine marmalade from Guru Ram Das Orchard grown with hippy sunshine and platitudes moans when unscrewed, precursing wabi sabi ecstasy of imprecisely chopped skins the sweet-sour fragrance of young girlishness. Sea salt to finish. The bread singing now, its flavors the high notes of a fermented symphony resounding against the acoustic ceiling of my palate melodious Monday morning toast. #bread #toast #breakfast https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/artichoke-o-heart-weighed-down-by-so-many monthly 0.5 2016-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921712763-181ANKW7XOHJJFG36UF9/tumblr_o1f9n5Za9K1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “Artichoke. O heart weighed down by so many wings.” Joseph Hutchinson #foodasmedicine #mothernature #thistle https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-late-afternoon-winter-walk-along-the-pacific monthly 0.5 2016-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921713044-BO3AWE1VKX0TVTLDNWX1/tumblr_o1c6fzFCe31r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A late-afternoon, winter walk along the Pacific. Stinson Beach, California. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/garlic monthly 0.5 2016-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921713644-1WDANA08LZ6XZW6KHGKQ/tumblr_o19dehNfO61r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Garlic. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/roasting-wild-ducks-hunting-duck-requires-great monthly 0.5 2016-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921713900-VS6BGJOPS58EPWHU4UFL/tumblr_o1277hJCRD1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Roasting Wild Ducks Hunting duck requires great fortitude. Sitting in a cold, wet duck blind fighting boredom while waiting for a fly-over challenges steadfastness, the trigger finger frozen into a bluish hook. After such expended effort, I try not to fuck up the preparation of such magnificent, hard-won creatures in the kitchen, which includes triple-checking the birds for shotgun shrapnel, ensuring no mastication of metal at the dinner table. Know your duck: mallard, teal, pintail and wood duck are succulent roasters. Diver ducks are best avoided, tasting only of dank arse. Fresh duck is most desirable, its quack a very recent memory. After freezing, the meat toughens and tastes more distinctly of the earthy minerality of blood and liver, powerful flavors prized primarily by the heartiest of northern European hunters. To counter the strong taste, the birds are brined in lightly salted water with brown sugar, rosemary and black peppercorns for a couple of days, leeching out blood and its gamier flavors, and sealing in deliciousness. Ducks and geese have a thick layer of fat beneath their skin and feathers, which keeps them warm and upright on the water. Anywhere but in the kitchen, the feathers are plucked only to the down coat, and then the bird is dipped first into a hot bath of paraffin wax, and then into a cold water bath, which sets the wax. Once hardened, the paraffin is gently peeled away from the bird, taking with it the remaining feathers, revealing the duck’s satiny skin. With a very sharp paring knife, the skin is gently pierced without cutting into the flesh, which allows the fat to drain away from the roasting birds without drying their meat. Scalding water is then poured over the birds to tighten the skin, so it crisps to shades of antique mahogany. Rosemary, garlic, and Meyer lemon are tucked into the cavity of one duck, while toasted cumin seed, garlic, and quartered orange are tucked into the other. At noon, dried pine cones are wrapped in the sad headlines of an old Sunday paper and laid amongst seasoned oak, inciting a blaze whose coals will be a few degrees cooler than Hades by late afternoon; the perfect conditions for roasting both waterfowl and upland game. The birds can be tied and hung over a fireplace to slowly turn, but in the wood oven, I’ve arranged them across an elevated iron grate near the coals. A cast iron skillet laid thick with fingerling potatoes and whole baby cipollini onions is situated underneath the birds to catch each precious drip of duck fat, slowly frying the spuds in the greasy goodness. Simmering and bubbling in a heavy ceramic pot nestled into the fire’s ashes, the ducks’ offal and necks are submerged in a slush of wine and water laced with herbs, dried currants, orange peel, and a healthy shot of Madeira. The birds are basted religiously with this aromatic nectar, watching for the skin to crisp but not burn. Roasting for more than two hours, the ducks are finally cooked to medium rare (165 degrees). While the birds rest away from the fire, the meat is removed from the necks and chopped finely along with the offal and fruit. This gamey-sweet goodness is tossed with wild rice, the black grains of grass cooked to al dente. Bitter red and white chicories have been cleaned and torn into an ancient burl wood bowl, and laid with tiny slices of clementine orange, fragrant of California winter, and toasted hazelnuts carted home from northern Italy and pestled into pieces. The ducks’ breasts, the rosy-reddish hue of a wild, late summer rose, are sliced thick and drizzled with the remaining basting jus, now rich and unctuous. The cork is pulled on an old Clape Cornas, long desired but heartbreakingly cork-tainted, before opening a Big Table Pinot Noir from Willamette Valley in Oregon; its dark earth, forest, and lingering brightness a fitting reflection of the duck’s long journey to our table. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-garden-is-at-its-most-pristine-now-the-rains monthly 0.5 2016-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921714486-FESSTQLYFK2CRA9O45TH/tumblr_o0m2bj2Mup1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The garden is at its most pristine now. The rains have washed away pervasive sub-urban dusts, leaving behind dense, heavy soils begging for air, the trowel providing respiration. In the silver winter sun, bitter greens reach feebly skyward for warmth, their growth now infinitesimal, their colors vibrant. Vegetable beds are clean and tidy, absent of the wild overgrowth of summer; the leaves of autumn past long ago raked and composted; the surprise of spring not yet discovered. Barren tree limbs are stark against gauzy gray light, revealing once-hidden birds’ nests, and the hard-heartedness of January. Under canopies of heavily laden Meyer lemon and orange trees, smuggled seeds are planted in potting soils shoveled into boxes made from ancient windows and old redwood, a nod to our future dinner table. But it is the green of these cold, wet days of early winter in northern California that stirs this soul. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/candy-cap-mushroom-score-from-the-wet-forests-of monthly 0.5 2016-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921714673-I4FGGN3JM5SYY6HVKWW3/tumblr_o0duzkdPCZ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Candy cap mushroom score from the wet forests of Mendocino for butternut squash and candy cap creme brûlée from The Wild Table cookbook. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/garden-grab-for-duck-soup monthly 0.5 2016-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921715336-RHWOT5HO84XNP6ME7OP0/tumblr_o0duw8WCAu1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Garden grab for duck soup. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/december-sunset-at-mendocino-california monthly 0.5 2015-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921715787-ZFI9JGX1XXU9BQX74B51/tumblr_o078ocNKZ51r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog December sunset. (at Mendocino, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-quiet-spot-to-contemplate-the-new-year monthly 0.5 2015-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921716316-A8W226V4WVZ8ZG9ZCH1F/tumblr_o05gev2sjp1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A quiet spot to contemplate the new year. #california #winterlight #mendocino https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/december-afternoon-light-mendocino-california monthly 0.5 2015-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921716553-HDD09D347UNOVPLUNX7J/tumblr_o0407mXRTK1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog December afternoon light. #mendocino #california #winterlight https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/winter-still-life-healdsburg-california monthly 0.5 2015-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921716651-AVA2TRNIHAIYVA2T5FTV/tumblr_o00x95ugaU1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Winter still life. Healdsburg, California #healdsburg #california #stilllife https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/seawall-half-moon-bay-california monthly 0.5 2015-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921716782-S6JIOAVSYTVHXQWD71A0/tumblr_nze1v4Y7Kw1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Seawall. Half Moon Bay, California. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/it-makes-one-feel-very-small-to-wait-for-a-whale monthly 0.5 2015-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921717703-QF2SC9QNUQQX4JADB1ZU/tumblr_nyx3lmMuwM1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog It makes one feel very small to wait for a whale. Almost an hour spent on a sheer cliff, looking out to sea, like an anxious child waiting for a circus act to begin. The tent now is the Pacific Coast Highway, its big top extending as far west as the eye sees. The whales’ annual migration from Alaska to Mexico occasions a winter pilgrimage to Big Sur to witness their great girths slowly gliding southward. Binoculars resting on the hood of the car, I quieted the engine and the music, listening to the rush of the wind, the rough surf endlessly pounding the rocks below. Too far up to hear the whales exhale, I surely could see their spouts blow high in the air. It is within nature my voice is heard by my heart; where creativity breathes; where my innate individuality is woven into the vibrant fabric of the planet. Living amongst others in densely populated sub-urbanity, my humanity tugs, begging me to grasp, or at least glimpse, the true notions of compassion, empathy. My lacking efforts are too often made with wide eyes and mouth agape. There are so many people now, nosily clamoring for attention in ways sometimes grotesque. The crowded ugliness suffocates. But pulling into a state park along the coast moments before sunset accompanied by the soulful horn of Miles Davis, I’m the only one on Earth. The sky changes with each passing moment, reflecting off the glistening coats of black cows grazing on nearby hills now saturated in pastels. Vigor and peace are restored while watching dusk negotiate terms with day and night, its flamboyant hues those found in a child’s watercolor. #california #bigsur #whalewatching https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/london-wrightbrothersoysterhouse monthly 0.5 2015-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921717847-28WLEEFVE1HSNHHVJ9A8/tumblr_nyx3i70Iif1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog #london #wrightbrothersoysterhouse https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/from-across-the-brightly-lit-dining-room-i monthly 0.5 2015-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921718325-DPJXYOO54R1X5BH3LCJM/tumblr_nyc5cc56ee1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog From across the brightly lit dining room, I smelled the unmistakable perfume of autumn. An elfin woman with closely cropped hair danced between large tables, which were adorned quite simply with squash and porcelain chargers.  Without pretense, she carried a shaver made from olive wood, a razor lodged in its center, and an imperfectly shaped, baseball-sized knob of white truffle.  The heady aromas of fecund dank earth, salt and seaweed crusted coastline, forest floor littered with colorful rotting leaves, and the corporeality of warm wet womanhood are all encapsulated in that gnarled white orb.  While unearthed by specially trained hounds in many parts of Europe, the most sublime and aromatic white truffle (trifola d'Alba Madonna or Tuber magnatum) is found in the hill towns of Piedmont, tucked into the northwest corner of Italy, most famously in the countryside around the cities of Alba and Asti.   Unlike the black truffle of France, whose power is maintained throughout the gustatory experience, the white truffle’s pungent aromas linger all too briefly on the palate; the subtle flavors of a ghost vaguely recalled only when the jaw-dropping bill demands to be settled.   An ectomycorrhizal fungus, white truffles are found at the base of trees. Their spores are spread by fungivores, animals fortunate enough to eat fungi.  White truffles can grown to 5 inches, weighing in at 500 grams, but are generally much smaller.  One of the many species of the genus Tuber, these autumn-fruiting bodies are produced by the subterranean Ascomycete fungus, an unlikely start for what is widely regarded as the diamond of the kitchen, as truffles were tagged by French gourmand Brillat-Savarin in the late 1700s. A highly anticipated, proper Sunday lunch awaited us in Monforte d’Alba, a small town built on a steep slope reached by driving a località, one of the many tiny back roads that wend their ways through hills and orchards and vineyards, and blessedly free of the huge trucks which horrifyingly too often take up both sides of the larger thoroughfares.  The hazelnut harvest long past, their tree hosts are now barren, melancholy soldiers lined up in orderly attention, ready to salute the oncoming, tyrannical winter.  The vines of Nebbiolo, their spindly arms trained high towards the god of Rome, were now stripped of leaves, forlorn against the gray, late autumn skies. While hunting is allowed in Piedmont on Wednesdays and Sundays, it is seldom I hear the blast of a shotgun or glimpse a deer limp of life or a brace of birds decorating the open carriage of a car.  Rather, men in hunting vests wielding shotguns congregate at the road’s edge, talking, sipping from thermoses, away from wives and children, finding camaraderie in the forests amid the blaze of other orange safety vests. The Barolo was decanted, its edges the color of ancient Piedmontese bricks. The small restaurant’s proprietor is oddly reminiscent of Alice Waters and while her menu is as every bit devoted to seasonality, it is not touted here, but expected; their way of life.  She suddenly appeared next to me bearing truffle and shaver as a highly traditional first course was placed on the table:  a slightly cooked quail’s egg nestled into a warm fonduta made from toma d’Elva, a cow’s milk cheese from a neighboring town, with chopped porcini added for texture and depth.  She anointed the egg and cream with mounds of finely shaved truffle, its pale light brown flesh boasting a marbling to make even the finest Carrara countertop envious.   Italian haute cuisine in my childhood meant platters of Grandmother Turbina’s enormous stuffed shells, each fat envelope an entire meal, its seam bursting open with an alchemistical ricotta covered in a barely cooked, Modigliani-red tomato sauce, and studded with fingers of spicy pork sausage.  My people arrived from towns further south in the boot, where rustic foods served in hearty proportions prevailed.  The refinements of northern Italy’s Piedmont region are even further from that southern Campania province than the miles between them might suggest.   A bowl of Agnolotti al Plin, for which I had journeyed on this gray Sunday, was a study in Piedmontese delicacy.  Instead of heaping a spoonful of filling onto a sheet of pasta, covering it with another layer, and cutting and sealing the two sheaths (producing the beloved ravioli square of my youth), the corner of each agnolotto is simply folded over the filling into either a small square or half-moon shape. Agnolotti al Plin (Plin means pinch in a distant Piedmontese dialect), are closed between the thumb and forefinger, sealing together the ends. Laboriously produced by hand, my tiny parcels were stuffed with a transcendent mixture of rabbit, veal and pork, moistened with butter, and buried under a mountain of white truffle.  Seemingly simple, this dish epitomizes the flavors of the region, elevating them to the holy. Legend has it these little pasta purses were named after their creator, Angelot (née Angiolino), who cooked for an important Marquis.  To celebrate the end of one of Italy’s many sieges, this nobleman wanted a special dinner, but the war had left the larder bare.  His industrious chef made a stuffing from leftover meats, and tucked it into dough made from egg and flour.  The ancient spelling, still found today, is piat d’angelot or angelotti.   A platter of bitter red and green chicories appeared as the cheese cart was rolled tableside, laid with an unfathomable collection of Piedmontese cheeses. Relinquishing my ever-present need to control every situation, I asked the proprietor to select a few of her favorite examples.  We gorged on delicate, chalky goat cheeses; gooey aged cow’s milk tasting of hay and mammalian; crumbly herbaceous sheep’s milk cheese; and finally an aged blue with a wrinkled crust and off-putting aroma that metamorphosed into a salty, savory palate.  Offered with a bowl of Mostarda di frutta, an Italian condiment made from candied fruit and mustard oil, this was a meal unto itself. We emerged at dusk to a gray-blue sky sketched with smoke from piles of pruned branches being burned on nearby farms, their aroma scenting the hillsides, and mingling with the nebbia, the region’s notoriously heavy fog that situates itself across the valleys, a widowed and wizened woman cloaked in thick, dark wool, wrapping her arms around these fertile lands. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/deciduous-top-down-regents-park-london monthly 0.5 2015-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921718859-R6EOU57YDJTEK0VTI46Y/tumblr_nybscp83Ky1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Deciduous, top down. Regent’s Park, London. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/you-hold-me-hostage-for-eleven-days-lashed-to-a monthly 0.5 2015-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921718810-WOPMOAH9Z770L1BVRNBK/tumblr_nxig9ptgeB1r4rx59o1_400.jpg Morsels-SS-blog You hold me hostage for eleven days Lashed to a sweat-soaked bed The restraints powerful, unseen. My dehydrated mouth begs for refreshment a waterfall could not sate. Shaking legs and throbbing head Hair matted and brittle Emanating smells unrecognizable Each tributary of my lungs now agents of your gloom. Places or times or names are distant and confused, while faces for whom I’m deeply ambivalent circle above, turkey vultures awaiting the carcass. Floating over clouds of anger, resentment at precious time sacrificed to your cruel wants. The white noise of a jet without pause in my ears. Your fingers icy cold, my teeth chatter yet I writhe from flame. Ribbons of pain tie me into knots, your pointed staff without surrender probing my most tender spots. Self pity at my fate. Influenza Painting by Gerhard Richter (at At Home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/honeynut-squash-with-a-dollop-of-salted-butter monthly 0.5 2015-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921719107-644X7R5AXSPIASC20PB5/tumblr_nwy489DtxB1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Honeynut squash with a dollop of salted butter, good maple syrup scored in Maine, and chopped garden fresh sage - roasted low and slow. #roastedvegetables #autumn #squash https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/windswept-point-reyes-national-seashore monthly 0.5 2015-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921719912-2G24L33PH5WG27Y7TTZ8/tumblr_nvyz1vywBG1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Windswept. Point Reyes National Seashore. #california #pointreyes #californialove https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/cattle-ranch-point-reyes-national-seashore monthly 0.5 2015-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921720351-XZMUIXB61KGQZWQMNP56/tumblr_nvw09zl6ZI1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Cattle ranch. Point Reyes National Seashore, California. #california #pointreyes https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-last-of-summers-stuffed-squash-blossoms monthly 0.5 2015-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921720817-GINDZLNV3HXPEYWPXLKE/tumblr_nvrqttt6P41r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The last of summer’s stuffed squash blossoms. #summer #italianfood #garden https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/marble-house-was-built-between-1888-and-1892-for monthly 0.5 2015-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921721144-9NNAB7K775X1EZOHXR60/tumblr_nvgq3k9nzk1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Marble House was built between 1888 and 1892 for Mr. and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, in Newport, Rhode Island. It was a summer house, or “cottage”, as Newporters called them, but Marble House was much more; it was a social and architectural landmark that set the pace for Newport’s subsequent transformation from a quiet summer colony of wooden houses to the legendary resort of opulent stone palaces. The house was designed by the architect Richard Morris Hunt, inspired by the Petit Trianon at Versailles. The cost of the house was reported in contemporary press accounts to be $11 million, of which $7 million was spent on 500,000 cubic feet of marble. Upon its completion, Mr. Vanderbilt gave the house to his wife as a 39th birthday present. In 2006, Marble House was designated a National Historic Landmark. #newportfoodandwinefestival #newport #rhodeisland https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/modern-life-providence-rhode-island monthly 0.5 2015-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921721830-M1ADM0JA4WQ5S3YDFAT8/tumblr_nvgpdgrddy1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Modern life. Providence, Rhode Island. #rhodeisland #modernarchitecture https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-herons-nest-tucked-into-gooseneck-creek-marsh monthly 0.5 2015-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921722380-SIMSDGSWC176KUDDQ2YA/tumblr_nvevruxUld1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A heron’s nest tucked into Gooseneck Creek marsh in Newport, Rhode Island. #newport #rhodeisland #newportwineandfoodfestival https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/its-true-i-shamed-him-into-taking-me-fishing-he monthly 0.5 2015-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921722596-HTEAQC7HBL4SZF1SB0WD/tumblr_nv3a4xsaRY1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog It’s true I shamed him into taking me fishing.  He tried to cancel the trip only a few hours before we were scheduled to depart, as I was the only taker for the afternoon excursion.   But I was not to be dissuaded.   I cajoled, reminding him conditions were ideal:  the tides were right, and the calm seas now shrouded in a gauzy sheath of fog, providing a natural awning from the late summer sun.  I bribed with bottles of Burgundy, a universal currency. I appealed to both his sense of guilt and decency, telling him of my long drive to reach the Mendocino coast, and noting his five-day cancellation policy. Certainly I didn’t mention that fishing is actually the rum-soaked cherry on the sundae that is a road trip through northern California.  The tangy aromas of fermenting grapes, resinous green bud, and pressed apples were woven into the quilt of colors from the many valleys: Napa, Knights, Alexander, and deep into Anderson Valley.  Having newly birthed the grape harvest, the cooler clime hillside vineyards glowed wanly in the afternoon light, their floors littered with orange and red; the gnarled centenarian arms of the head trained vines bidding adieu to the year’s growing season.  Trucks heavy with overflowing grape bins rumbled past an ancient apple orchard, where a lone fawn slept under the shade of a bearing apple tree, her legs cradled under her, surrounded by fallen fruit.   In the far distance, a mountaintop is crowned in the ashen plumage of smoke, a sovereign fire’s dominion over drought-plagued lands. A stop into the hip-hick town of Booneville yielded powdered Espelette peppers, an expensive linen apron, wheels of aged goat cheese, and paper bags of red purple barley, all produced on nearby farms by men and women escaping sub-urban life.  A little further west resides The Apple Farm, a necessary autumn pilgrimage. The organic orchards grow dozens of varieties of apples, each piled in wooden boxes and laid with a knife for proper sampling.  The tiny Wickson, of which I filled a bag, was a sweet-tart delight. The Baldwin, its seeds originally from the east coast, had a big crunch and bright acid.  The cooler now loaded with quarts of hard and sweet apple cider, my old wagon was blown towards the coast in a blinding snowstorm of color, a gust of wind off the Russian River rushing through the trees. Stretching my legs meant pulling off from a road as meandering as a morning glory vine, and parking under the dense canopy of an old-growth coastal redwood forest.  Found from southern Oregon to central California, and no more than 50 miles inland, the tree’s survival is dependent upon a moderate maritime clime, the fog nourishing and protecting from drought.  Astonishingly tall, the redwood’s treetop needles, having greater exposure to sunlight, are tightly spiked to conserve precious moisture, while the lower branches, which hang in the shadows, grow flat needles to catch additional light.  Their shallow root systems extend over one hundred feet from a thick base, intertwining with the roots of neighboring kin, increasing stability during strong winds and floods. Within this most unsectarian of cathedrals, its daytime parishioners the squirrels and deer and birds squawk their gospels and tap their seeds against the thick boughs like a fevered Santeria chant.  It was under this dreamy spell I walked, the sound of my steps muffled on a thick carpet of pine needles.  My thoughts flashed to an auction catalogue through which I’d recently paged. Listed was a series of black and white photographs taken by Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) documenting logging and lumbering operations at the Red River Lumber Company in Northern California in the 1940s: men cutting gigantic trees, the redwood limbs sawed into lumber.  The following few lots up for auction were a jarring juxtaposition: photographs from Ansel Adams (1902-1984), also depicting the mighty redwood tree, but its stunning form was instead celebrated and mythologized in a crisp black and white landscape. Captain Kurt kept his word, even inviting a few of his buddies to join me for an afternoon of sinking weights, telling tall tales, and pulling up fish.  A dizzying array of shimmering rock cod landed on the deck:  enormous neon-orange Vermilions, the placid Blue and slimy Black Rockfishes; there are more than 75 different types living in our seas.  A couple of large, greenish-hued lingcod, an ugly fish with great culinary pretentions, went home with each of us.  The Point Cabrillo lighthouse never out of sight, we caught our boat’s too-generous limit in just a few hours.  Even with a deep freezer in the garage, limiting out on anything harvested in the wild always feels greedy to me.  Surrounded by dozens of fish, it’s too easy to treat them as commodity rather than precious resource. Apparently, I’ve become the kind of girl who buys bags of ice and lottery tickets in small backwoods towns, my car loaded with the detritus of foraging trips:  sweaters and sweatshirts, hiking boots, knives and salt, coolers, a few bottles of wine, pine cones, bags of sand shoveled from the beach for our strawberry plants, Arnica oil to soak my wearied bones, all-weather gear for fishing.  At the Sea Gull Motel, my room’s doors and windows were opened wide to the grey evening, quiet but for a foghorn rumbling its warning to the unseeing.  Laying newspaper on the linoleum floor of the tiny bathroom, I cleaned each fish, rinsed each filet, patted them dry, and laid them flat in plastic bags on a bed of crushed ice, the bones and heads lining the bottom of the cooler.  Thankfully, the motel’s garbage cans were lined up on the curb for the early morning pickup; my crime of fishmongering en suite to go undetected. Cleaned and scoured of scales, I pinched a lemon from the barman’s tray, rubbing it vigorously over my hands, trying in vain to remove eau de pescado from my fingertips.  All afternoon, I watched with fascination as my new fishing buddies ate cold, fast-food hamburgers from an oil-stained paper bag. Eating even on the calmest of seas has never agreed with me, but now was I was ravenous.  Offering the bartender a glass of the ‘96 Sanford Pinot Noir from the Rinconada Vineyard, which I’d been hording for my supper, I asked for his recommendations.  The notion of fish for dinner utterly preposterous, a steaming bowl of deconstructed chowder was instead set before me.   Tiny manila clams in their shell, hunks of chewy pancetta, tender cippolini onion, and the last of summer’s corn kernels and squash blossoms floated in a shallow broth of sweet cream and clam jus.  Finished with chive and garlic flowers, the lipstick and handbag of the culinary world, I dunked crusts ripped from the too-doughy housemade bread until every bite was gone. #mendocino #fishing #fish #rockcod #roadtrip #california #californialiving https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pacific-king-salmon-caught-off-the-coast-of monthly 0.5 2015-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921723238-P4Y0T0AFC354OEPQWK6A/tumblr_nuq97qnl5J1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pacific King salmon caught off the coast of Mendocino, California #california #fishing #salmon #mendocino https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-break-in-the-fog-california-mendocino monthly 0.5 2015-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921723386-N2ESAFVU1HUDBF8533L1/tumblr_nuq94vXTCM1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A break in the fog. #california #mendocino #coastal https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-peaceful-backroad-mendocino-california monthly 0.5 2015-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921723954-XZT5FL06K246YO6HGPEK/tumblr_nuq8zwKyiH1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A peaceful backroad. Mendocino, California #mendocino #california https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/california-redwoods-mendocino-county monthly 0.5 2015-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921724331-VPRCBPRP0TFBM9EJU9PE/tumblr_nuq8x9cDOD1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog California redwoods. Mendocino County. #mendocino #redwoodforest #california https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/heirloom-fair-sonoma-county monthly 0.5 2015-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921724432-60NCD1F6IXMXNJ8AOI03/tumblr_nuq8s8Ln7v1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Heirloom Fair. Sonoma County, California #california #heirloomseeds #sonoma #harvestfestival https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/arose-with-gratitude-to-a-parisian-pink-sky-early monthly 0.5 2015-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921725167-Y73UECV7VDBLDX541G9K/tumblr_nu44qiwome1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Arose with gratitude to a Parisian pink sky early Saturday morning and ordered a strong coffee and croissant to the room.  In an effort to avoid the stroller set and midday tire kickers, I had only the briefest of breakfasts, strapped on my most comfortable of shoes, and caught a cab for Porte Clignancourt, an enormous flea market on the outskirts of Paris. Properly known as Les Puces de Saint-Ouen, but commonly known as Les Puces (The Fleas), the market has its roots in the late 1700s, when rag-and-bone men roamed the neighborhoods of Paris, scouring garbage piles and back alleys to unearth rags, bones, metals and other junk to clean and resell.   Also referred to as pêcheurs de lune or moonlight fishermen, these men would hunt and pick at night and set up temporary stalls in sketchy neighborhoods to sell their finds during the day.  After the outbreak of cholera in the 1830s, markets were banned in Paris, which was followed by a period of aggressive urban planning, driving the crocheteurs or pickers to the outskirts of the city. They found refuge near the city gates of Kremlin Bicêtre, Montreuil, Vanves, and Porte de Clignancourt. It was within the corridor separating Paris from the town of St.-Ouen that the Cligancourt flea market began, the authorities there taking measures in 1885 to make it safer and cleaner.  While streets were paved and walkways created, the traders created groups of stalls to attract customers, and by the turn-of-the-century, Parisian collectors and antique dealers were picking from the pickers.  The area provided the additional benefit of being a duty-free zone, exempt from Paris taxes as it was outside the city limits.   Men such as Monsieur Romain Vernaison, who owned acreage in Cliganacourt in the 1920s, transformed the rag-and-bone shantytowns into covered marketplaces with hundreds of stalls. Next arrived an Albanian prince, who opened Malik’s Marketplace, specializing in second-hand clothes, old uniforms, helmets, and cameras.  Off the main drag of rue de Rosiers lie dozen of other markets:  Marché Malassis, (toys, vintage cameras and furniture), Marché Dauphine (furniture, ceramics), Marché Biron (quality furniture, glass and giltwood), and Marché Vernaison (fashion, books, prints and kitchenware).  Rents increased dramatically as antique dealers moved in next door to the bric-a-brac salesmen, eliminating the dumpster-dive vibe almost entirely.   After the French Liberation, the opening days were set in stone:  Saturday, Sunday and Monday.   But I had only Saturday to shop, the worst day to negotiate and the biggest surge of crowds.  The market gets trampled by 120,000-150,000 people from around the world each weekend; some dealers, some shoppers, some thrill seekers.  But there’s no thrill in elbowing past thousands and thousands of people, no matter how special the piece or inexpensive the price.  As it’s the largest antique market in the world, with more than 2,500 dealers spread across more than 17 acres, I had to strategize my day.   First stop was to visit Isabel, an older, elfin French woman who specializes in tools from the 18th and 19th century.  She has pickers scouring the French countryside to source her pieces. She explained she’d like to shop for her own finds, but the old men with the goodies won’t sell to her, not because she is a woman, but because she’s Parisian.  Her walls bowed under the weight of ancient leather-making and woodworking tools, butchering equipment, cooking utensils, and winemaking apparatus. Iron and wood are her stock in trade, which appeals to my East Coast primitive aesthetic.  After warm greetings, I quickly made decisions: a cheese cutter’s double-handled knife, a butcher’s saw with an unusual oak handle, several heavy meat cleavers, a glass wine thief, a carbon steel fileting knife, wood boards and bowls, a meat scale, and an apiarian’s knife with a lovely patina, owing to its years being conditioned by honey. Isabel had the day to write my invoice and wrap my treasures for travel, as I dashed off to my next stop with a promise to return later.  Hurriedly, I walked several blocks past shops displaying heavy art deco furniture, leather club chairs, and gaudy gilded mirrors. Waiters in black and red jackets, smoking cigarettes with the mild annoyance perfected by the French, were setting tables on sidewalks for the midday lunch break, still a blessedly sacrosanct Gallic tradition.   The open-air Marché Paul Bert, one of the two markets owned by the Duke of Westminster, is a favorite roam.  Once I passed through its gates, I hit my breaks, took a deep breath to get into the zone, and put on my foraging eyes.   A porcelain rabbit terrine with glass eyes dating to the early 1900s was hard to refuse, and I negotiated hard for a moody oil painting of hanging game birds that I’ll keep for myself.  Into my market bag, now bulging with booty, went weighty deco soup spoons, forged iron meat hooks, unusual glass plates for serving mussels, and copper canelé molds for baking the special cakes of Bordeaux.  A pair of chairs piqued my fetish for Finnish furniture, and I couldn’t resist a French industrial table lamp with a swinging pendulum, which will grace my desk.  Suspecting the large advertising sign for vermouth was a reproduction, it remained on the shop wall, but the candlesticks made from wild boar hooves trotted home with me. Come lunchtime, the dealers set up tables in their shops and stalls with spreads worthy of a Cote Sud cover:  crudité and charcouterie, cheese and fruit, baguettes and shared bottles of inexpensive French wine poured into chipped ceramic cups. Old linens were pressed into service and the aroma of strong Gaulouises’ cigarettes laced the warm, late summer air. Sartre’s spirit was alive and well at these quintessentially French tables:  the notion of authenticity and being true to one’s internal flame despite outside influences; of being wholly responsible for giving one’s life meaning and living it fully; of coming to terms with the material world. My wallet was empty of euros and my credit cards scratched from use. With more than 11 million bargain-hunters combing through the market annually, the dealers are accustomed to the intricacies of doing business with Americans, Brits, Indians, Russians, Chinese, and Japanese alike.  Struggling with both the exchange rate and the costs of shipping, the pencil with which I negotiated was sharpened to a razor’s edge.  And even though most shopkeepers spoke English, my lack of fluency in their language did little to endear me. But none of us were here to make friends. My head was swimming with numbers and unfamiliar words and haunting images of pieces not purchased, and my shoulders ached from hauling loaded bags.  I collapsed onto a rattan chair at an empty table at Paul Bert, a bustling restaurant at the gate of the market.  The same surly waitress who always treats me with great disdain didn’t disappoint, managing to completely ignore me even as she brought me lunch.   Understanding the inevitability of my return to Isabel’s shop to settle my substantial tab, I ignored my usual edict of no wine midday and ordered a carafe of rustic Bandol to accompany my lunch, the house special.  A very large cast iron tureen of steaming onion soup was set before me. Served with a bowl and ladle, it was thick with knots of cipollini rings, silken beef stock, hunks of chewy, day-old bread, and handfuls of grated Gruyere, gooey and browned.  The whole mélange was topped with a raw egg, which cooked in the bubbling liquid, binding the flavors together.   As the French consider it rude to drop a check on a dining table before it’s requested, I lingered over an espresso, a chocolate pot de crème, and the secondhand smoke blown in my direction by the young girl sitting behind me.  It’s easy to understand why Clignancourt’s flea market, Les Puces de Saint-Ouen, which celebrated its 100th birthday in 1985, was declared a protected architectural heritage site.  Both aesthetically and spiritually, the French are adamant about protecting their inimitable way of life. #france #parisfleamarket #clignancourt #paris #culinary #inthespiritofsartre https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/kohlrabi-rootvegetable-eatitraw-kohlrabi monthly 0.5 2015-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921725767-N1JT98S0FC1NP4OZ42ZD/tumblr_nu44pi9Rbh1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Kohlrabi. #rootvegetable #eatitraw #kohlrabi https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-customs-officer-at-the-small-modern-airport-in monthly 0.5 2015-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921726106-MF85U93XX4EYMST7JFTS/tumblr_ntg2mlmQ9X1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The customs officer at the small modern airport in Puerto Vallerta eyed me up and down, his pressed official blue uniform thrown off-kilter by three-day stubble and dirty fingernails.  Piecing together his gestures with a couple of words snatched from his rapid-fire Spanish, I gathered he wanted to know the contents of my luggage, which included a densely taped brown shipping box.  Reflexively, the top of my lip broke into a sweat, flushing through my entire body until my linen dress was soaked.  And this time I wasn’t even carrying.  I mean, who brings smoke into Mexico?  If anything, it gets shipped ahead along with the fishing poles.   In halting Spanglish, I explained the luggage contained bathing suits and sarongs, a couple dozen back issues of the NYT Sunday Magazine, several different soy sauces, fileting knives, sesame seed oil, Japanese chili powder Shichimi Togarashi, a sharkskin grater (for the undeclared wasabi root), a loaded tackle box, a canister of Jasmine Pearl tea, a jar of honey, a good bottle of Tuscan olive oil, and a case of wine. Ah, yes, the wine.  At the mention of the word, the officer’s bushy black eyebrows shot up towards an awning of poorly trimmed bangs shading an enormous forehead.  Yes, indeed, he needed to collect duty tax on the wine.  How much was each bottle worth?  A few pesos paid on a Visa card and we rolled out of the terminal into a brightly colored wall of blazing heat leaden with thick, unyielding humidity that wilted me like a Mexican dahlia in stale water.  The waiting van, its windows lacy with condensation from the blasting air conditioning, provided welcoming shelter.  Icy mini-bottles of Mexican beer were fished from the depths of a red plastic cooler resting on the front seat, their petite size ensuring each of the three gulps cold and refreshing; a fine introduction on how to beat the unrelenting heat. Stopping at a roadside stand, we sipped coconut water from its shell, the hard exterior opened by a grinning, machete-yielding boy, a tree trunk his butcher block.  An old woman, deeply lined and sporting a stained red bandana around her neck nodded in my direction, offering slices of warm mango, its resinous-sweet nectar ripe, juicy, sexual.  We selected papayas and watermelons and loaded burlap sacks with local sea salt, both fine and coarse.   Bags and bags were filled with tiny limes the size of golf balls, their distinctive green juice to flavor our morning tea, afternoon margarita and evening ceviche.    The small coastal surfing town of Sayulita is dressed in the colors of the sun; dayglow pink stairwells lined with cacti and succulents; thickly stuccoed walls painted orange and yellow; a quiet corner blooming with magenta bougainvillea and elaborate birds of paradise, their plumage rivaling an Isabella Blow chapeau.  Sayulita’s dense air is punctuated with aromas of jasmine flowers and the brine of the omnipresent Pacific Ocean, as well as an unctuous, fetid decay; the humid heat rotting food into garbage with surprising rapidity. Bringing pyrotechnics rivaling those of a Kiss concert, a spectacular thunderstorm blew in from the north in the early evening, pulling the plug on the town’s electricity.  Lightning strikes lit up the ocean as if midday, confusing the sea creatures below, while rolling thunder bounced off the mountains, its claps even silencing the chatty Chachalaca birds residing in the nearby jungle, their never-ending banter oddly reminiscent of my mother-in-law.  Over the blaze of candlelight and sips of Don Julio tequila, we optimistically rigged our fishing poles with heavy nylon monofilament line, hoping to score a good fight with a dorado (mahi-mahi), red snapper, roosterfish, or bonita, all of which roam these waters.   We debated lures while attaching iron weights and hand-forged, Japanese carbon steel hooks to our lines.  As we tied knots, I wondered how different our evening preparations were from those of the local fishermen one hundred years ago.  At the turn of the century, fishing line was made from silk, linen and cotton and had to be carefully unspooled after returning home from a day’s work to be washed and laid out to dry thoroughly in order to prevent rot.  But then again, maybe our evenings were not that different:  I’d bet many of them threaded their fishing poles by candlelight in between sips of the local hootch while arguing about the best methods to hook fish.  Strong coffee in hand, we set out before sunrise.  Captain Enrique, a native who’s fished the Pacific from Central America to Alaska, tied up his comfortable fishing boat to a panga floating quietly on flat waters just outside the harbor as first light dawned.  Barely bigger than a Boston Whaler and a whole lot less posh, the panga is an open, modest-sized, outboard-powered fishing boat common throughout much of the developing world, without a cover to shield its passenger from the unabated sun and pounding heat. The man aboard the panga had been jigging all night to catch the small baitfish Enrique now bought.  As we motored away, he explained it’s very common for one or two men to navigate a panga one hundred miles or more into the open ocean to hook tuna and sailfish with nothing more than a line and a club, tossing the large, capricious fighters into a huge ice chest on the floor of their small boat. Noiseless pods of porpoise and dolphin greeted our morning, their skin the color of wet slate and as slick as a Brylcreemed salesman.  Hundreds of schools of small fish literally jumped out of the water to be feasted on by sea birds, who picked them out one by one, and pelicans who gobbled up as many as their cavernous maws could manage.  We slowly trolled the waters, lines kept long to bob along the surface, while making our way to deeper seas.  We fished reefs and rocky outcroppings, dropping weighted lines into bottomless clear waters.  Our haul was insignificant, yet generous enough to provide dinner.  We fileted three, smallish yellow jack and two very handsome triggerfish, their skin as tough as rubber and stubbornly resistant to the newly sharpened knives.  Fish bones were put into a stockpot and covered with water and wine, creating the rich base for a fiery fish stew.  The filets were roughly chopped and tossed with finely minced red serrano and orange habañero peppers, sweet white and spicy red onion, a mound of fragrant cilantro, sea salt, and the juice from a dozen limes.  We fried fresh corn tortillas made in town earlier in the day by a young woman with a nose ring and Tibetan tats.  Sunburned and salt crusted and still slightly rocking from being out at sea, we sat silently in the twilight, listening to distant thunder, and scooping up mouthfuls of spicy ceviche with the crispy chips, cooling our burning lips and tongues with cold Pacifico beers and margaritas on the rocks served in glasses a Mexican Marie Antoinette would appreciate. #mexico #sayulita #fishing #fish #ceviche https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/picnic-boothbay-harbor-maine-maine monthly 0.5 2015-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921726348-CY8LW7AGWND22W406QI0/tumblr_nt1x1qOAJK1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Picnic. Boothbay Harbor, Maine. #maine #boothbayharbor #summertime #lobsterforlunch https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/goldenrod-boothbay-harbor-maine monthly 0.5 2015-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921726815-HIPBFFZYYV1N7CG4WBOP/tumblr_nt1x0fcPP31r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Goldenrod. Boothbay Harbor, Maine. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/afternoon-light-boothbay-harbor-maine monthly 0.5 2015-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921727445-X6SG5FWZMP3F7BFU0T0R/tumblr_nt1wyisBDP1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Afternoon light. Boothbay Harbor, Maine. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pancetta-has-finally-finished-its-curing-pork monthly 0.5 2015-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921727527-X5QMZSTAR25LD7UUW7FK/tumblr_ns450arNjb1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pancetta has finally finished its curing. #pork #curedmeat #pancetta #butchering https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tomales-bay-inverness-california monthly 0.5 2015-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921728206-1JJTKCM2JXC0MADP2LAE/tumblr_nrj9ktq1Y11r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tomales Bay. Inverness, California. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hog-island-tomales-bay-california-oysters monthly 0.5 2015-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921729422-WPFIQTVZ3JFHWYB7J05G/tumblr_nqtw7kvsc21r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hog Island. Tomales Bay, California #oysters #oysterbed #californialiving https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/still-life-bolinas-california monthly 0.5 2015-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921729347-1GEKKMYY3CP92FAEIH6B/tumblr_nqqgrjpXec1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Still life. Bolinas, California https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/butter-stamp-carved-oak-american-late-1800s monthly 0.5 2015-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921729449-4SRAIEZ26I7THVTL7W5O/tumblr_nq7an3jAt11r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Butter stamp. Carved oak. American, late 1800s. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/it-was-a-huge-hirsute-blanket-quilted-from-dozens monthly 0.5 2015-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921729875-6OWEA2WBS6A9WDSXAEVC/tumblr_npy91emaLX1r4rx59o1_r5_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog It was a huge hirsute blanket quilted from dozens of silken rabbit pelts on which I was deflowered.   The dreamy dichotomy on my skin of course beard and velvety blanket still floods me with warm, sticky pleasure.   It was desire yet again that led me to rabbits:  specifically to a strip of scrappy row houses in the bowels of Oakland for the most sublime rabbit rillettes.  As I approached my destination, dirty ribbons of freeway overhead provided the white noise of our collective hurried insanity.  A few blocks to the east lies a recycling center and the same number of blocks to the west, a scrap yard; the vague venting of grinding metal adding to the bleak din.  A burnt, industrial smell from the nearby ports clung to the grayish haze like the tattered lining of a smoker’s pea coat. Varying shades of humanity with glazed eyes and manic energy pushed pinched shopping carts over potholes in the sidewalks, the red plastic nameplates of their rightful retail owners banging against the scuffed metal baskets where toddlers once sat, their fat legs protruding through the gaps. Smack in the middle of the block sits a small forlorn house and its tiny driveway surrounded by a high chain-linked fence, a metal-mouth of braces safeguarding a bright smile in the midst of crookedness and blight. The house’s wood floors, stripped by hand and lightly stained, shone in the late morning sun; vintage furniture bore fine lines and the scattering of art hung by a honed eye.  The generous kitchen was anchored by an antediluvian commercial stove, a black behemoth scored on Craigslist and helmed for decades by various captains of their canteens.  Glass jars filled with dried herbs, oils, and spices lined the counters, and a row of good carbon steel knives stood at attention, affixed to a thick magnet mounted on the wall.   We pushed through to the back of the house and down a rickety, rotting staircase to a long, narrow garden.  Wooden beds set in bark paths overflowed with herbs and flowers and lettuces gone to seed.   Propped against the fence were bee boxes painted a long faded robin’s egg blue, producing gallons of wonderfully distinctive honey (for which I trade decent Barolo to lavish on my morning’s tea). At the end of the garden, butted against a concrete wall resides a chicken coop built on stilted legs and overflowing with straw.  Across from the poultry was a large cage, its several levels housing a dozen fat, well raised, Florida White rabbits. As we fawned over the rabbits and marveled at their albino red eyes, it was explained to me that these small mammals reside in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha.  All of the eight different genera classified as rabbit are herbivores, subsisting on a diet high in hard-to-digest cellulose.  Cattle and sheep, also herbivores, chew their food, regurgitate it, and re-chew the cud, making it easier to digest.  Rabbits, however, utilize hindgut fermentation, passing two types of feces:  a hard dropping, and later, a softer black pellet made up of microorganisms and undigested plant cell walls.  Also called a caecotroph, the soft pellet is immediately eaten. This double digestion allows the bacteria in the pellets to fully process the plant carbohydrates, enabling the rabbit to extract all of the nutrients. While they can be found in many parts of the planet, more than half of the world’s rabbit population lives in North America. Minus two. We chose two males, their fur as thick and sensuous as the hair on a young lover’s head.  We made haste to the basement, where we gave our thanks and quickly broke their necks, their deaths immediate.  They were then strung up on a small jerry-rigged gambrel to bleed out and be skinned and eviscerated; the blood and guts returned to the garden as compost to begin the lifecycle once again. Rillettes:  the word trips off the tongue.  Similar to pâté, rillettes were originally made with pork, but rabbit, bird, and fish are now often made into this decadent treat.  The meat is cooked in seasoned pork fat until terribly tender, pounded into a paste, packed into small pots and covered with a thin layer of the fat.  A thick spoonful spread across a crusty butt of hot country bread, pain de campagne, makes one believe in the superiority of the French; they grok the gastronomic harmony of fineness and rusticity.   Dishes prepared for kings made from whatever the land afforded. And while the recipe for rillettes is different in each region of the France, Anjou and Touraine are noted for their fine spread, usually made from pork, often molded into the shape of a pyramid and topped with the pig’s tail. God help you, if you are the guest of honor. In a heavy cast iron pot, we rendered two pounds of pork fat in a dribble of olive oil, adding cubed smoked bacon and roughly chopped mirepoix, just barely browning everything before adding a coarse pestle of black pepper and sea salt.  With a heavy cleaver, we split the two rabbits into quarters and laid them to rest in the pot, adding thyme and a bottle of French white wine, an Arbois worthy of a half-glass before lunch.   The entire medley was covered in a dense chicken stock before being blessed with a fresh bay leaf and lidded tightly; set to roast in the oven until fragrant, the meat falling from the bone. Rabbit and wild hare hang from hooks in London’s markets next to braces of game bird in autumn, and are easily found in butcher’s windows and cases across Europe.  In Morocco, rabbit is cooked in tagines with raisins, in Italy it’s often stewed with garlic and green olives, and in China’s Sichuan kitchens, rabbit is made spicy and fried.  Leaner than chicken, pork and beef, rabbits are labeled as fryers (4.5-5 pounds and up to 9 weeks in age), or roasters (over five pounds and up to 8 months old). Once the pot was removed from the oven, and the rabbit only mildly searing to the touch, we removed the meat from the bones, chopping half and pulsing half.  The vegetables and fat were strained from the liquid and puréed, while the liquor was reduced to a mere quarter of itself.  Half of this silky rich reduction was combined into the vegetable/meat mixture and pulsed together, then combined with the chunky chopped meat.  We packed the mélange tightly into ramekins and topped each with the remaining half of the reduced liquid, wrapping them tightly and hiding them in the back of the freezer. Never am I able to sit down to a meal of anything I’ve harvested on the same day I took it for the pot.  The stink of death from the fish, pig, lamb, cow, or bird I’ve slaughtered still lingers on my fingertips and remorse needs at least a day to resolve into gratitude.   Cobwebs were swept from a wicker basket’s interior before being lined with rough antique linens.  A crock of stone ground mustard, a loaf of sesame wheat bread pulled from a wood fired oven, and a jar of pickled baby vegetables were all cradled next to a bottle of Dujac’s Morey St. Denis older than my ancient cat.  In the center was tucked a rather large ramekin of the rabbit rillettes, a frozen meat pop sure to be the ideal temperature once unwrapped on a quiet stretch of West Marin beach. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dungeness-for-dinner-at-bodega-bay-ca monthly 0.5 2015-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921730269-H6LV0SMFW1I8FJV90I2K/tumblr_npuxloUatj1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dungeness for dinner. (at Bodega Bay, CA) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-classic-hardneck-garlic-variety-named-for-its monthly 0.5 2015-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921730506-GLR0URKQYB3F3X8P14AB/tumblr_norefbHKXt1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A classic hardneck garlic variety named for its place of origin in South West France, ‘Lautrec Wight’ is widely regarded as France’s finest garlic producing very pretty bulbs with white outer skins and deep pink cloves. #london #england #boroughmarket https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-paris-street-scene-paris-france monthly 0.5 2015-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921731314-PIUBYQ67RA77E2A1RNBD/tumblr_non7meOgF21r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A Paris street scene. #paris #france https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/drunk-on-life-a-paris-street-scene-paris monthly 0.5 2015-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921731606-VJ100YF2CHM87W7CIK9G/tumblr_nok37vVSvG1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Drunk on life. A Paris street scene. #paris #france #marais https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/gelato-on-the-ligurian-coast-italy-italy monthly 0.5 2015-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921732303-MKJF3QDQBDR3RQCV2U6J/tumblr_noe1gdCZ7c1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Gelato on the Ligurian coast, Italy. #italy #liguria #gelato https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/portofino-italy monthly 0.5 2015-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921733084-6J0HLE51KVH4TDKTDFXF/tumblr_noe19vf0921r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Portofino, Italy https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/chic%C3%B3ria-de-italia monthly 0.5 2015-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921733697-9W767BQZW9BJG6BOEGJ3/tumblr_no8h522I2W1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Chicória de Italia https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dusk-over-the-ligurian-coast-at-cinque-terre monthly 0.5 2015-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921733798-V8BIEZZGL9MSAGPAJ4J0/tumblr_no3ibdIxCY1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dusk over the Ligurian coast. (at Cinque Terre Region, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-wind-made-me-nervous-since-the-only-things monthly 0.5 2015-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921734620-ACXEVMHT5NOWGY85VZ0L/tumblr_nnkzasnFk61r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The wind made me nervous.   Since the only things I’ve ever smoked were first rolled in a thin sheath of paper, it would’ve been prudent for me to wait until all conditions were ripe, until the gusts had died off.   But I’m my mother’s daughter; patience is not our way.   The nearby farm had agreed to my request, slaughtering the thoughtfully reared Berkshire pig at a whopping 310 pounds, its girth guaranteeing a thick layer of pearly white back fat, perfect for swaddling pancetta.   And for producing thick slabs of smoky bacon.   I unearthed from the back of a cabinet the small, precious, elaborately calligraphed box of Binchō-tan, a traditional Japanese charcoal.  Made from urbame oak, the official tree of the Wakayama Prefecture, this special charcoal has been produced since Japan’s Genroku era, in the 1600s. Bitchū-ya Chōzaemon concocted this charcoal by burning oak branches at extremely high temperatures for several days and then rapidly cooling them.  Harder than ordinary charcoal and about the size of a middle finger, Binchō-tan burns at a lower temperature for a longer period of time, inveigling me to use it for smoking food. A forearm-thick hunk of pork belly had been curing in a slush of brown sugar, pink curing salt, cayenne, and black pepper for days beyond its recipe, working its magic into a rectangle of pork the size of a license plate. In an massive yellowware bowl, wood chips and dried branches pruned from Sonoma’s organic apple trees soaked in water, while the Binchō-tan charcoal was placed on a small pan in the bottom of an old metal smoking box, each piece producing a distinctive chime as they clinked against one another, toasting their service to my gastronomical call. With sooty fingertips, I ripped a Strike Anywhere match against a patio brick, lighting the charcoal with a few shreds of the Sunday paper, watching the grotesque headlines alight and disappear into smoke.  The hot ash blew around in the wind, settling near the garden hose, my suburban line of defense. The pan above the charcoal was filled with water to slowly boil, its steam providing moisture to the meat splayed on the racks above.  Tending the fire, I added an occasional piece of Binchō-tan and scattered handfuls of the wet wood onto the ash-white coals, which hissed displeasure at the dampening intrusion.  For several hours, the smoke whirled its fragrance deep into the lardaceous flesh, their vapors kindred with a woman of a certain age, who seduces with a dab of perfume rather than the callow cloud of eau de toilette.   More focused on smoke than temperature, the box never heated above 125 degrees, leaving the pork decidedly uncooked.  Finishing the bacon in the oven for an hour and a half at 200 degrees filled the entire house with aromas of sweet smoke and pepper.  Now well after 10pm, we spoke briefly of waiting until breakfast to try the bacon, all the while walking purposefully towards the kitchen.   Without further conversation, a small pot of water was hit with a good glug of oxidized Chardonnay and a shake of black truffle salt and set on a low flame, readied to poach eggs.  Stalky, late-in-their-season bitter greens were clipped from the garden, chopped finely, and wilted with spring garlic and pepper flakes from a dozen varieties of make-me-cry hot chilies, hoarded and dried each autumn.  A cast iron skillet brushed with porky pan drippings was laid with thin strips of Pumpernickel bread, liquid sunshine burnishing the black.   As a tall bottle of Saison Dupont ale was split between two glasses, the pork was cut into Canadian bacon-like slabs and nestled next to the pile of greens and eggs, the toasted soldiers glistening from their watchtowers on the parameters of our plates. #bacon #smokedfood #baconisafoodgroup #smokingfoods #delicious #Binchō-tancharcoal https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/ranunculus monthly 0.5 2015-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921734422-F8AXY32NW33XCM9CW7W6/tumblr_nn0kbvUfWL1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Ranunculus. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/heritageartifacts-she-warned-me-in-a-rather monthly 0.5 2015-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921734706-0J6DJA51Y3UFECUK3EMH/tumblr_nmjv14ldV21r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog heritageartifacts: She warned me in a rather snotty manner that it would cost more money.  I peered at her over the top of my eyeglasses, dramatically setting aside the Sunday Styles section of the paper in which I had been so thoroughly absorbed.   “Then it better be a damn fine pie.” A standing mid-week lunch date provided an excuse to drive the long route through the Napa Valley, over the hills of Calistoga and into western Sonoma, eyes peeled for hawks, budding vines, and spring wildflowers.  Seersucker blue skies were striped with heavy silver clouds, inciting our giddiness at the possibility of rain falling on drought-plagued soils.   Before stocking up on Sonoma’s bounty (honey from an on-your-honor farm-stand, a couple quarters of Blue Dream from the happy hippy clinic, and several bunches of broccoli rabe from nearby fields), we hunkered down for lunch.   The modest, glass-enclosed dining room faced a large open kitchen, which spoke to cooking rather than preening, its shelves lined with mason jars containing colorful herbs, spices, fermentation projects, preserves, and various grains.    A stout woman with long dark hair rolled out dough with her thick hands, while two lanky men manned a large stove, practiced acrobats maneuvering banged-up skillets between all eight burners.   Our heated, ripped-from-the-headlines discussions about the Middle East, corruption in Congress, and the plight of California immediately ceased as plates were set before us. Setting aside both the Week in Review and our wildly differing opinions, I reached for the bottle of house-made chili oil, infused to the color of our state flower. Fresh spring morels, of which I had requested extra, were foraged the day prior from the Sierra Nevada Mountains and lovingly transported to this corner of Sonoma on large rattan baskets. The mushroom’s combs were chopped and cooked quickly in salted butter and decent white wine, retaining their toothsome texture and crowning their California earthiness with a French beret.  Wiping her hands on her apron, the woman spread the fungi across the dough she’d been working, and then stippled it with pungent green garlic, snow-white ricotta, and Reggiano grated from a two fists-sized block. She slid the dough masterfully off the peel onto the floor of the stone hearth, retrieving it just as the cheese bubbled, and the edges of the crust singed to divine crunch.   https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/italian-dandelion-salad-your-fronds-sway-coyly-in monthly 0.5 2015-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921735335-MOEYETILNIZ8RVROYTGD/tumblr_nm74uynpY01r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Italian Dandelion Salad Your fronds sway coyly in the afternoon breeze, sunlight emanating from your translucent skin the color of Easter grass. Smuggled from Sicily in a tightly packed case, your indignity is made final, sewn carelessly into unfamiliar soils made high on kitchen compost. Your edges the ruffle of a fine Elizabethan collar, are upon closer inspection tiny armaments, sharp swords. Even chopped, wilted and dressed, your ethereal display of spring, belies the danger within your bitter, bitter heart. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/autumns-white-truffles-long-ago-unearthed-the monthly 0.5 2015-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921735078-X6PMHG51CB24OVXKRHI0/tumblr_nlqik1QAsX1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Autumn’s white truffles long ago unearthed, the blacks of spring would now have to suffice.  Redolent of farm and dank, fecund dirt, the veined black fungi are shaved with abandon onto vegetables, fish, bird, meat, pasta and grain; its uber-dark essence even wound into gelato.  Unlike the lascivious aroma of the white truffle, which evaporates like a ghost when heated, the black does not squander its scent when warmed, but instead reveals greater intensity.  While France claims 45% of the world’s production of black truffles, we found ourselves just across its border in northern Italy’s Piedmont region, where a smaller percentage of the gnarled black orbs are harvested.   But no poor Italian relations are those magical nuggets. Italian haute cuisine in my childhood meant platters of Grandmother Turbina’s enormous stuffed shells, each fat envelope an entire meal, its seam bursting open with an alchemistical ricotta covered in a barely cooked, Modigliani red tomato sauce, and studded with Brando-sized fingers of spicy pork sausage. My people arrived from towns further south in the boot, where rustic foods served in hearty proportions prevailed. The refinements of northern Italy’s Piedmont region are even further from the southern Campania province than the miles between them might suggest.  Piedmont’s studied delicacy is encapsulated in the agnolotti, a tiny pasta stuffed with meat.  Instead of mounding spoonful’s of filling onto a sheet of pasta, covering it with another layer, and cutting and sealing the two sheaths (producing the beloved ravioli square of my youth), each agnolotto is simply folded over the filling into either a small square or half-moon shape. Laboriously produced by hand, these tiny parcels of meat can also be made in a smaller rectangular shape, referred to as ‘Agnolotti al Plin’.  ’Plin’, meaning 'pinch’ in a distant Piedmontese dialect, are closed between the thumb and forefinger, sealing together the ends.  If prepared correctly, agnolotti should resemble the indented hat of a Roman Catholic pope or priest.   The pasta is boiled in salty water until tender and served en brodo, (the broth made from the same animal as the stuffing), or dressed lightly with butter and sage.  As tradition dictates no cheese in the filling, the agnolotti are finished with a grating of Parmigiano-Reggiano shaved from a fist-sized block. Ancient history pervades everyday Italian life.  The word agnolotti is mentioned in a tome dating to the 12th century, describing a Piemontese farmer who tried to please his boss by showering him with fresh vegetables and a precise number of agnolotti. Legend has it these little pasta purses were named after their creator, Angelot (née Angiolino), who cooked for an important Marquis.  To celebrate the end of one of Italy’s many sieges, this nobleman wanted a special dinner, but the war had left the larder bare.  His industrious chef made a stuffing from leftover meats, and tucked it into dough made from egg and flour.  The ancient spelling, still found today, is piat d’angelot or angelotti.   Given that it’s Italy, home to the hand gesture and honking horn, the more course explanation of the word agnolotti is anus ring (hailing from the Latin variant of anellotto, which is equivalent to anell (o) ring or the Latin ānellus, a diminutive of ānus ring).   And while an argument can certainly be made for this similitude, I’ll always prefer to think of agnolotti as resembling a priest’s hat. Dozens of ladybugs flittered on the window of a dining room perched high on a hill in the ancient town La Morra, but these little harbingers of good luck couldn’t obscure the view of the valleys stretched out before us.  The famed vineyards of Barolo and Barbaresco, so well represented on the wine list through which I now paged, were splayed out below; world-class Nebbiolo grapes planted alongside vines growing age-worthy Barbera and Dolcetto.  Lush vegetable plots were situated next to orchards of hazelnuts, their earthy-sweet yield lightly toasted and a common ingredient in the region’s cakes and cookies.  Honeybee boxes peppered the valleys, blessing the entire poly-culture, and etched into the hills are the tiny back roads, or localitas, which thread each patchwork together into an elegant quilt that is the Langhe. Eyeing the massive cheese cart displayed by the front door, I ordered lunch with unusual restraint. Traditionalists, of which there are many in Italy, dictate the cheese be local and served post-meal, and the agnolotti be stuffed with meat, preferably leftover from Sunday’s lunch.  But in the more progressive kitchens of Piedmont, agnolotti are often filled with flavors of the season.  While Altare’s Arborina Barolo took a bit of air before taking its flight, the chef’s heretical interpretation of an Italian spring was set before me:  a dozen thin-skinned agnolotti stuffed with Sairass del Fieno, a Piedmontese cheese made with sheep’s milk and a bit of cow’s cream, nestled in a light butter sauce made from the milk of said bovine, and sprinkled with electric-blue, wild borage flowers.   Escaping the city for a languid lunch, exquisitely dressed Milanese men whispered to their mistresses, while lightly stroking fingers, and a married couple sat solemnly, discussing the food.  An old man, dining alone in suit and tie, watched as a table of drunken Portuguese diners tried to smuggle out a crystal wine decanter.  As the late afternoon sun shone through the heavy winter clouds, soon ferrying snow from the Alps, I was struck at the ease with which Italian daily life imitates high art. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/112993447650 monthly 0.5 2015-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921736182-JLAR3LI9IBZHS1DRGI6N/tumblr_nkuwcmpxYu1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/we-arrived-late-in-the-evening-to-the-tiny-space monthly 0.5 2015-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921736466-5RXTWEPJXNXODBAQOM9U/tumblr_nkqnjj67H31r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog We arrived late in the evening to the tiny space, the stunning hostess with the lilting British accent tittering before agreeing to seat us, my exuberant recall of our meal only two day’s prior to her obvious amusement. Like a beloved Elvis tune, I just couldn’t get it out of mind. In unison, the chefs at the small sushi bar in the storefront, two Japanese men and one gaijin trained in Tokyo, greeted each guest as they entered and departed.  It was traditional and it was exceptional. My dining companion’s disdain for sake bought him my ridicule and two bottles of minerally Falanghina.   Black truffles and meaty mushrooms floated in the steaming miso broth. A delicate-as-antique-lace tempura of Dover sole was paired with a lemon cream touched with chive and made with Sanbokan lemon, an ancient Japanese citrus. The medium-fatty toro was extremely fine, needing not even one accoutrement. Scottish lobster and Welsh wagyu made appearances on the carefully curated carte, as did Cornish crab and Scottish scallops and shrimp from Santa Barbara. The Hirame was 86’d but the Hamachi belly, just barely seared and brushed with yuzu-kosho, tasted of a fish that had dined his entire life on early spring wild flowers. It was the sea bream, however, for which I’d returned. With none of the oiliness of its salmon or mackerel brethren, but every bit as rich and toothsome, the firm raw Tai was topped with shaved black truffle and cubes of ponzu gelée. Transcendent magic. One life.  One liver.  One stomach. Bah. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/my-fingertips-were-oily-and-smelled-of-smoke monthly 0.5 2015-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921736824-MTL99PUZO8779G6E4OAG/tumblr_nkoy3fBkNl1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog My fingertips were oily and smelled of smoke.  Leaving my hands near my nose and inhaling deeply, I luxuriated in this private reminiscence of my day, as the nearly empty, late afternoon train to London’s Paddington Station gained speed.  Whizzing past ancient stone houses abutting bran colored fields and forests, and walled pastures containing wooly sheep and prized equines, the occasional church steeple punctured the whitish gray clouds hanging low in the winter sky.  Fancy British cars impatiently idled behind the blinking lights and barriers to the rail tracks while awaiting our passing through their tiny town in the Cotswolds region of England.  Thin blonde women drummed the wheels of their Range Rovers with long, manicured fingers while men swathed in Burberry and Barbour announced the area’s affluence.   It’s rumored the aristocracy, landed gentry and politicians boasting homes here had the air traffic diverted from over the expanse of this magnificent countryside so as not to disturb their idyllic peace. Tucked into this quintessential British scenery resides a highly opinionated, tall and bearded Norwegian artisan producing sublime smoked salmon.   After pulling on an unfortunately fully legal rolled cigarette, he toured me through the smokehouse, an airy wood and glass barn constructed to his detailed specification; the entire operation nestled onto a corner of a larger farm devoted to artisan food producers.  Ole had agreed to spend time with me, helping me to better understand the art of smoking fish, utilizing the same techniques and recipe his great-grandfather devised in 1923 in Kirkenes, a small town in Norway. The glistening salmon arrives fresh, within two days of being harvested from one of the last family-run, sustainable farms in the Norwegian Arctic Ocean. The fish are immediately scaled and hand-fileted, with pockmarks made on the skin, which allows the salt cure to better penetrate the flesh.  Hand-coated with both fleur de sel and regular salt, the filets are left to cure for twelve hours.  They’re then washed thoroughly of the salts, threaded with cord, and hung in a cavernous, specially designed kiln to slowly cold smoke for another twelve hours in a smoldering mix of pristine juniper and beech woods, sourced from a special farm in Norway.   Inside the smoking chamber, Ole recreates Norway’s temperature, air movement, and humidity, all controlled by computer and pumped into the ornately tiled smoking room.  He subjects the salmon to a strong ‘wind’, believing that keeping the fish moving throughout the smoking process helps the enzymes, and thus the taste, to migrate through the fish’s pink flesh. The finished salmon is cut vertically into forefinger sized pieces, akin to sashimi rather than the paper-thin slices of salmon to which we’re more accustomed, allowing the earthy, smoky flavors on the fish’s surface to be enjoyed, but also to better experience the complex flavors of fish and ocean, which reside deeper within the flesh.  The sliced fish is then wrapped in Japanese paper and delivered to markets and restaurants.   Grabbing my hand in his massive paw, Ole and I made a date to fish for salmon off the California coast during the summer season, with plenty of time spent hunched over my old smoker. Returning to London, I walked through an outdoor market where Ole’s fish is hawked, spread out like piles of precious pink petals displayed on a rough-hewn wooden board bigger than a Spanish church door.  The chunky slices of salmon rested atop thin wedges of dark Norwegian bread, and were finished with fronds of fresh dill.  Leaning against an unclaimed sliver of brick wall in the pulsing market, I savored Ole’s craftsmanship; the balanced mosaic of flavors from the brininess of salt, fish, and ocean; the buttery, rich textures; the notes of earth, wood and smoke, which lingered on my tongue.  Returning for a second piece, I realized my fingertips bore the scent, yet again, of a Norwegian artist’s homage to earth, sky, ocean, and the ancient wonders of smoke. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/112326571990 monthly 0.5 2015-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921737694-WUDPBTDI5GBY130Q9IOX/tumblr_nkhs0tzkIq1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-tide-was-turning-and-i-was-becoming-anxious monthly 0.5 2015-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921737995-VH9IF5CAQGFB94GMHW54/tumblr_nkebzdAJM81r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The tide was turning and I was becoming anxious.  No matter the respect shown to the open ocean, she treats us with great indifference; the Moon’s gravitational pull her only master.   Given the riveting scenery, I had taken my time hiking to the beach’s rocky point, without seeing another soul, a good long hour away.  Northern California’s Tidelog noted a very early morning high tide and the warm winter sun was now almost directly overhead. Most fishermen will tell you, ad nauseum and often with a non-pedigreed beer in hand, the best times to surf cast for dinner are the lower light hours after sunrise or before dusk.  Fishing a steeper beach during an incoming tide is also ideal, as the rising waters dislodge sand crabs and other small vertebrates from their homes, depositing them into the troughs where the waves break, encouraging fish to feed.   An 11-foot surf rod and reel was split in half and tucked across a treasured L.L. Bean bag, sewn with nautical blue piping and boasting my initials in a blocky monogram, a long-ago gift from my mother during our better years.  Lining the outside pocket were thick crackers from a nearby bakery’s wood-fired oven, and hunks of Gouda, aged half a decade and crunchy with salt crystals. Tucked inside were the day’s tools: garishly colored fishing lures, a handmade trout priest, chunky four-ounce pyramid sinker weights, a dozen small hooks, and a semi-frozen block of anchovies.  The hooks are teeny tiny, designed to hold tightly onto the bait, making it difficult for the craftier fish to pinch.   In cards, ‘fish’ refers to an incompetent player whose weaknesses can be easily exploited by the card ‘shark’.  Surely a misnomer, as I’ve often found it’s the fish holding the good hand, sending me home sunburned and empty-handed. At the local sporting shop in search of bait, an old man with crazed eyes and terribly weathered skin reported the rocky outcroppings at the beach’s south end to be covered in mussels. Bivalves and sand crabs are fine enticements on the end of a hook, and can also be chummed into the water’s edge to attract fish.  He warned me to be mindful of the ocean, as sneaker waves are not uncommon, easily dragging off unsuspecting souls and their canine companions.  It’s the dogs that survive, he cackled. Armed with a flat stone for dislodging the mussels and an old carbon steel knife for prying them open, I darted between the waves, scouring the tide pools and combing through the wigs of seaweed concealing the rocks’ baldpates.  Not one clam did I find. Looking beyond the peaks of stone, woefully unadorned of mollusk, a winter society ball was in full swing.  Dancing diamonds glittering as far as is the sea made it difficult to be annoyed by the old man’s misinformed clamming commentary. As a set of large waves began to crash against the rocks, I hiked back up the beach, stopping near a congregation of seabirds floating in gentler surf, their meeting ground a reliable indication of fish.  Planting the surf spike deep into the soft sand far above the water’s edge, I reassembled the rod and reel and got busy tying the weights and hooks onto the line. Surfperch are plentiful and hooked year round off Northern California’s coastline, as opposed to a more seasonal harvesting of the tastier halibut, the fish of my literal wet dreams. Surfperch are often found in the shallow waters that flow over sandy bottoms, rocky formations, or forests of kelp.  Calico and Redtail surfperch feed along sandy beaches, while Rubberlip, Black, and Pile perch prefer dining in rockier outcroppings. Within the family Embiotocidae, surfperch are Perciformes, meaning perch-like.  Perciform is the largest order of the Earth’s vertebrates, which includes 41% of all bony fish.  Surfperch are flatter fish with oblong bodies, measuring in length from five to eighteen inches.    Instead of being notched, their dorsal fins are continuous, and their tail is forked. The colors and patterns vary, depending upon the species of surfperch and the time of year. California’s daily fishing limit for surfperch is a-too-generous-in-this-day-and-age twenty, in any combination of all the species, with not more than ten fish from any one species.  But at this late hour, I’d be lucky to get even a nibble. Now warmish and slimy, I cut a few anchovies into smaller pieces, threading them onto the two-pronged hooks.   Stripping to a tee shirt and pulling up my pant legs, I edged into the surf, the chilly waters immediately anesthetizing my feet.  I cast into the troughs where the waves broke and then further out into the more placid holes of deeper water.   Lost in reverie, I was transported to an east coast beach at sunset, my father and I hauling onto the sands a dizzying number of bluefish and stripers from the dark waters.  As we cleaned the oily fish by the lighthouse’s strobe, he encouraged me to be methodical in my fishing:  if the water’s current is moving to the right, cast to the left and the bait will be pushed along; hold the rod tip high so the line doesn’t drag on the waves; retrieve your bait slowly and steadily, bouncing it along the bottom, and reeling only to pick up slack. Interrupting my thoughts were three fat seagulls hovering nearby, completely intent on a late January lunch of rotted anchovy.  With frightful precision, they took turns furiously dive-bombing each carefully landed cast, gobbling my bait. With fists raised, I yelled and screamed into the afternoon winds, finally giving up and burying at sea the remaining putrid fish. Returning to the quaint, drafty cabin, I read the instructions written by Connecticut outdoorsman Charlie Van Over, framed and set on the mantle, for lighting a proper fire.  I quickly had a roaring blaze, warming my still-frozen toes and drying my pants, which hung from the arms of a corduroy upholstered couch, its cushions low to ground from years of fireside contemplations. Tucked into the red and white coals were phallic-looking fingerling potatoes, purchased from a 24-7, payment-on-your-honor farm stand in a neighboring town.  Roasted until the flesh was creamy, the potatoes were smothered in French butter and gobs of thick sour cream.  Instead of my anticipated dinner of fire-grilled fish, the tubers were paired with charred, stalky broccolini flecked with hot peppers, garlic, and a flaky salt eccentrically and obsessively carried in my bag.  I managed through the better part of a bottle of Scavino’s Cannubi Barolo, still too young at twelve years of age, while plotting how to best land a perch on my plate for the next night’s supper. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/cows-grazing-at-sunset-at-point-reyes-national monthly 0.5 2015-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921737991-A6AJJFA0OJL6Q3G7UOJ4/tumblr_nj2esvXTHm1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Cows grazing at sunset. (at Point Reyes National Seashore: Tule Elk Reserve) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/shroom-at-point-reyes-national-seashore monthly 0.5 2015-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921738758-GAQLWMV2CH77X2AR8V04/tumblr_nitkwqzSzr1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog ‘Shroom. (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-mold-had-slowly-crept-in-its-mongolian-olive monthly 0.5 2015-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921739198-9GRIV8W5AWNN31GBO2CU/tumblr_nihvu3pli11r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The mold had slowly crept in, its Mongolian olive green fur jacketing the leg like a dyed shearling coat from another era.  Patches of an earthy brown funk also freckled the skin, but none was the dreaded black mold seen in years’ prior.  Black mold often destroys the flesh.  We were, after all, only after its desiccation. The word Prosciutto hails from the Latin word perexsuctum, meaning to extract all of the juices.  In Italian, the word is prosciugato, or dried thoroughly, which, in a nutshell, is the essence of cured meat:  removing all of the moisture through a salting and aging process.  Not to imply that creating a sublime cured ham is easy.  It’s not.  My tears have stained many a ham made inedible by a heavy-handed salting or creepy unnamed molds, black and otherwise.  It’s not pretty and the waste of meat makes me grimace. I’ve been shit outta luck making prosciutto. On a couple of cold, deeply gray days last winter, two of us butchered a 300-pound Berkshire pig from a neighboring farm, liberating the huge hind legs for curing.  Weighing in at 28 pounds each, we cleaned the spindly legs and their thick haunches, and coated them with a mixture of spices, salt, and InstaCure Pink Salt #2.  Curing salts inhibit the fungus and bacteria that spoil meat.  Also called Prague Powder and Tinted Cure, curing salt is dyed neon pink to camouflage it with the coloring of meat – and more importantly, so a busy cook cannot confuse the toxic curing salt with sea or kosher salt. Pink salt is used in miniscule amounts for dry or semi-dry fermented curing, eliminating the need for refrigeration, cooking or smoking.  Its toxic component, sodium nitrate (6.25%) is slowly fermented while aging and curing the meat, gradually breaking down into sodium nitrite, and then into nitric oxide, which dissipates almost completely by the time the dry-cured meat is ready to be eaten; in the case of a prosciutto, 12-16 months, depending upon the size of the haunch and the environment in which it’s aged. Every day for eight weeks, I bled the leg of its moisture by massaging into it the excess salts and spices, paying careful attention to cover any exposed flesh where bacteria can root.  Semi-religiously I drained the pooling liquids, which were slowly released each day from the leg, now propped up on a crudely rigged wooden platform inside a large hotel pan resting on the basement’s frigid, cement floor.  I now understood why most Nonnas had cold, course hands. The word ‘ham’ is derived from the Old English hom or hamm, meaning the hollow or bend of the knee, its Germanic base meaning ‘crooked’.  It wasn’t until the 15th century that it came to refer to the leg of an animal.   Salt curing foods, however, dates to ancient times.  In North Africa, famished settlers salted spring’s swarms of crickets, while the ancient Greeks salted their daily catch, drying it in the sun.  The Belgians were celebrated for their beautifully fattened hogs, which provided salt cured meats to the Roman people and their conquering armies. The Chinese were the first to domesticate pigs for food in 4900 B.C., while the Europeans didn’t catch onto the wonders of pork until 1500 B.C.  In 160 B.C., Cato the Elder wrote of ‘salting the hams’ in his great work De Agri Cultura, describing an established practice in Western Europe under the Gauls in the 5th century B.C.  While the wealthy could afford to buy fresh meat everyday, the ability to preserve this precious source of nutrition, often obtained through hunting or husbandry, meant survival for most.  Ironically, nowadays cured meat platters are de rigueur in better restaurants and dining rooms around the world, commanding big dollars for prized hams sliced paper-thin. In Spain, there are four main categories for cured hams, noting the breed of pig, its food source, the part of the animal utilized for the ham, and the manner in which it’s cured.  In Italy, there are seven major types of prosciutti, each boasting their own Protected Designation of Origin certification, and using only sea salt to cure the legs.  While Parma and San Daniele are the most recognized, the hams of Toscano and Modena are equally remarkable.  Cured hams are most often made from the hind legs of a pig or wild boar, but can also be made from other animals, such as lamb (prosciutto d’agnello) or goat (violino di capra). After the majority of liquid had drained from the leg, it was washed several times and hung from a steel meat hook in a cool, dark and almost well ventilated part of the cellar.  I tried desperately to put out of my mind thoughts of ravaging molds, the too-warm days, the failures of years past.  Wandering to the basement over the course of the next year to trim drying bunches of herbs for soups and stews, or snip green buds from resinous stalks for smoking, I’d be immediately transfixed by the profound aromas of curing meat:  dark, dank and earthy, with the not unpleasant fragrance of forest floor and barnyard.  I spent days tracking down a ham tester, finally locating one at a knife shop in Barcelona.  Used by experts and judges in Europe to test the quality and soundness of ham, this long thin needle is made from either a horse’s shinbone or pig’s femur bone.  It’s inserted quickly into the ham near the base and upon its removal, is sniffed for any off-odors.  As bone retains aroma, one can assess the meat buried deep beneath the hardened skin and layers of furry mold.  The perfume from the ham tester smelled of pork, clean and cured.  Years of failure, however, tempered my excitement.  I cut the leg down from the meat hook, gave it a good saltwater scrub to remove the colorful patches of mold, and poised it on a contraption made specifically for slicing a cured leg of ham, its full hoof jutting into the air in a macabre salute.  Hedging my bets against spoiled meat, I set the table with a long-simmered pot of beans made with bacon fat, our summer tomatoes, and a bottle of slightly cooked Italian wine purchased naively from an auction.  A breadboard was set with hearty Alpine winter cheeses, mustards, and a crusty loaf of bread with sesame seeds.  Sharpening a razor-thin slicing knife, I said a silent prayer to the god of charcouterie that this be the year we cut into a very fine ham.  She obliged. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/january-afternoon-in-anderson-valley-at-roederer monthly 0.5 2015-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921739232-N70Z5JEBDUWCPL7JBFQB/tumblr_niczw4yZEb1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog January afternoon in Anderson Valley… (at Roederer Estate Winery) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/winter-sunset-over-the-pacific-at-stinson-beach monthly 0.5 2015-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921739691-QLBTMJ0EEU5BKVKVFM3V/tumblr_nhw902zfJU1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Winter sunset over the Pacific at Stinson Beach. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-very-van-gogh-esque-late-morning-haze-over-the monthly 0.5 2015-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921739895-VHIYEA7BMDN8KOOUMU8V/tumblr_nhw8zsZAFN1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A very Van Gogh-esque, late morning haze over the San Francisco Bay. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/northern-californias-highway-one-its-crooks-and monthly 0.5 2014-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921740495-O4OY19SDL590HJFR1L20/tumblr_nhbmarJic81r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Northern California’s Highway One, its crooks and curves hugging tight to the Pacific coastline, was flooded out in the one-horse town of Tomales.  Desperately needed December rains poured down the now verdant West Marin hills, washing onto the road boulders, tree limbs, and thick piles of red clay soils.   My old wagon doesn’t float, nor would its pristine chassis appreciate the saltwater bath.  With an enormous ration of still warm green tea, wispy crumbs from a wood-fired ham and cheese croissant littering my lap, and the horns of Bach’s Brandenburg Concert Number One sounding its joyful opening notes, I doubled back and took the long way. The rains had called a temporary truce with the saturated earth, and were replaced by a limp fog, its long fingers lightly brushing the décolletage of the fertile hills; a wizened matador amid the town lovelies.   Herds of cows and elk grazed the dewy green vistas and enormous turkey vultures, their eyes the blood red of their road kill treasures, perched atop telephone poles, wings open wide to the sky, gargoyles drying themselves of the weather. All too soon, I arrived to the Tomales Bay public boat launch.  Fifteen miles long and one mile wide, this long, narrow inlet fed from the ocean is filled with oyster beds, seals, and seabirds, all under the safeguard of California’s Bays and Estuaries Policy, and is surrounded by forests and farms, much of which is protected in perpetuity by Marin Agricultural Land Trust, ensuring its freedom from development.  Taking the binoculars from the glove box, I scanned the waters for my ride; a 12-foot, motorized skiff captained by a tall, soft-spoken gentleman several years my junior.  While I was being re-routed onto drier back roads, he was laying crab traps in various parts of the bay.  I geared up into boots, an old hunting jacket and a gifted cashmere cap pulled low over my ears.  The skies were a patchwork of gray steel, riveted by whitish clouds clinging to the evergreens, which embrace Tomales Bay.  Full throttle propelled us across exceptionally still waters, sending gaggles of geese into noisy flight.  Near the mouth of the bay, we cut the engine and floated to the trap planted furthest from the dock, marked by a buoy painted New England red and white; the wind and waves of the open ocean roiling against Tomales Point in the distance. The traps were an assortment of metal cages and rings with mesh rope, each weighted with bricks, and baited with an offering of the severed heads of sea bass, their eyes cloudy and stunned at their predicament. With a long gaff, I snagged the buoy and pulled, learning quickly that hauling up the seemingly endless, thick, wet ropes tethered to crab traps weighted onto the seabed below while garbed in leather driving gloves will immediately and forever relinquish the finely tailored pieces to the pockets of my fishing waders.  Dungeness crab season opens at the beginning of November and every year, without fail, it’s an anticipated meal.  One of the most prolific crab in the waters north of Monterey Bay, Dungeness, Cancer magister, are sweet and succulent from their diet of clams, crustacean, and smaller fish.  They’re easily identified by the white tipped, saw-toothed pincers on the ends of their claws, or chelipeds.  Their last three walking legs boast a hairy fringe, and the tip of the last segment on their body is rounded, unlike the pointed flap on all other crabs. Dungeness, named for the Port of Dungeness in Washington, are one of the largest edible crabs, filling out to a width of 9” across its reddish-brown back. Like all fisherman, my crabbing buddy had his theories about which area was most conducive to filling our traps.  Eel grass beds, shallows, and currents found their way into our conversation.  Finally the trap was heaved into the boat bearing several angry crabs.   Knowing we had a daily bag limit of ten crab per person, (an incredibly obscene amount), and a mandatory minimum size limit of 5.75”, we measured each crustacean with a crab gauge, trying to avoid the flailing claws, a pair of five on each pissed-off crab.  Many were missing a large front claw from the completely ghastly but perfectly legal practice of removing one claw and tossing the crab back into the ocean.  The claw rejuvenates and grows during the yearly molting, regaining normal size after many years.  Several too-small Dungeness were tossed back into the chilly bay (with all of their legs!), but we kept a couple of Red crabs.  Often overlooked by fisherman in favor of the larger, meatier Dungeness, the Red crab, Cancer productus, is colored as billed, with black-tipped pinchers on the tips of their sharp, rough-edged claws.  Growing to 8” in length, Red crabs are harvested from Baja to Alaska.  Their claw meat is crustacean gold; sweet and firm, with a distinctly briny note. Both Dungeness and Red crabs are members of the Cancridae family and the genus Cancer, meaning hard shell.  Their wide, oval carapace bears a saw-toothed grin, and both crabs are among nine species of this family and genus found in the waters off California, and certainly the most delicious. By late afternoon, we had hauled aboard enough Dungeness and Red crab for a decent supper.  As the winter sky began to contemplate the evening, we decided to return to the dock.  I zipped my jacket tight and reclined in the bow of the boat, trying to re-light a damp, hastily rolled joint of good Mendocino green bud.  My normally taciturn fishing mate, a fine trait in an outdoorsman, began to quietly curse.  I laughed mercilessly when told the boat was out of gas.  As he hitched the oarlocks and oars into place, a dozen seals surrounded the floating skiff, their heads bobbing just above the surface.  Many of them followed us to the dock, a good long mile and a sweaty row away. A well-used, mid-century-orange stockpot was filled with water and a fistful of salt.  With a nod of gratitude, I quickly submerged the crabs into the raging boil.  When their shells achieved the bright red of an Yves St. Laurent lipstick, they were fished out and laid to rest on a bed of ice.  From a four-finger pile of yellowed Sunday papers kept in a kitchen corner, the table was laid with layers of the newsprint, their sad headlines and beseeching advertisements covered with white linen napkins, crab crackers and picks, dozens of halved Meyer lemons, bowls of sea salt, warm crusty ciabatta, and a bottle of just-pressed Tuscan oil, its vivid green bite lacing every morsel.  A slightly misshapen wooden bowl the size of a baby’s bathtub was piled with chopped chicories, thin slices of persimmon, and tiny lettuces dressed in balsamic, their reds and greens heralding the holiday season.  The salad, along with a plate of Medjool dates, and a hunk of aged Sonoma goat cheese, its edges beginning to ooze beguilingly, would qualify as dessert.   The candles were lit, a twenty-year old Napa Valley Chardonnay was uncorked, and the crabs were placed in the middle of the table, every man for himself-style.     https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/winter-garden-chicory-at-at-home-in-napa monthly 0.5 2014-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921740774-NBTOLMVRYX8VABU97IC2/tumblr_ngx9ottR5e1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Winter garden chicory. (at at home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/late-december-in-west-marin-california-at-point monthly 0.5 2014-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921741539-3EC234KIXO2DN209NCZ8/tumblr_ngx0r2CdGj1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Late December in West Marin, California. (at Point Reyes National Seashore) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/an-winters-afternoon-snack-compliments-of-the monthly 0.5 2014-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921741889-UP5IIBT7XX2ZJX5YDSHV/tumblr_ngrc3zl8Od1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog An winter’s afternoon snack, compliments of the bees. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/generously-gifted-chanterelle-mushrooms-from-the monthly 0.5 2014-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921742378-SST51E8GARAURG64ZATO/tumblr_ngpsdjaVHu1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Generously gifted chanterelle mushrooms from the Oakland hills chopped and fried in homemade butter and 1987 Bartoli Marsala from Sicily. Gently tossed with a northern Italian black rice cooked in bird broth; finished with toasted Oregon hazelnuts, and thick clouds of finely grated sheep’s milk Pecorino. Old Stock Ale 2011, aged in bourbon barrels from Mendocino’s North Coast Brewing Company, drinks like fine wine. Dessert of bitter chicories with aged balsamic and good green oil completes my solo winter supper. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/long-overdue-sharpening-of-our-eclectic-collection monthly 0.5 2014-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921742534-80ARRE0VIZH3LAP2MA8V/tumblr_ngg6onKylr1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Long overdue sharpening of our eclectic collection of kitchen knives, cleavers and shears on a Japanese whetstone. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/saffron-waiting-to-be-plucked-from-the-garden-for monthly 0.5 2014-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921742967-0AO85HFSWF1514N7NTK5/tumblr_nfa2evQpLT1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Saffron waiting to be plucked from the garden for our winter clam stews. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/rain-splattered-baby-winter-greens-gratefully monthly 0.5 2014-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921743376-122K4UE84VOTYSC5PMSP/tumblr_nezz4k8S821r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Rain-splattered baby winter greens gratefully accepting the gray, winter skies. (at at home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/as-i-watched-the-blood-drip-from-the-tip-of-my-old monthly 0.5 2014-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921743390-RFZFCZZX48V8QWNLTFUH/tumblr_ner0nqTf8L1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog As I watched the blood drip from the tip of my old carbon steel knife onto the toe of my rubber boot, I questioned the path that had brought me here.  Without fail, the same deeply ambivalent thoughts reverberate through my mind each time I pull a trigger, reel in a fishing line, or wring a neck.  Arriving into gray Seattle showers, we drove northwards, through the monotony of Washington State’s urban sprawl and straight into its autumnal grandeur.  The steel skies parted, and were now painted the whitish pink of a Chinook salmon belly.  The many hues of nature lined the road, the botanicals flapping euphorically as we sped by; their vivid colors reflecting off the wet streets. In the northwestern corner of the state, not far from the Canadian border, I nervously edged onto the tiny car ferry for the short trip to Lummi Island, part of the San Juan Islands’ archipelago.   The rough waters and high winds of the Hale Passage in North Puget Sound made the only passing sailboat heel hard, bowing low to the spray off the whitecaps. With Seattle band Shelby Earl blasting from the speakers and a shabbily rolled joint of decent Northwest green bud burning too quickly in the ashtray, we drove around the island, only nine miles in length with nary a soul in sight.  The coastline, set against dramatically lit skies, was littered with piles of driftwood, colorful buoys, and crab traps.  We passed deep greens of the wet, interior forests and the low-slung homes of the island’s 822 year-round residents.   Lummi was off-season quiet; the only sounds the wind whistling through the evergreens, shaking loose tiny pinecones and droplets of water from intermittent showers.  The air was crisp, spiced with aromas of salt brine, pine resin, and smoke from the burning piles of damp autumn leaves.  One general store, closed for the winter, and a US Post office, now for sale, were the only nods to modern conveniences.  But we didn’t come to shop.  We came to slaughter a special flock of fattened chickens before Lummi Island’s winter set in; learning the process hands-on while stocking our freezers. Riley Stark owns Nettle Farm, situated on a large lot surrounded by evergreens, only a stone’s throw from Puget Sound.  Lummi being a small island, he had once owned the inn where we slept and the restaurant where we would later dine; now a gastronomic mecca located in this unspoiled part of the world. Despite his foray into the hospitality game, Riley was now, and probably always has been, a farmer and fisherman first.  He wore unusual wire-framed eyeglasses and a full silver beard that hung long on his thin face.  He anxiously explained the winds and rain from the prior evening’s storm had wreaked havoc on his little operation and he struggled to put everything in order before our arrival.  Clomping behind him through the garden, now bedraggled and spent from its summer offering, I was outfitted in gigantic, green rubber boots, my toes balled up to keep them from slipping off.   The straps of the ill-fitting yellow waders continually fell off my shoulders, like a lock of hair not quite long enough to tuck behind an ear. Behind his small workshop-cum-barn were two large baskets packed with chickens, the birds quietly nestled together.  Riley reached into the basket and gently pulled out a large male marked with brilliant red and gold plumage, tinged with an unusual copper hue.  He had long black and cream-colored tail feathers, a fiery red comb with evenly spaced indentations, and a whitish feathery crest atop his large head, reminiscent of an Isabella Blow hat on race day.  He squawked madly, wings flapping wildly, making me immediately rethink the whole bloody exercise. This exotic and ancient breed of chicken, the Sulmtaler, is named after the Sulm Valley in southwestern Austria, (taler means valley in Austrian).  First mentioned in the early 1400s, Sulmtalers were raised in the forests and vineyards of Austria’s bountiful Styrian region.  Legendary for their beauty and strong muscular bodies, the Sulmtaler was once the royal breed of the poultry world, often referred to as the ‘imperial chicken.’   Crossed and bred by the House of Hapsburgs, one of the most important royal houses of Europe during the Early Modern Period (1450-1750), the birds were prized not only for their majestic comeliness, but also for the fine flavors of their meat.  Sulmtalers have long been considered a delicacy on the elaborately set tables of both the Austrian and French aristocracy.   In December of 1804, the coronation of Napoleon was celebrated with hundreds of Sulmtaler capons and hens ordered especially for the occasion. Rescued from near extinction after the wars of the last century, the birds are once again sought after; the males growing to 8.5 pounds and the hens, prolific egg-layers all, often reaching 7.5 pounds.  The revered capons (reared without testicles to improve the quality of their meat) often weigh in at a hefty 11.5 pounds.  There is even a public square in the Austrian town of Graz, oddly and wonderfully dedicated to the Sulmtaler capon, honoring both the bird’s economic and gastronomic contributions. Riley held the bird firmly by the wings, then gently inverted him and held him between his legs.  With a learned authority, he stretched the bird’s neck long with one hand, searching for a windpipe and then the jugular.  The chicken relaxed as Riley spoke quietly to him; giving thanks and a farewell before inserting the knife across its neck, and then back, and then up, ‘like a smile.’ A quick and clean kill is the most humane act a carnivore can provide to his dinner.  I studied Riley’s movements, wanting desperately to duplicate his skill and speed.  The hens, with their creamy brown wheat coloring, were smaller and less frantic.   With care and trepidation, I pulled a diminutive female from the basket.  Sensing my unease, she decided to make a break for it, flying out of my feeble grasp and running for her life.  Rolling his eyes, Riley went around the corner and retrieved a huge net.  He chased her down and scooped her up like a giant, flailing butterfly and patiently handed her back to me.  With shaking hands, I inverted her small body, cradling it between my legs.  Speaking quietly to calm both of us, I gently pulled her neck long.  Her body went slack as her reddish brown eyes studied me, my heart pounding as fast as hers.  Feeling for her small windpipe and finding her jugular, I inserted the knife across her throat and dragged it back and then up.  There was no smile.    With sweating palms, I tied her unmoving legs to a nail with an old piece of rope and placed the bird, head down, into one of the inverted metal cones to bleed out, a red the color of a cardinal’s robe.  My legs wobbly and my thoughts racing, I stumbled back towards the still-full baskets to help Riley slaughter the remaining chickens. Now still and bloodless, the carcasses were splashed around a large metal tub with water at precisely 149 degrees for exactly one and a half minutes on one side to loosen the feathers.  The feet were dunked in this fowl-smelling cauldron for an additional thirty seconds, allowing their hard casings to be easily peeled away.  The birds were then tucked into an old metal plucker from the 1940’s, which Riley purchased years ago from another Lummi farmer.  As it whirled round, the rubber fingers pulled at the wet feathers.  The birds were extracted naked, their flesh a surprisingly whitish color.  As feathers floated in the air, we hung each chicken from a metal hanger.  Sharpening our knives on a well-used stone, we cut the birds at their base, using great care not cut into the liver’s bile ducts or the colons, which would irretrievably taint the meat.  With stiff, frozen fingers, we dug around inside each bird’s cavity, removing the entrails and separating intestines, lungs and hearts from the tastier livers and gizzards.  With heavy butcher’s cleavers, we removed the heads, which were added to the compost pile to decompose, eventually feeding next spring’s garden.  We cut the prized chickens’ feet off at the joints and tossed them into a macabre pile.  Their goodness will add depth and a gelatinous richness to our winter soups and stocks. My parting vision from that long, cold and exhausting day was of the kindhearted Riley; rolling an industrial laundry cart piled high with plucked chickens through his greying garden to be hung to age in his walk-in refrigerator. After a long, hot shower, and having confirmed chicken would play no part in our dinner menu, we drove to the restaurant.  Appreciatively, our oversized sweaters and boots qualified as dinner dress at Willows Inn.  The outdoor smoke house and large wood-fired grill pit set the tone as we climbed the front porch for supper.  Situated directly on Puget Sound, the inn’s casual interior was bathed in the warm glow of a sunset the colors of a large Turner landscape. We drank cocktails made with small-batch bourbon floating with sage leaves in the candlelit bar; the arts and crafts chairs, dark wood interior and roaring fireplace warming us almost as much as the liquor. With another two-dozen souls, we were shown to our tables with a gracious and genuine hospitality, which would be on display for the entire length of our stay.  We started with hard apple cider pressed on a nearby farm, served with a smoked mussel set before us in a simple, covered wood box, which, when opened, emanated a dark, earthy cedar smoke.  Pulled from the waters just beyond us, the mussel was silky sweet and dense with ocean and charred wood.  The men and women who prepared the dinner also served and described each of the procession of dishes, some merely a bite; the ingredients of which were all grown on local gardens and farms, and gathered from the island’s forests and ocean.  With the remaining dregs of a young, plummy Oregon Pinot Noir in our glasses and the crumbs of dessert still on our plates, we couldn’t help but discuss our next meals:  how best to prepare our winter’s feast; cooking a proper homage to the majestic Sulmtaler, and to the bounty of the Pacific Northwest.       https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dating-back-to-the-early-thirteenth-century monthly 0.5 2014-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921744249-OJW6C84HIJXA320O7OLU/tumblr_nenw2y8BHx1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dating back to the early thirteenth century, Barcelona’s Boqueria Market teems with old ladies negotiating for their daily foodstuffs, fishmongers and meat cutters just off work, and hungry tourists from around the world; snapping pictures and buying unusual ingredients to smuggle home. Hundreds and hundreds of cured legs of pork, hair and hooves still attached, hang from ceilings while vegetable stands spill over with the colors of late autumn: mushrooms, chestnuts, and bitter greens. The center of this food hall, one of the finest in Europe, is reserved for the fish vendors, their beds of crushed ice laid with every kind of fish, crustacean and clam imaginable, all coerced from the Mediterranean Sea. Exotic aromas of funky sheep cheeses from the Pyrenees, green oils and olives from Seville, and smoked pimenton from La Vera mingle in the air, creating a literal Spanish tapas of scent. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/orange-cap-mushrooms-gathered-from-the-nearby monthly 0.5 2014-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921744410-IJ732DWHKBHE2MDK3XG7/tumblr_nekkkimoeE1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Orange Cap mushrooms gathered from the nearby hills of northern Spain sautéed quickly with Madeira and spooned over two pan-fried eggs with deeply yellow, runny yolks. (at El Quim de la Boqueria) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/last-lovely-gasp-from-our-summer-garden-at-at monthly 0.5 2014-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921744615-MPNC9X58KGPIX32T8I0H/tumblr_nee3ua96XJ1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Last, lovely gasp from our summer garden. (at at home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-rain-splattered-early-jersey-wakefield-cabbage monthly 0.5 2014-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921745128-YJVU1VLJVSTRQZEKWNY7/tumblr_ne13jbWejI1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A rain-splattered, Early Jersey Wakefield cabbage in the kitchen garden of Willows Inn. (at Lummi Island, Washington) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/paddle-boarding-home-at-sunset-in-half-moon-bay monthly 0.5 2014-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921745598-67BYJQWI0HG6RJCITLA2/tumblr_ndt0ycnmSN1r4rx59o1_500.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Paddle-boarding home at sunset in Half Moon Bay. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/early-autumn-afternoon-in-provence-france monthly 0.5 2014-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921746140-8HO59035809BRDJIJX87/tumblr_ncpkoheLAb1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Early autumn afternoon in Provence, France. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/truffle-at-gordes-provence-france monthly 0.5 2014-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921746400-YZBGU285XPQ53HFJSCTE/tumblr_ncdd4hAxwJ1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Truffle. (at Gordes, Provence, France) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dream-ride-at-gordes-provence-france monthly 0.5 2014-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921746584-F63VE266RE53ZFKJ5L5K/tumblr_ncd4vmYdkG1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dream ride. (at Gordes, Provence, France) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dinner-at-gordes-provence-france monthly 0.5 2014-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921747374-BATKYY6353AR7A6F2J59/tumblr_nc9mulZa8J1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dinner. (at Gordes, Provence, France) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-working-french-port-redolent-of-fish-fuel-and monthly 0.5 2014-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921747892-B12N2OSIYIJG6F0RU3N4/tumblr_nc5xot6gHe1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A working French port redolent of fish, fuel and the Mediterranean. (at Port de Sète) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-spanish-m%C3%A9tier-pork-and-peppers-at monthly 0.5 2014-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921748132-JRGDHMKL95KDBCVKEMZ2/tumblr_nc27i7ElFT1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The Spanish métier: pork and peppers. (at Pyrenees Mountains, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/heritageartifacts-the-only-sounds-reverberating monthly 0.5 2014-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921748268-08HA6QZQRYUUB9NDQS6K/tumblr_nbyg2gJdtv1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog heritageartifacts: The only sounds reverberating off the hills are the clanging of the ancient, iron bells wrapped around the necks of sheep in the town of Montella in northern Spain. (at La Seu D’urgell, Spain) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/stick-a-fork-in-me-im-done-at-cal-pep monthly 0.5 2014-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921748561-H3GHRRNV7B17PYI9OLKB/tumblr_nbwwclEWIX1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Stick a fork in me…. I’m done. (at Cal Pep, Barcelona) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pescado-at-la-boqueria monthly 0.5 2014-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921748883-1Q31S43U7QWSJZVHEVMW/tumblr_nbuej5ONx21r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pescado. (at La Boqueria) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-glass-jar-was-empty-of-everything-but-a-fine monthly 0.5 2014-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921749116-M9CT7AJ0ZZSI1RYFM3M6/tumblr_nbi0mp3bIP1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The glass jar was empty of everything but a fine dust and I was beginning to feel anxious.  I’d made the requisite phone calls to providers, both legal and not so much. No dice. Seems my favorite strain of green bud had been sold out for many weeks, and the harvest was still months away.  The only thing left to do was go to the source.  We loaded the old wagon with a few days’ worth of provisions; cheese and yogurt, smoked trout and cured ham, tomatoes and peppers still warm from the garden, bottles of Sicilian red and old Champagne, crackers, granola, green tea and honey, olive oil and salt.  Books, three fingers of magazines, knives, bathing suits, hiking boots, and an old yellow Lab named Haas were all tucked in, too.  Anderson Valley in northern California was our aim; home of tie-dye and flannel, age-worthy Pinot Noir, ancient redwood forests, un-oaked Chardonnay, crystal and rock shops, decades-old apple orchards, and some of the finest marijuana in the world; not just any old street-skunk, dime-bag ganja, but the nonpareil Blue Dream. A sativa-dominant hybrid, the Blue Dream strain is a cross of 80% sativa (haze) with 20% indica (blueberry).  Sativa and indica are the two predominant marijuana species, which when crossed, create hybrid strains.  Both the species and their strains produce different effects. Indica plants are short and stocky, are fast to flower within 45-60 days, and respond well to being grown inside.  Indica strains, such as OG Kush, Northern Lights, Buddha’s Sister, and Yumbolt hail from India and central Asia.  Their buds are thick and heavy, with sweetish sour aromas reminiscent of a Manhattan Jewish deli on a cold Sunday morning; warm yeasty dough, brined pickles, honeyed baklava, and sour tomatoes. Indica produces a stony body high.  Muscles relax and a sense of thickness permeates the physical being.  Also mentally relaxing, indicas are often smoked at night to induce sleep, and used to relieve body pain, spasms, anxiety and headaches. But it is the sativa strain for which I jones.  Sativa plants are well suited to being grown outside, as their long leafy branches can tower to 25 feet in height.  Requiring a whopping 60-90 days of nurturing sun to flower, this strain was originally tended to in the equatorial climes of Jamaica, Mexico, Thailand, and southern India.  Sativa buds are often larger than those of indica, but less dense, and unfortunately for the grower, therefore not as weighty.  In spite of lower grow weights and a longer flowering period, the sativa strain is in high demand.  As opposed to indica’s body high, sativa produces a more energetic, uplifting, and cerebral high best suited to creative, daytime endeavors.  Sativa varieties, such as Willie Nelson, Lamb’s Bread, and Allen Wrench are often used to fight depression; toking to a sense of well-being.  Sativa’s fragrance is the essence of green:  pine needles, sage, wet evergreen, pineapple skin, juniper berry, white pepper, Jasmine green tea, peppermint.  The entry to the long, winding dirt drive was difficult to locate and the gardens were set a fair distance from the main road.  Sequestered from prying eyes in different valleys at varying altitudes, the gardens were laid with rows of ‘smart pots’, each accommodating four hundred pounds of soil, a mulch of rice straw, and the fully mature plant.  The copious amounts of water needed to feed the giant ganja springs from a recently dug well and is gravity fed from tank to tank and from garden to garden, meandering all the way down the rocky mountainside. The maestro of this semi-clandestine, pop-up farm is a young vegan yogi with longish hair and thick eyelashes who studies permaculture and ecological design.  His tanned and filthy bare feet are caked with the dry dirt of a drought-ridden summer.  In stained red running shorts falling from his thin frame, he proudly walked us through the gardens, a cloud of dust trailing him like a Charlie Brown character. Blue Dream, the one and only strain produced at the farm, is grown outside under the summer sun and lovingly fed an organic diet of guano from Oregonian bats, seaweed kelp from the nearby Mendocino coast, a special blend of phosphates and minerals, and a potent compost tea.  Cannabis plants produce nodes along their stems, from which grow leaves, branches and flowers (the buds).   The large green leaves flashing in the sun were unsurprisingly familiar; the leaf now emblazoned on a posters, beach towels and tee shirts around the world.  It was however, the warm sun and heady aromas of water, minerals, earth, and flowering green bud wafting in the afternoon breeze that made me excitedly high.  And nothing had even been lit yet. The constant whirr of DEA helicopters overhead was mildly disconcerting.  Sheeting the size of billboards displayed next to each garden with the California-issued license grow number did little to alleviate the feeling of shadiness and illegality.  Perhaps I was expecting a Napa Valley with guns.  There was, however, nothing manicured about the place.  Rather, there was a wild, wild west vibe to the operation, albeit one with a very ecologically conscious bent.  And most growers, the ones doing it legally anyway, seem more concerned with poachers than with law enforcement. After being gifted the last two large buds of Blue Dream from the harvest prior, we drove from Anderson Valley’s hot floor to the cool of our rented cottage atop a forested mountain.  From the porch, we watched the fog shuffle in from the Mendocino coast, slowly and determinately, like an old lady set in her ways.  The cackle from the crows perched overhead in the old-growth redwoods and throaty, amorous calls from the bullfrogs in the pond below introduced early evening.   Two king-sized rolling papers were glued together and the fragrant bud was finely ground in a stone mortar and pestle found in a kitchen cupboard.   A couple of puffs were sufficient to giddily send us into the nearby orchards, now overgrown with Asian and Bartlett pears, ambrosial Clingstone peaches, and a half-dozen varieties of apples.  Under a darkening sky, we ate pears baked with butter, maple syrup, a whiff of nutmeg, a healthful douse of the local Germain Robin brandy, and topped with a dollop of fresh, soft cheese from Pennyroyal Farmstead, whose goats roam the neighboring hills. Ah, yes, that advertised feeling of contentment and well-being…  Anderson Valley is the stuff of dreams.  Blue dreams. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/an-anderson-valley-retreat-at-on-a-mountaintop monthly 0.5 2014-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921749966-55PXHHR1LS9KSR5RQQEN/tumblr_nas276LjrG1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog An Anderson Valley retreat. (at On A Mountaintop in Booneville, Ca) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/san-marzano-tomatoes-from-the-garden-at-at-home monthly 0.5 2014-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921750035-1AS6ZE4BKL505FVJ33MI/tumblr_nagpjk8k8r1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog San Marzano tomatoes from the garden. (at at home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dill-and-dahlias monthly 0.5 2014-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921750562-DMFQGOXMT9CSS8N31XP7/tumblr_n9wcn6NN8d1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dill and dahlias https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/it-was-late-when-i-finally-arrived-to-a-silent monthly 0.5 2014-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921751207-7KQ3X9WU4U55PRRWU54F/tumblr_n96d1gpNc51r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog It was late when I finally arrived to a silent house, the mid-summer evening unexpectedly warm and lit by a creamy moon almost full of herself. Leaving my wrinkled linen dress in a heap near the basement door, I ventured to the kitchen, opening wide the door to the back porch. Stepping into the balmy darkness, I was overcome by the heady scent of orange and lemon blossoms, almost making me ache for winter’s Meyer and Kaffir citrus circus. Locating the marble match strike, its exterior deeply mottled from years of use, the long beeswax tapers were lit, their natural perfume the florid honey of illicit afternoon intimacy. Wearying of the silence, I let the live recordings of Wayne Shorter rip through the muted night, his tenor sax elevating the mundanity of rinsing a handful of Rainier cherries, the fat orbs bursting with the high notes of both sweet and tart. A steel container of gelato was pulled from the freezer and set on a wooden board to warm. Homemade the day previous, and by a hand distinctly more deft than mine, it was churned with fresh buffalo milk harvested from a Sonoma friend’s exotic bovid; her opulent gift slowly steeped with vanilla beans and cardamom pods.  Pouring two (and-a-half) fingers of bitter Amaro into a tumbler, I pondered that haughty water buffalo; her coat shiny black, long whiskers protruding from a thick snout ending at nostrils the size of tartlet pans, and a large, blocky head weighed down by two enormous horns the color and texture of cement. Her soulful brown eyes belied her air of superiority; prideful in her understanding that I had driven a considerable distance to score the good stuff from her. The milk of water buffalo boasts 8% butterfat, often twice the amount of that in cow’s milk, depending upon season. And she knows every drop of her milk is precious: a lactating water buffalo will produce only 2 gallons a day, while a lactating cow can offer 12 gallons. Like cows, water buffalo are ruminants, feeding on plant-life for their nutrients, (as opposed to a feedlot conscripted cow’s industrial diet of corn and antibiotics). With a highly sophisticated digestive system, ruminants ferment the plants in one of their multiple stomachs, and then regurgitate it, and further chew this cud. This re-chewing is referred to as rumination and assists in digestion, thus processing the greens into high value protein. With a worldwide population of just less than 2 million heads, water buffalo are classified as either Asian or African species. They are further divided into either swamp buffalo, often used for work in Asia’s hotter climes, or river buffalo, the preferred type for milk production.  The milk from water buffalo differs significantly from that of other ruminants, containing a higher content of fatty acids and proteins, along with more solids, rendering it ideal for making cream, butter, and cheese. And gelato. An Italian word meaning ice cream, gelato gets its fluffiness from being whipped with air, contains at least 3.5% butterfat, and is composed of 16%-24% sugar, which balances the water content to prevent it from freezing into a solid block (most ice cream in the US is 12%-16% sugar). In the late 1600s, Sicilian chef Francesco Procopio dei Coltello perfected the world’s first gelatiere machine, introducing the world to the wonders of churned dairy. Refilling my now-empty tumbler of Amaro with more of Calabria’s finest, I pulled up a spoon to the steel container, the gelato now soft enough to reveal its consistency of whipped clouds, and warm enough for the woody, sweet-earth aromas of Tahitian vanilla bean to bloom. The unmistakable palate tingle of cardamom transported me to long ago Sunday mornings of coffeecakes and cartoons. It was, however, the nectar of rich, ambrosial baked milk that had me swooning; once again staring into the eyes of that massive, magnificent, black beast, the water buffalo. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/morning-reflections-on-tomales-bay-at-point monthly 0.5 2014-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921751618-VM9H7J0YIY4I8OZ0AQYP/tumblr_n8k5yf4DDy1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Morning reflections on Tomales Bay… (at Point Reyes National Seashore And Lighthouse) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pine-cone-at-point-reyes-national-seashore-and monthly 0.5 2014-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921751956-2VSNGFKK3K71Z4HPMQ5W/tumblr_n8iyzj548v1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pine cone. (at Point Reyes National Seashore And Lighthouse) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/nasturtium-at-bolinas-california monthly 0.5 2014-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921752277-ZYAGNVV00I5GHJZUX2JS/tumblr_n8iyx5TocL1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Nasturtium. (at Bolinas, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/summer-mornings-quiet-and-early-and-dripping-with monthly 0.5 2014-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921752500-RH81TWW5STJ0YTKX97UR/tumblr_n895hs7oRU1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Summer mornings, quiet and early and dripping with the gray fog of northern California, are ideal for working in the garden.  Into an old linen housedress I slip, and accompanied only by a mug of Jasmine Pearl tea, enter into the small, green world of my making.  Hoping to be ignored by chatty neighbors who often peek through strategically placed shrubbery, I fill our absurdist bird feeder, a wood and iron piece based on the 1920s design of the Barcelona Pavilion by Mies van der Rohe, complete with a tiny outdoor pool.  The efforts and architecture are seemingly appreciated by the greedy Blue Jays, their ferocity making even the cats cower.  Ancient window panes, edged in chipped red and blue paint from a long-ago weekend project, are thrown open, the seed boxes now carpeted with unkempt rows of spicy micro-greens and tiny radishes.  Radicchio seeds, smuggled in from southern Italy and planted the week prior, are finally extending teeny shoots.  Roma tomato plants are tied, bondage-style, to copper posts; their splayed, thickish branches coating my arms with a viridescent, resinous and stinky pollen, and making them itch in a most delightful way. Armed with a pair of oversized Spanish kitchen shears, I wondrously examine a large raised bed, now spilling over with leaves the size of baby elephant ears and sprouting curlicue tendrils, which grasp desperately at an old bamboo trellis firmly situated in its midst.  The plant is a volunteer, one of many in the garden; a rogue outgrowth of this lazyman’s compost pile, which is laden with squash and tomato remnants, and their seeds, from last year’s harvest.  The squash plant was left to languish, but instead dug in its roots and flourished, announcing its feat with dozens of fat, bijou blossoms the color of a two-day old jack-o’-lantern.  I snip a baker’s dozen of the gaudy flowers and their spindly stems, easily filling my harvest basket just as the mid-morning sun muscles through pewter skies, shooing the fog back towards the coast. Rinsing the delicate flowers, two stunned ladybugs are liberated by the water and sent fluttering from the gossamer folds.  Into a bowl of room temperature Sonoma sheep’s milk ricotta went several eggs, their yolks a Cadmium Yellow Deep hue.  Tiny leaves from the overly-proliferate Globe basil bush were added, along with a generous handful of Sicilian pine nuts, the edges charred bark brown in hot cast iron.  Flaky salt, coarsely ground black and white pepper, and a hit of allspice to fool the palate were gently folded into the mix.  Using an antique quenelle spoon traded ages ago for a bottle of Dujac Burgundy with a too-savvy sous chef from a distant restaurant gig, I filled each flower with the rich goodness, twisting the ends tightly, sealing their fate.  Each blossom was brushed with a bit of whipped egg and dusted with freshly grated crumb before being blasted in a roasting hot oven.  An old Pieropan Soave was uncorked, the smoky, salty notes from the Garganega grape a wonderful companion to the stuffed squash blossoms.   We stood at the stove, dirt from the garden still encrusted on our bare feet, and ate them straight from the pan. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/nightcap-at-at-home-in-napa monthly 0.5 2014-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921752766-IEBG5ZOM2YCSKNW0USXV/tumblr_n81kogZM2G1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Nightcap. (at at home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/grain-farm-at-mcminville-oregon monthly 0.5 2014-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921753297-OJDFCTVT037S4MHU5U53/tumblr_n7njevNhWH1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Grain farm. (at McMinville, Oregon) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dappled-early-summer-light-in-a-filbert-orchard monthly 0.5 2014-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921753781-HE2RX2FBO42OHZL6XN3H/tumblr_n7nggoM20R1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dappled early summer light in a filbert orchard. (at McMinville, Oregon) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/crab-at-seaside-oregon monthly 0.5 2014-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921754159-1WFQWYI85L4D8L71RZLF/tumblr_n7hxge1P6B1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Crab. (at Seaside, Oregon.) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sunburst-on-the-columbia-river-where-it-collides monthly 0.5 2014-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921754592-20PNJOGQB3D5PG6HAXBC/tumblr_n7g547T3QE1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sunburst on the Columbia River where it collides with the mighty Pacific. (at Astoria, Oregon (USA)) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/seafood-for-supper-on-the-washington-coast-at monthly 0.5 2014-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921755233-USLQJM8MVOXTWCNOUOXP/tumblr_n7g2jniq6G1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Seafood for supper on the Washington coast. (at Willapa Bay, Washington) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/graffiti-at-capital-hill-seattle monthly 0.5 2014-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921755405-7RG1LJZQWRIZS182OX9H/tumblr_n7f76idaIT1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Graffiti. (at Capital Hill, Seattle) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/breakfast-buns-at-city-of-portland monthly 0.5 2014-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921755530-P07CTFI63GJ8428VYKP3/tumblr_n7cg9aEDJO1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Breakfast buns. (at City of Portland) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/first-icebox-pickles-of-the-season-made-with monthly 0.5 2014-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921756268-PTRUV3Y6CK6WEG7WN88Y/tumblr_n6xrpdVezi1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog First icebox pickles of the season made with coriander, garlic and dried Ghost pepper… https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/slowly-curing-the-oven-it-all-started-with-a monthly 0.5 2014-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921756704-YHOSQXJHGIRR4V58Q2EN/tumblr_n6gzvp2GoD1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Slowly curing the oven. It all started with a couple loads of ancient firebrick from the demolished ovens of Oakland’s once famed Columbo Bakery. Community baking days announced soon: pots of beans, haunches of ham, and long-risen loaves welcome. (at at home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-steel-gray-skiff-cut-through-white-caps monthly 0.5 2014-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921756970-UXWP0NAVFNWLMXRBI0W7/tumblr_n61f7cdFu61r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The steel gray skiff cut through white caps whipped to a froth from the steady blow off northern California’s Sierra Buttes, still snow-covered and gleaming in the bright morning sunlight at the lake’s opposite end.  Surely my ill-considered bathing suit and sarong would stay packed this long weekend.  With the mountains looming over us, we took cover from the wind’s chill on the far side of Sardine Lake; the rhythmic pounding from a glacial waterfall’s cascade the only sound. Settled at 6,200 feet on the lake’s shore, the family-operated Sardine Lake Resort is cloistered under towering pines.  Named for Sardine, the miner’s mule who tumbled into the lake in the early 1800s, the pristine waters are fed by springs and snowmelt, and surrounded by conifer-covered mountains.  The dozen log cabins and a small dining lodge remain mostly unchanged from their original construction in 1941.  Propane tanks, pine cones and piles of plywood from long abandoned projects stud the scrubby grounds, while small boats, available for rent, bang against the creaky wooden dock.  Vivid blue Stellar’s Jay, with their loud screams and punky Mohawk headdresses, terrorize the camp; old trout priests and fishnets handmade from sculpted pine boughs decorate the cabin’s doors. It wasn’t even mid-morning, yet there were already seven trout, both Cutthroats and Browns, tied from a rope and floating in the water behind our small boat.  Cutthroat trout thrive in clear, cold freshwater lakes and streams, and are named for the distinctive red coloring on their lower jaws.  The species’ scientific name is Salmo clarki in honor of William Clark, who, along with his partner Lewis, first described the fish in their journals.  The pair was commissioned by Thomas Jefferson to study the flora, fauna, and geography of the western United States following the Louisiana Purchase of 1804.  Freshwater Brown trout are seldom dull brown, instead often shimmery silver and intricately spotted. Opportunistic to their gills, they eat whenever food presents itself, gorging on other fish, birds, frogs, and insects near the water’s surface, including the carefully baited hook of the fly-fisherman.  Just shy of our daily limit of five fish each, we motored back to shore for a midday repast before returning to lure the remaining fish with worms ripped mercilessly in half and threaded onto tiny, naked hooks.  More appetizing was our lunch:  steaming bowls of leftover spaghettini dense with fiery red chili, green garlic, grated Parmesan and a lavish shaving of salty, cured tuna bottarga.  A platter of leafy chicories followed, late-in-their-season bitter and laid with pork sliced thick from chops cooked the night prior.  The inhabitants of several cabins, friends all, each claimed an evening to host dinner, with the previous night’s feast spilling over into the next day’s lunch.   The small, well-equipped kitchen had cast iron skillets hanging from square-headed nails driven into the log walls, and mismatched plates and silverware, decent wine stems, and heavy tumblers lined the cupboard shelves. Even forgoing noontime wine, our cheeks still blazed red from the constantly stoked cast iron stove.  The cabin’s original chinked log construction house kitschy fish lamps, taxidermy, sagging mattresses, and plentiful towels, long laundered into sandpaper.  Screen doors open onto small porches overlooking the lake, set with pendulous beds for morning reading, late afternoon dreaming, and bouts of evening drinking. Unwashed and smelling of wood smoke, lake brine and fish, we gathered for our final meal together.  Magnums of decades-old Stony Hill Chardonnay were uncorked while baguettes toasted for the freshly made rabbit rillettes, which we slathered with spicy French mustard and course sea salt.  The trout was cleaned, butterflied and pierced onto pine skewers, whittled clean and sharp, before being grilled on mesquite coals.  The fish’s flesh pulled easily away from its just-cooked, translucent skin. Topped with a spoonful of sauce made quickly from Sicilian capers, lemon, butter and a splash of the white wine, each mouthful was succulent, sweet and rich; flavors quite remarkable from a fish fed on snowmelt and bugs. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/slowly-comprehending-my-unbridled-arrogance-hot monthly 0.5 2014-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921757509-5SRFMXRSWO2PECES6XFO/tumblr_n5nblu1AoX1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Slowly comprehending my unbridled arrogance, hot tears stung my eyes.  Hiking alone for hours in California’s towering El Dorado National Forest, my gaze cast downwards onto the endless forest floor in front of me, I lost my way.  Rather than following a specific path or trail, I was meandering through an enormous length of woods looking for mushrooms; the highly prized morel mushroom, specifically.  Detaching from my mushroom eyes, I looked up and realized, with a gut-wrenching bolt of panic, I had absolutely no idea where I was.  And thanks to my helter-skelter approach to foraging, I had no idea from which direction I had come. Complete fucking amateur. And the day had begun so well.  I had taken explicit driving directions from my foraging guide the day prior.  We had spent the day together hiking through several forests, 6,500 feet up the mountain, a 20-mile drive from its base.  Not another soul in sight, I gratefully thought at the time.  While we didn’t score the motherload of fungi fantasies, my constant travel mate, a heavily patined carbon steel knife, cut through the stems of six large morels, enough for a good supper.  I was convinced that my highly focused, solo return the following day would yield far better results.  I was already anticipating loading the de-hydrator; its reassuring whirring noise and the dark, earthy aroma of mushroom filling the kitchen, while glass Mason jars fill the pantry. I arose with the sun, enjoying a cup of tea, a stretch and an early toke on the balcony of my room, which overlooked the vast, now green vineyards lining the bosomy hills of the tiny town of Fairplay.  I loaded a compass and altitude gauge onto my phone and filled a water bottle.  Crackers, cheese, foraging knives and mesh bags went into a pack.  I stealthily slipped out the hotel’s front door, escaping the creepy hospitality of the property manager.  Driving the back roads of the conifer-covered central Sierra Nevada Mountains, I wound past the Bluebird Haven Iris Gardens, its hills ablaze in late Spring resplendence; past Glory Hole Road; past thousands of tiny, canary-yellow flowers blanketing an entire valley; past dozens of swallows playing in the early morning sunlight near an ornately arched bridge across a crystalline stream.   An hour later, my old German tank, its diesel-fired engine huffing and puffing, was slowly making its way up the dramatic Mormon Emigrant Trail.  Tucked into the El Dorado National Forest, this 170-mile trail was cleared in 30 days by The Mormon Battalion, who had spent the winter of 1847 in Northern California at the urging of their head chief, Brigham Young.  In an effort to return home to their church and families, they literally blazed their own trail, which was put to further use soon after by those seeking more earthly fortunes in California’s Gold Rush. As soon as the altimeter read 6,000 feet, I drove slowly the well-paved, desolate road, canvassing forests for parcels of wood charred black from the Forestry’s controlled burns; ideal habitat for Morchella, the true morel mushroom.  ‘Stay in the burn’ was the morel mantra repeated many times by yesterday’s foraging guide.  While morels grow elsewhere, fungi lovers have long believed those that sprout near a fire’s one-year old char are more intensely flavored.  The theory is the delicious combination of dying trees, here the conifer, and the extermination by burning of forest floor creates a veritable feast of decayed organic matter for the conically shaped morel. Hunting and fishing and foraging for food or artifacts provokes in me a greedy high akin to gambling; if I just get out there earlier and stay out a bit longer, try many different spots, stay in the game, in the zone, I’m bound to get lucky.  But I wasn’t feeling too lucky having gone astray for hours in the forest.  Numerous large animal tracks in the mud had me looking over my shoulder in every clearing through which I passed.  I envisioned sleeping in a pile of leaves, maybe even winning The Darwin Award, but I prayed, not posthumously.  After many hours and the third and final logging road hiked, I gratefully caught the glint of my old wagon in the bright afternoon light. Morels are ugly, but quite distinct; one of the many reasons I wandered the forest in search of them.  I couldn’t possibly mistake the morel’s honeycomb design for any other liver-melting species of mushroom.  Even the toxic false morel’s appearance is obviously different.  But it’s the real morel’s nutty, dark flavors of earth and forest that compel me into the backwoods, and then to the stove.  The land was rinsed from the half-dozen black morels, and they were sliced lengthwise.  Into a hot pan went a generous corner from a block of salted Norman butter, and the chopped stalks of red Tropea onions, liberated days earlier from the garden, fried quickly.  The mushroom slivers were fanned over the onions, along with a healthful splash of Bartoli Marsala.  Several eggs, fancy in their blue/green shells, were whipped with heavy cream, salt and a course grind of black pepper.  Over a low, flickering flame, the eggs were married to the mushrooms, shirred with a whisk until just barely cooked, and finished with a spoon of fresh ricotta.  As I poured glasses of fawn-colored Gagnard Chassagne, I recalled a warning I read in one of the mycology books lining my desk; eating morels while drinking alcohol may produce symptoms of great intoxication.  Morels:  California’s other cash crop. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/late-springtime-in-californias-sierra-nevada monthly 0.5 2014-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921757957-HFWTUF8YYOQS5FOREW3F/tumblr_n5g2ruI8KA1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Late springtime in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. (at Happy Valley, El Dorado County, California) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/cooling-my-heels-with-a-sunset-picnic-in-the monthly 0.5 2014-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921758614-63SVATQ34SXNPQDJ12Y3/tumblr_n5c8qy8g2d1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Cooling my heels with a sunset picnic in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range before an early morning hunt for morel and porcini mushrooms. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/i-usually-order-a-double-because-they-always-pour monthly 0.5 2014-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921758859-02LJF7QRB7GMH6IR28JO/tumblr_n58m15woQm1r4rx59o1_500.jpg Morsels-SS-blog I usually order a double, because they always pour it short.   It’s a cocktail after all, not a fucking espresso.   I only find this elixir infrequently, often in Italian joints with a well-stocked bar.  A quick scan of the bottles on the back bar and I’m able to immediately identify its vesssel; over-sized at one-liter, with a red cap, and an ornately scripted, cream-colored label with an Italian crest and the words ‘Antica Formula dal 1786.’  It looks like an ancient remedy or potion and indeed, this sweet vermouth has its roots in treatment.  Sweet vermouth is crafted from a red base wine fortified with a proprietary blend of roots, barks, flowers, seeds, spices, herbs, and sweetened with spirits and sugar.  It was initially offered as a medicinal drink to treat stomach disorders and parasites, first by the Chinese in 1000 BC, and then by the Indians and the Greeks. The Antico Formula sweet vermouth was created in 1786 by Antonio Benedetto Carpano in Turino, Italy.  The father of vermouth, he infused more than 30 various ingredients, secret to this day, into red base wine before adding spirits.  Carpano thought it more dignified a drink than wine for a woman, but at 16.5% alcohol, this is not your grandmother’s spritzer.   His special hootch was in such demand that he served up this delightful aperitif 24-hours a day in his local cafe. Vermouth is actually the French pronunciation of Wermut, the German word for wormwood, an herbaceous plant used in the making of both vermouth and absinthe.  Fully understanding what comprises a good drink, the Brits developed a taste for it in mid-1700s, referring to it as vermouth, which stuck.  Not to be outdone, Frenchman Joseph Noilly produced the first pale, dry vermouth with infused white wine in the early 1800s. On the rocks with a juicy slice of orange, it’s spicy, dark and sweet, with a back note of bitterness.  It coats the palate, making me salivate for the second half of the drink, and then of course, for dinner, with wine.   It is an aperitif, after all. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sturgeon-smoked-by-a-talented-and-generous-friend monthly 0.5 2014-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921759336-LL10IXB89XE4ZJP751EL/tumblr_n50w1q3GmF1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sturgeon smoked by a talented and generous friend, the fish’s aromas of charred wood and ocean tang instantly permeates the kitchen. Cut chunky and laid atop darkly toasted rye bread smothered with a thick layer of crème fraîche from a small dairy on the California coast. Supporting cast includes fried, fat Sicilian salt-dried capers and red onions from the garden, pickled to sweet perfection with a beloved Judy Rodgers/Zuni Cafe recipe. It is a transportive, deconstructed tuna fish sandwich. With first bite, I’m immediately crusted in salt and sand on a sheltered beach on Cape Cod in August, playing in the shell-strewn pools revealed by the low tide. My mother lures me off the white sand flats with a tuna fish salad sandwich on Pumpernickel, my father’s favorite bread. It is made thick with mayonnaise, spicy red onion, celery chopped so thin it’s translucent, and sweet jarred piccalilly, an exotic find for my Midwestern mother. Once again, I am a blissed out 8-year old in an scrappy, one-piece navy bathing suit with red piping on the straps… https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/early-portuguese-ceramic-tiles-with-hanging-game monthly 0.5 2014-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921759610-1DI3C3TU3C5C1MZFFZ08/tumblr_n2pahkFUe71r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Early Portuguese ceramic tiles with hanging game at Rotisserie Georgette; flawless roasted bird with herbs de Provence and not-too-crispy, crispy frites. (at Rotisserie Georgette) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-marble-relief-keeping-watch-over-a-home-in monthly 0.5 2014-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921759671-S7WF67X1RQPLQTQHDHE2/tumblr_n2mw4wgNnU1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A marble relief keeping watch over a home in Milan… https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-drama-of-it-all-at-londons-royal-opera monthly 0.5 2014-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921760509-3A9DNT2U5JUVIVJ8XIUL/tumblr_n2fecqPjGG1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The drama of it all… At London’s Royal Opera House. (at Royal Opera House - Conservatory Bar) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-quiet-night-in-just-me-and-an-old-inama-soave monthly 0.5 2014-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921760654-9XRNP0FDLSG8V03C2J9S/tumblr_n2cbmljmQ71r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A quiet night in… Just me and an old Inama Soave, hazelnut biscotti and a Woody Allen movie marathon… (at Jam Factory) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/it-was-the-bread-dark-dense-nutty-loaves monthly 0.5 2014-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921761609-BYMEI8KG40TJ5D8861QN/tumblr_n2agq4Iz9r1r4rx59o2_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921761106-P8KUZ7T72M307612EZ58/tumblr_n2agq4Iz9r1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-lunch-of-fish-chips-and-a-pint-in-a-dark-and monthly 0.5 2014-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921761708-DJMY6143SNBNUFUKXA9U/tumblr_n29zqmIZCJ1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A lunch of fish, chips and a pint in a dark and welcoming ancient pub with burning fireplaces and wood paneling in the center of London… (at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/springtime-in-london-at-st-pauls-cathedral monthly 0.5 2014-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921762418-S3GAK1BHQ56ROASRL1NF/tumblr_n286fjinTW1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Springtime in London. (at St Paul’s Cathedral) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pyramids-of-small-batch-raw-milk-cheeses-at monthly 0.5 2014-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921762688-FGZPD5TK1C7BL6EUOKGC/tumblr_n24kpt7W7K1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pyramids of small-batch, raw milk cheeses at London’s Neal’s Yard Dairy… (at Borough Market) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-late-winter-sky-over-saint-petri-in-copenhagen monthly 0.5 2014-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921763068-ALFXLNFIPZM6UI3QYNL4/tumblr_n20v8hEMMw1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A late winter sky over Saint Petri in Copenhagen… (at Skt. Petri) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/tomato-and-mozzarella-at-osteria-di-brera monthly 0.5 2014-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921763176-EJO4CX9NHW5CC0Z7IXYT/tumblr_n1x4n4tlxu1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Tomato and mozzarella… (at Osteria di Brera) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sunday-stroll-at-galleria-vittorio-emanuele-ii monthly 0.5 2014-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921763556-8YHYYL613OV6TB4LSN6C/tumblr_n1tcvjVFsn1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sunday stroll (at Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/i-stood-at-the-lakes-edge-with-several-other-old monthly 0.5 2014-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921765833-9K98QBPFH71AQPO0X2QK/tumblr_n1nipii4Bh1r4rx59o4_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921764522-E767IFNTGBZLT7CCW16E/tumblr_n1nipii4Bh1r4rx59o2_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921764417-KER3ZOUCYZLPKGF8XFIL/tumblr_n1nipii4Bh1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921765232-P7NYSBCOU3R1YZ6WOLAO/tumblr_n1nipii4Bh1r4rx59o3_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/dessert-for-dinner-at-bellagio-italy monthly 0.5 2014-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921766046-50UFZSN4J9Q12B7AT4A8/tumblr_n1kna6GEpk1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Dessert for dinner. (at Bellagio, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-hair-before-sunrise-found-me-shivering-in-the monthly 0.5 2014-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921766757-AR3KQDC6WQA9LNVA8N1F/tumblr_n0fr1y61Tm1r4rx59o1_r1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921766420-VXS9BTE11QGFWQ1LTFL0/tumblr_n0fr1y61Tm1r4rx59o2_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/my-beloved-radicchio-plants-their-progress-in monthly 0.5 2014-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921766754-X7GOJJ86DQWTRZTM8L2E/tumblr_n0cdiuY2441r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog My beloved Radicchio plants. Their progress in the garden is slow, stealthy. The shocking hues of the long, bitter fronds burst forth unexpectedly; yet another overnight sensation that takes a lifetime to achieve. (at at home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pass-me-a-knife-and-ill-cut-it-out-peter monthly 0.5 2014-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921767187-QH60DI3GVYZBESUG3UDE/tumblr_mzgu77fzTc1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921767756-HF7TK2PL5ZPWSJ5GWE2G/tumblr_mzgu77fzTc1r4rx59o2_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/afternoon-tea-and-shortbread-delivered-to-a-sunny monthly 0.5 2014-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921768184-UYNT5XDQR6V11WVTMJHO/tumblr_mzd6g4NzJK1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Afternoon tea and shortbread delivered to a sunny, quiet nook; a favorite indulgence. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/low-tide-this-afternoon-on-a-peaceful-tomales-bay monthly 0.5 2013-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921768241-QGHZGLLN5HNSS4Z9T5VS/tumblr_myngquCU571r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Low tide this afternoon on a peaceful Tomales Bay. (at Marshall Beach) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-sweetly-heady-slightly-fetid-scent-of-the monthly 0.5 2013-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921769122-LRYBXM0AS84FX9F6RVJC/tumblr_my1b4m0Bdk1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The sweetly heady, slightly fetid scent of the Narcissus flower heralds early winter… https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/winter-citrus-at-at-home-in-napa monthly 0.5 2013-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921769663-W0DATGYO77G91GKGFN7K/tumblr_mxru3pLpZG1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Winter citrus. (at at home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/i-stood-at-the-sink-in-pajamas-my-tattered-white monthly 0.5 2013-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921769910-ZNNVUJ21GPITJ4HYMFTE/tumblr_mx7d83Wekd1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog I stood at the sink in pajamas, my tattered white linen nightdress and leopard-print flannel pants already doused with grimy remnants of the ocean’s floor.  The shitty oyster glove was nothing more than cheap rubber, which I’d already manage to puncture a handful of times. Literally.  I was petrified I was going to jab a hole straight through my hand each time the knife slipped from the oyster’s hinge.  But I was determined.  These were special.  Earlier this morning, we bundled up and drove to California’s coast, stopping only for nettle tea and sesame cookies in the hip-hick town of Point Reyes.  We pushed further northwards to tiny, movie-set perfect Marshall, set against the rugged beauty of Tomales Bay, a backdrop of pine-covered mountains framing the entire plein air. We were announced by the crunch of oyster shells under tire as we pulled into the miniscule parking lot of Hog Island Oyster Company, its low slung, blue and white buildings jutting into the calm waters,  the warm midday sun fortifying us against the chill of late November.  A myriad of picnic tables were occupied with weekend revelers, many with large plastic tumblers of cheap Sonoma wine in hand.  Swirling smoke dissipated in the sunlight, leaving behind scents of charred wood from the grilling oysters. As we stood in line at the pick-up window, having phoned our order weeks ahead, I contemplated the oyster farm fanned out in front of me. The aroma of the bay’s low tide suggesting otherwise, the waters are relatively clean.  Bivalves, including clams and oysters, are known as ‘filter feeders’, and consume plankton and other detritus from the waters, each oyster capable of filtering 50 gallons of water per day.  Tomales Bay’s native oyster presence, now cultivated for more than a century, means cleaner waters with a more diverse ecosystem in which the oysters thrive for at least one full year until they’re mature. But it wasn’t just any ol’ oyster for which we’d traveled. Once a year, twice if incredibly fortunate, Bélon oysters are harvested in Tomales Bay.  Actually, to call them Bélon is akin to referring to California sparking wine as Champagne.  Bélon oysters are from the Bélon River in Brittany, France and boast their own AOC classification.   So revered is this body of water that oysters harvested from other parts of France are taken to this river and finished there.  Affinage, the French call it.  The same species of the Bélon oyster, Ostrea edulis, is commonly known as the European Flat oyster.  (Mais Bélon est tellement plus sexy, non?)  Native to Europe, Flats are now farmed in both California and Maine, with extremely small productions.  With a flatter, wider and more delicate shell than other oysters, they’re more reminiscent of the scallops we dug for on Nantucket in the winter.  Flats have a very tight shallow cup with little space for the oyster to grow, and they’re often shipped with a band around the shell to keep them closed, so not to lose a precious drop of their lovely liquor.  This is not to imply they are sweet.  There’s nothing delicate about Flats in the least.  These oysters are thin, almost crunchy, and the flavors that linger long are deeply of this earth:  minerals, salt, seaweed, metal.  Jolting.  The platter was finally readied, a bed of ice slowly melting underneath a shucked baker’s dozen of these special bivalves.  Horseradish root had been finely shaved onto a small wooden board, and green Meyer lemons from the tree behind the porch were sliced in half.  An old Raveneau Chablis I’d been hoarding was chilled and decanted, thick pieces of dark rye were toasting, and my hand had finally stopped bleeding.  Dinner is served. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/wrapped-warmly-in-cowboy-hats-fur-coats-and monthly 0.5 2013-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921770109-73R01R1XL42NBZWFXSLY/tumblr_mwsgs4JR0I1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Wrapped warmly in cowboy hats, fur coats and leather pants, my ten fellow passengers and I disembarked our small plane in Bozeman, Montana. We were greeted by a crystal clear, ice-cold morning a few days before Thanksgiving. The taxidermy we passed on the way to baggage claim, proudly exhibited throughout the tiny airport, presciently foreshadowed my trip. A friend with whom I hunt bird in northern California invited me to spend the holiday hunting in Montana. His family, living just outside of Bozeman and hunters all, gathered me at the airport and hosted me in their comfortable Arts and Crafts bungalow. My host, a large Labrador Retriever of a man, had driven out from Napa Valley and allowed me to load his car with my traveling booty, bypassing the hassle at airport screening sure to be brought on by my ‘contraband’: a case of mature California and French wines, washed-rind cheeses, Japanese and Chinese teas, Meyer lemons, Mendocino green bud, Maldon salt, shotguns in their leather scabbards, butchering and hunting knives, and several different types of ammunition. After fetching me at the airport, our small group drove for an hour through Montana’s breathtaking vastness of hills and plains, observing its big sky, and listening to the wail of country music from the local radio station. The sporting life is woven into people’s daily routine; into the understanding of their position and their role within nature. I spotted a white SUV, one side covered in dried blood. Being of Italian descent from the east coast, and having spent a chunk of time in southern Italy, I just assumed it was a Mafia hit. It was patiently explained to me that a deer or elk had been put on the roof rack and had bled down the side of the car and frozen there. We arrived at media mogul Ted Turner’s ranch just after noon. The Flying D is an 113,613-acre ranch located in southwest Montana just north of Yellowstone National Park. Like all Turner ranches, the Flying D is operated as a working business, relying on bison and hunting as its principal enterprises. Two handsome cowboys, both of whom were sporting dreamy chaps, Stetson hats and thick drawls, greeted our group. We loaded into an old jeep equipped with a wench hung on its open trailer. Even at midday under a sunny sky, it was biting cold. We were after a bison. About 500 heads a year are culled from Turner’s ranch by sporting enthusiasts and those wanting to fill their freezers for the winter ahead. These enormous beasts are ear-tagged with varying colors depending upon their size. The ‘harvesters’, to which we are referred, pay a fee determined by the size classification of the desired animal. We drove through the hills until we came upon one of the many roaming herds. My host, a fantastic shot, used a bow and arrow to quickly put down the 800-pound animal, considered a mid-sized bison.  The cowboys immediately got to work, expertly eviscerating the bison and leaving its astonishingly enormous, steaming entrails for the hawks and ravens circling overhead. They strung up the animal by its front legs on the wench and drove us back to our car, unceremoniously depositing our harvest, hide and head intact, into our waiting trailer.  We had hours of work ahead of us and only a few of remaining sunlight. We rigged a pulley to the old barn, located on the property where we were staying, and hoisted that huge, heavy beast off the ground. We began by sharpening our knives and carefully skinning the bison. After several hours of slowly cutting and peeling back the skin, a pile of black hairy hide lay beneath the still-warm carcass. The sun had dropped behind the mountains across the valley. Despite the warmth of the flesh, my hands were frozen, my fingers stinging from the cold. Nature would provide the evening’s necessary refrigeration. Over a fine dinner of roasted pork loin, smoked chipotles, and a 1985 Mondavi Cabernet, we discussed how Americans, carnivores to the core, hold strong, often vehement reactions to hunting. We debated our country’s collective disconnect to the meat on our table and how that meat is actually raised. I have always been a passionate cook, devoted to the notion of seasonality and locality, which provided my initial incentive to hunt. My hosts were anxious for me to bag my first game: a white-tailed deer. Having only pursued birds, I was curious about my gut reaction to killing a larger animal. But as I nestled under soft flannel sheets, listening to the frigid wind howl, I concocted a recipe for a future venison stew. Not uncommon in hunting circles, we rose before dawn. I brewed an enormous pot of Jasmine Pearl tea with Meyer lemons and good Montanan honey to wake and warm us while we butchered the bison. The enormity of the creature was only realized as we dressed the immense loin, the strapping legs, the barrel-like chest. It was hours of laborious work, made less tedious by the freshness of the animal and the sun’s slow ascent, warming the frozen, peaceful valley spread out at eye-level before us.   Having cut and wrapped most of the meat to be shipped home, we piled into a spacious pick-up truck, complete with requisite gun racks, hunting dogs and antler sheds, and headed into the mountains to hunt bird. I felt like a teenager: drinking beer, gnawing on homemade jerky and listening to old rock-n-roll at high decibels. It was bone-chillingly cold, but the big sky was bright blue. We hiked the open fields for hours, the crimson corn and wheat stubble yielding few opportunities to shoot but plenty of amazing vistas. Just before sunset, we stumbled upon a covey of Huns, or Hungarian partridge, and bagged just a small one.  As we arrived back to the house, I noticed a pile of birds lying on the porch. I sorted through pheasant, partridge and quail; their colorful bodies frozen solid from the outdoor temperatures. We walked inside the house, warmed from the constantly stoked fireplace, as an enormous cast iron skillet was being removed from the oven and the cork pulled from an older Williams Selyem Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir. A wild pheasant pie with foraged mushrooms was to be enjoyed for dinner, its savory aromas making me wild with anticipation. Early Thanksgiving Day, I rose before the sun, layered up and met my hunting partners. The three of us hiked to an enormous valley at the base of a mountain range, its peaks topped by snow. It was beyond cold. I was deeply chilled and already wondering how I was going to maneuver my frozen fingers into pulling a trigger. The wheat field was crunchy beneath our feet, but it had not yet snowed. As the light grew, it slowly warmed me, defrosting my purple hands. The only sounds were cows moaning in some far-off pasture. We didn’t hike for long before we noiselessly crept into a dried-up riverbed. Peering into the next field, we spotted a five-point buck. God, he was beautiful. It was so quiet and peaceful. I was in a reverie.   The shot ripped through my dreams. I was unprepared. It seemed so inappropriately loud. Its violent noise ricocheted endlessly off the surrounding mountain ranges. The buck went down quickly, soundlessly. Behind him, we were surprised to see a yearling doe, once hidden by the larger buck, staring straight at us. The bullet went through her tiny neck and she collapsed immediately. Bittersweet.  The final vision I have of my Montana Thanksgiving is watching my two bundled hunting partners drag the eviscerated deer, steam rising from the opened bodies, across the frozen valley as the sun slowly rose from the mountains behind them. The rugged beauty of that landscape remains with me. I returned from Montana on Thanksgiving afternoon. My ‘big feast’ consisted of salsa and chips and two iced-cold Belgian ales at the Bozeman Airport. I sat and looked out over the planes to a not-so-distant mountain range. I felt so tired and dirty. I desired nothing more than a huge salad to counteract all of that Montanan meat, and a hot oily bath to warm my chilled bones and clean the distinct scent of butchering from my chapped skin. A few days after I returned home, my bison meat and whole doe arrived to my front porch in northern California. In the days ahead, along with a couple of friends, I would process much of the bison into beautiful fresh sausages for winter suppers. But I wanted a different experience for the doe. I put on Coltrane and lit all the candles in my little kitchen. I sharpened my knives and shooed the cats into the next room. I placed the deer on my dining table. I had already skinned and cleaned her under Montana’s big sky. A yearling, she was so small; more reminiscent of a large dog. I butchered her slowly, carefully, taking care not to leave one trace of the prized, sacrificial meat behind. Her bones were later roasted and used to make a dense, glistening stock. I recalled my hunting partners telling me young doe are hugely revered for their tender, sweet meat. I cut two slices from the strikingly red loin and seared them off to rare in a smoking hot cast iron skillet. The meat tasted minerally, like a fine French wine. With a little sea salt and a glass of Araujo Cabernet, it was quite rich and decadent; a feast worthy of my deep thanksgiving.     https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/late-autumn-still-life-at-at-home-in-napa monthly 0.5 2013-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921770100-XISBUSHNTMAO7CU9RBLV/tumblr_mwqzbwssSI1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Late-autumn still life. (at at home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/harvesting-french-bean-seeds-from-their-dried-pods monthly 0.5 2013-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921770992-GQHI9GV77KK34G8NOT8N/tumblr_mw84354l2i1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Harvesting French bean seeds from their dried pods to plant in the spring. Time to plant the chicories and escarole for our winter soups… https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/he-was-tight-for-an-old-man-his-wetsuit-molding-a monthly 0.5 2013-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921771576-WE4TELJ4QTH2JUW9XXNH/tumblr_mw2plhLvp01r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog He was tight for an old man, his wetsuit molding a chiseled body still glistening from a midday free dive in the cove below.  Barefooted, he trudged up a quiet lane lined with stands of cypress trees bowed and sculpted by the constant wind off the rugged Mendocino coast. He crossed the yard towards his home, a 1960s California ranch crafted from redwood planks, now weathered a New England grey from the salty air.  I drove by him very slowly, nervous and unsure of how to approach him. Earlier that day, predawn found us shivering on a fishing boat, our mugs of Jasmine tea long gone cold.  The captain, a middle-aged townie who knew the seas, had a wad of tobacco stuffed in the side his mouth, and turned frequently to spit off the back of the boat.  With proper Lost Coast hospitality, we were encouraged to use the coffee maker in the galley, loaded with finely ground beans from Thanksgiving Coffee, the local roaster, and to share in the generous stash of Mendocino’s finest green bud.  Trailed by flocks of gulls and the occasional pelican, our boat slowly made its way out of the dark harbor and up along the northern California coast in search of halibut.  As the sky brightened and the sun rose, we sunk chunky weights with half a mackerel each as bait from our poles; my fingers frozen a shade of purple-blue and stinking of the acrid, oily bait.  The ocean’s swell was just enough to keep me slightly nauseated, but the waters were placid. For several hours, we bounced the lures into sandy shoals on the sea’s bottom where halibut feed.  Or may have fed at some point in the distant past. In truth, the local fishermen warned me that there was little, if any, halibut to be had.   We were too far south, and it was late in the season.  But I had a special dinner for which to prepare; the pheasants had already been bagged and brined, and my heart was set on starting the meal with a plate of freshly caught halibut sashimi with grated Oregon wasabi and a drizzle of good, green California oil.  But no halibut were to be hauled into the boat.  Not even a shimmery salmon, a rather common fish.  Perhaps I should have blamed the morning’s lack of success on my fisher-mate.  A long-time vegetarian, she later told me that she took one look at the skipper’s heavy iron fish priest and said a silent prayer we wouldn’t have to use it. I was chilled and tired and the fish coolers were empty as we packed out of our sweet rented cottage hidden in the Mendocino redwoods.  I perked up, however, when I spied the shapely old man walking up the street from the beach, a sack hanging heavy off his back. “You drink red wine, sir?” And thus began my negotiation for wild abalone.  With northern California’s strong tides, sneak waves and rip currents, as well as low visibility in the kelp beds favored by both abalone and great white sharks, harvesting wild abalone is not for the faint of heart. Considered a marine snail, abalone can only be taken by free diving (without scuba equipment) or by rock picking at low tide.  Highly regulated by Fish and Game, the harvest is limited exclusively to red abalone, while strict law protects black, white, pink, and flat varieties.  Between April and November, anyone with a California fishing license can pull abalone from the waters north of San Francisco Bay, but they must measure 7” across, with a limit of three per day, maxing out at 24 per year.  And while it’s commercially farmed in central California, it is against the law for abalone harvested in the wild to be sold. On any given weekend during harvest season, dozens of small boats, kayaks and inner tubes bob gently in small coves dotting the coastline, while below the surface, free divers use abalone irons to pry the snail away from rocks, usually at depths of 5-35 feet.  Abalone are encased in extremely hard, pearly iridescent shells, often used as ashtrays on the picnic tables of stoners, or hung as badges of honor on garage doors. I have plenty of ashtrays.  It was the meat I craved. We followed the old man into his home; padding over the plastic sheeting his wife had lain to protect the wall-to-wall carpet from his frequent beach forays.  As trade, I set two bottles of good Barolo on the redwood kitchen counter; remains from the case I lugged along for our fishing holiday.  In turn, he handed me a bag containing the meat of one large abalone.  I danced across the sheeting and out the heavy wooden door, hung proudly with a gleaming abalone shell. Once home, I began cleaning the ugly beast.  Abalone is 1/3 edible meat, 1/3 offal, and 1/3 shell.  As the old man had already done the heavy lifting of both harvesting the abalone and prying the meat from its carapace, I trimmed away the viscera and the hard, dark edges and scrubbed it clean.  With an enormous wooden mallet and a thick cutting board, I tenderized the tough snail until flat and smooth to the touch, my arm aching from the exertion.  Eggs were whipped with cream and pepper, and fine Italian flour was sifted and seasoned with fresh oregano and chilies.  Salted Sicilian capers had been soaking for several hours, and were ready to be fried.  The abalone filets were dredged and laid to rest in a cast iron skillet, hot with bubbling butter.  Once browned on both sides, I moved them to a warm plate and hit the pan with yet more butter, the juice of green Meyer lemons, a heavy-handed splash of an oxidized Chardonnay, and the rinsed capers.  I spooned the goodness over the crisped abalone filets and served them on small plates accompanied by large goblets of flaxen Chablis; the brininess from both wine and snail in perfect harmony. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-blur-of-color-was-the-valleys-napa-knights monthly 0.5 2013-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921773192-MQE05F6X3VMJTZKCA8OI/tumblr_mveotxRzRp1r4rx59o4_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921772785-XSTINS64HRTZLIDB22N2/tumblr_mveotxRzRp1r4rx59o2_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921772343-MPFNNM9C9CL6AF3Z276E/tumblr_mveotxRzRp1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921772979-6IZW21PJMN5B30B92052/tumblr_mveotxRzRp1r4rx59o3_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/shallots-are-for-babies-onions-are-for-men monthly 0.5 2013-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921773496-D04MSQ9XYNWP03FU1N99/tumblr_mv791cYyOS1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921773992-Y9RLKBJ50X3S6J7DOXD4/tumblr_mv791cYyOS1r4rx59o2_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-big-bucket-of-steamer-clams-and-a-vat-of-sweet monthly 0.5 2013-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921773963-AB1CJAD1QYKAZZFWHO7J/tumblr_muzsj483z21r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A big bucket of steamer clams and a vat of sweet butter enjoyed on a sunny patio overlooking the Perkins Cove… (at Ogunquit, Maine) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-solo-lunch-in-nycs-koreatown-with-the-locals monthly 0.5 2013-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921774225-44C4723YO38AD0G429PA/tumblr_mutplb7h8o1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A solo lunch in NYC’s Koreatown with the locals. House-made, dreamy clouds of tofu with fiery vegetables and mounds of sizzling mushrooms… (at Cho Dang Gol) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/its-one-of-those-gray-and-nearly-winter-days-in monthly 0.5 2013-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921774822-16P3HKVNNQDPM9TJJH0O/tumblr_murmda05pW1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog It’s one of those gray and nearly winter days in northern California. The sky roars furious and dark; it rains in full, soft drops and then the clouds part, revealing a sky brilliant blue, its color reflected off the wet streets.  The chilly air smells of wet leaves, while smoky fireplaces burn summer’s cobwebs out of their chimneys.  I pull on a thick sweater and knit hat for the drive to a favored Italian market for good, green Tuscan olive oil and a big hunk of Parmigiano-Reggiano.  An early morning pheasant hunt filled my game bag, and rich stew and stock now perfumes my little cottage.  I rose before dawn and went hunting by myself.  I recently read a delightful book of essays on hunting gifted to me by one of my hunting mentors.  He’s an outstanding shot who’s very quick on the draw, but during our last outing together, he bogarted all of the birds.  It was then I decided I prefer hunting alone.  Truth be told, I wanted to go by myself.  I didn’t want to take turns shooting.  I didn’t want to listen to anyone repeatedly tell me how to do something.  I didn’t want anyone interrupting the quiet solitude of Nature’s morning.  Years ago, I hired a trainer for a couple of shooting lessons, before bad habits became ingrained.  Learning to shoot was similar to learning to drive a clutch.  Initially, I stalled out as many times as birds got lucky, but then something just clicked in my mind, and I owned it.  My guide that long ago day was an older man, tall and heavy set with jowly cheeks, who smoked a good cigar as we walked.  He talked of his hunting trips, training his dogs, and his good fortune to have retired from a desk job to hunt full-time for a living.   While the young guys at the pheasant clubs eye me warily, the older men could not be more solicitous.  Seems the old guard feel under constant threat to give up their arms, their ways of life, their hunts.  Several old men explained to me that it’s women and children, by their enthusiastic participation, who will save the art of hunting; new blood to preserve the ritual of its spilling.  One old geezer, escorted by a pair of yellow Labs, even offered me a couple of his birds on a day I returned from the fields empty-handed.  I declined, wanting to bag, dress and cook my own.  Often times, I return home with an empty game bag, but I never mind.  Hunting and fishing and playing golf have more in common than scoring; it’s about being outside, communing with nature, bonding with your comrade in-arms (or in-clubs), breathing fresh air and taking in the sky.  It’s always a magnificent outing regardless of outcome. This morning, I made a huge mug of Jasmine Pearl tea, loaded my shotgun and hunting bag into car, put the top down and the heater on, and drove the hour north to the fields, watching the sun rise an ashy rose.  I’ve only hunted bird on private reserves and at clubs, but today’s walk was on 15,000 acres of public lands leased to corn farmers, and managed by Fish and Game.  Field upon field of low corn stubble, separated by wide ditches nursing pools of brackish water, create perfect hideouts for birds, with plenty of corncob remnants on which for them to feast and fatten. The pre-dawn air was heavy with dew; ideal conditions for hunting game bird, as their scent lingers on the wet grasses, making the dogs crazed.  I traded a couple of very good bottles of Barolo for the company of a German short hair, the dog of a friend’s friend.  The two of us hiked for miles.  Nearby pastures held grazing sheep serenading us with an occasional bleat.   It was a gorgeous early winter day in typical northern California style – the upcoming light reflecting off the hills, the autumn patchwork still present.   The ringed-neck pheasant is a wonder of color, its plumage deep, rich hues only Nature can produce.  The bird was first imported to the American East Coast from Asia in the early 1700s.  George Washington had pheasants roaming Mount Vernon, and Ben Franklin’s son-in-law brought them to his home in New Jersey.  Their population exploded in the late 1800s when a hunting enthusiast, a consul to China, released several dozen Chinese ring-necks into Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The birds, however, had a tough go of it in the 1960s and 1970s, as ag lands were stripped for monoculture or development.  The government got involved and Reagan signed into law The Conservation Reserve Program, aimed at re-establishing land cover to improve water quality, prevent soil erosion, and reduce loss of wildlife habitat for endangered and threatened species.  Thanks in part to voluntary participation by farmers and land owners, who plant acres of native grasses on ag lands, the CRP is the largest private-lands conservation program in the United States, benefitting many species of wildlife including upland birds, waterfowl and deer.  And pheasant.  No other game species introduced to the United States has thrived as well. One of the first mornings in forever that wasn’t pouring a cold, unremitting rain, the ground was now a spongy mud beneath my new Danner hunting boots.   We hiked through nasty, brambly brush, my legs covered in small, thorny burrs, which would leave their marks and scratches for days.  The dog, a kindly old girl oddly named Poacher, suddenly stuck her freckled snout into the air and began to dance as if accompanying an unheard tune.  Back and forth, she swept the field in front of us, hot on the scent of a bird on this chilly morning; an incredible sight attributable to equal parts genetics, breeding and training.  The dog finally surprised a fat pheasant tucked behind a clump of grasses, flushing him quickly into the air.   Pheasants are fast; their spindly legs often sprint them into the next field before I’m able to even sight them with the tip of my shotgun.  I bagged two beautiful male pheasants as the sun came up.  Poacher retrieved them, but it took a bit of work, cunning and handfuls of biscuits to get her to drop the birds so I could tuck them into my game bag.  I laughed out loud and cursed her Master, now understanding the origin of her name. Instead of plucking the pheasants, I carefully peeled back their coats of feathers with the sharp point of my hunting knife, heavily salted each skin, and hung them on the front porch to dry.  An enormous cast iron meat hook I found while scouring a flea market in southern France hangs from a brick wall in my tiny kitchen; the dried pelts are destined to dangle from their sharp spikes. The 40 species of pheasant, all originating in Asia and Asia Minor, are related to partridge, quail, grouse and guinea-fowl, all of which encompass the order Galliformes, (heavy-bodied, ground feeding birds), and all of which are, not incidentally, delicious.  I slowly roasted both birds with herbs stealthily pilfered from a neighbor’s fancy raised beds:  fresh thyme, its delicate branches covered in emerald green; a few leathery leaves of sage, and a handful of overgrown Italian parsley fronds.  Cooked to barely medium rare, I separated the meat from bone, tossing the stripped carcasses into a huge enamelware stockpot, a sixteenth birthday present from my beloved Italian grandmother.  I added a roughly chopped mirepoix, covered it all with water and wine and a palm-full of whole, black Tellicherry peppercorns, and set it to boil.   Pheasant stock makes me weak kneed. I shredded the cooled meat, poaching it in its pan jus with a wee bit of cubed pancetta and cipollina onion, a showering of flaky sea salt, and a generous hit of Oloroso sherry.  While that goodness gently bubbled, I diced root vegetables for texture and color, adding carrots, celery and rutabaga.  Gleefully, I blew the dust off the hand-crank pasta machine and rolled out long sheets of fresh macaroni, cutting them into large pocket squares. I took a break from the kitchen, stepping outside to watch the shifting gray sky, smoke a bit of Mendocino green bud and contemplate the evening ahead.  My dinner guests were old friends and food people.  He is gay and riotous and whip smart.  She created and sold a food-line, is dyed blonde and works out vigorously, and cannot hold her wine.  She takes cabs every time she goes to dinner and her stories are sometimes deliciously scandalous.    I grated a huge bowl of Parmesan and set a loaf of crusty ciabatta from a revered Sonoma bakery on an old breadboard.  A hunk of gooey Robiola, a triple cream cheese from Piedmont, had been coming up to temperature for the past couple of hours.  Bitter Italian rapini was sautéed with garlic and spicy chili peppers, dried from the summer garden’s abundance.  The pheasant stew was spooned over the handkerchief pasta, which heartbrokenly, was just a tad too cooked.  But with a sprinkle of Maldon salt and a splash of Tuscan oil, the flavors were a fine tribute to the birds. Catherine brought two apple tarts with enviably perfect crusts, and a jar of dense Mexican caramel sauce she made.  We drank Rochioli Sauvignon Blanc and an old Matanzas Merlot, which David insisted on decanting. The Chinese recognized the beauty and delicacy of the pheasant more than 3,000 years ago, believing they represented prosperity and good fortune.  The Romans, true gourmands all, introduced the pheasant into Western Europe.  Julius Caesar brought the bird along when he invaded England in the first century B.C., also believing the pheasant auspicious.  Raising our nearly drained glasses, we toasted the incredible bird, which nourished us this nearly winter evening. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/creativity-in-nycs-west-village-at-waverly monthly 0.5 2013-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921775473-BIFUC5W9SH1T23GDAY0O/tumblr_muqhvzZLEy1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Creativity in NYC’s West Village… (at Waverly Place) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/i-was-craving-the-pain-of-it-wildly-anticipating monthly 0.5 2013-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921776203-9N2UZFCAFN0T3NBHBXPJ/tumblr_mu46r63qSA1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog I was craving the pain of it; wildly anticipating the rush of heat, the throbbing on my tongue, the profuse sweating. Autumn is particularly suited to scratching my itch. The garden is now abundant with mature Habanero peppers, having been primped and preened and fawned over for months. Innocently they hang from spindly branches, like small holiday ornaments; bursts of orange, yellow and red hidden behind long green fronds. Their thin, waxy flesh belies the danger enclosed in the colorful little packages. But behind Habanero’s heat lie complex flavors of citrus, stone fruit and smoke. Perhaps I project the latter element while envisioning a fire roaring on my tongue.  Scientists theorize the high I continually seek from eating chilies is produced by surging endorphins. The brain releases this natural pain reliever in response to the joyful agony of eating capsaicin, the spice element in chilies, which affects all mammals. It’s likely that capsaicin was a natural adaptation by peppers so animals wouldn’t eat them. Indeed, it’s only the refined human palate that has embraced chilies and the pleasurable pain they inflict. Originating more than 6,000 years ago from lands along the Amazon River, hot peppers (capsicums) had a place on the tables of Central and South America. Christopher Columbus ensured their infiltration into the kitchens of Europe, Asia and Africa, and by the 1500s, Habaneros were in demand by gourmands in China and India. Chilies were one of the first domesticated plants in the New World and are now enjoyed with gusto each day by one in four persons, masochistic epicures all. My first flirt with the fire was many years ago; sitting on a fine-sanded beach in southern Thailand, wearing only a gauzy wrap and eating grilled shrimp with my fingers. Coated in a searing pepper sauce, the crustaceans were unbelievably piquant. The young Thai boys manning the coals giggled as I ordered yet another platter, my eyes red and watering. More than a dozen shrimp later, I earned an iced cold liter of Singha beer, as well as their begrudging respect. Unlike many other addictions, my cravings for Habanero peppers will never find me draining my bank account at 3am or being the object of an embarrassing family intervention. The habit-forming little orbs even claim health benefits, as the hotter the pepper, the more capsaicin they contain. These colorless, odorless compounds boast antioxidants, decrease cholesterol, and kill off the stomach bacteria that cause ulcers. Before there was better living through chemistry, our ancestors planted chilies to naturally ward off microbes. Capsaicin even boost immunity, and increase heat production and oxygen consumption 20 minutes after eating, meaning your body is burning calories.  The Habanero was recently listed in the Guinness Book of World’s Records as the hottest chili, but has since been displaced. But make no mistake: Habanero chilies are intensely hot, rating 100,000-350,000 on the Scoville scale, which measures capsaicinoid content in peppers through liquid chromography. An obsessive American pharmacist and pepper aficionado Wilbur Scoville created the scale in 1912; the Pimento pepper having a couple hundred units and the Infinity chili boasting a score of around one million. Although it’s easy to build up a tolerance, the tongue becoming de-sensitized to the fire, I still remain enthralled by chilies, hence the variety and abundance of peppers in my garden. Like most peppers, Habaneros thrive in hot weather and need infrequent watering, as moist roots mean bitter peppers.  It is the mystical Black Habanero I seek to plant for next Spring’s pepper pot. A cross of Purple Habanero and Long Chocolate Habanero, it is reputed to be very hot and exotically flavorful with notes of raisin, earning a Scoville rating of 400,000-450,000 units.  The dehydrator is now constantly whirring, emitting wafts of dark, smoky aromas, and ensuring mountains of dried peppers to enliven my winter suppers. Tonight however, small slivers of fresh Habanero, chopped cilantro and shaved garlic will be tucked into the folds of a pork roast, infusing the lovingly butchered swine with the heat of the final days of summer. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-flowering-cardoon-from-napas-boca-farm-color monthly 0.5 2013-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921776657-WYCOF6MOYWPE60HTWEQ9/tumblr_mtnusuMDfg1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A flowering cardoon from Napa’s BOCA Farm. Color enhancement tool unnecessary… (at at home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/garden-art-at-at-home-in-napa monthly 0.5 2013-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921776882-M0RFKD71XBMJH0FZMX1G/tumblr_mtjqgsRWsK1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Garden art. (at at home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/last-of-the-seasons-hand-picked-french-plums monthly 0.5 2013-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921777114-WYIJTPI8DQ7QBJQ90TO6/tumblr_mtihxvngvd1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Last of the season’s hand-picked French plums destined for a buttery crusted tart… (at at home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/first-harissa-of-the-season-made-in-batches-to monthly 0.5 2013-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921777278-67PERBN3LI4A2IO63Q4T/tumblr_mtazvxTtu81r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog First Harissa of the season… Made in batches to enliven our hearty winter suppers… (at at home in Napa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-plethora-of-colors-at-the-national-heirloom-expo monthly 0.5 2013-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921777661-5I5QVX6A2I2TDODOA6QK/tumblr_msxippP0GN1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A plethora of colors at the National Heirloom Expo in Sonoma. (at Sonoma County Fairgrounds) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/its-well-past-midnight-and-im-splayed-out-on-a monthly 0.5 2013-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921778374-0QWXJUEND8PCBT5L2LL6/tumblr_msitf42UTo1r4rx59o2_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921778194-121PKL1ZP4QZ7H26PXD1/tumblr_msitf42UTo1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/lunchtime-under-a-canopy-in-sicily-the-waiter monthly 0.5 2013-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921778992-ZWLF5XLLL2HXT9BVKDOQ/tumblr_mruzdoNdCO1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Lunchtime under a canopy in Sicily. The waiter buries my very large bottle of Italian beer deeply into a sweating ice bucket. The grilled shrimp, drizzled with spicy green oil, taste exquisitely of the salty Tyrrhenian Sea. At the next table, a lanky young man with a full head of curly black hair crosses himself before digging into a tangle of spaghetti studded with periwinkles, bemoaning the chef’s heavy-handed use of parsley to his sullen date. As church bells announce the hour, a deeply tanned old man, his bald pate glistening in the midday heat, strides across the piazza in a blindingly white shirt unbuttoned to his navel, a long gold chain sparkling against his hairless chest. (at Isola Di Favignana) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/ballaro-street-market-palermo-sicily-at-mercato monthly 0.5 2013-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921779580-6UKFZJQS2NEB192KRSXP/tumblr_mrg53jCZMg1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Ballaro Street Market, Palermo, Sicily (at Mercato di Ballarò) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/our-tiny-car-came-to-a-screeching-halt-on-the monthly 0.5 2013-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921780819-W65AQ42MLJM8L269FFI9/tumblr_mr0la6Un8F1r4rx59o2_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921780483-C6W02H6RZFVF5KQU7ICO/tumblr_mr0la6Un8F1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/late-supper-pomodoro-proscuitto-mozzarella monthly 0.5 2013-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921780961-9FUJR4VBE5OT6H993ATI/tumblr_mqz9v14WIR1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Late supper… pomodoro, proscuitto, mozzarella, arugula, parmesan on a thin, charred crust… Last pie in Palermo before venturing back west… (at Frida Pizzeria) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/refreshing-mulberry-and-mandarin-granita-handmade monthly 0.5 2013-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921781068-6EYDOCJ5V61VZ4NU8ILV/tumblr_mqwdpo6efr1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Refreshing mulberry and mandarin granita handmade with fresh ingredients by a proud Sicilian on the isle of Favignana… (at Bar gelateria Europa) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/august-is-the-month-of-the-lion-this-king-of-the monthly 0.5 2013-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921781261-12VZLFEA60XWN5WBS6HR/tumblr_mqsp75FGIQ1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog August is the month of the lion! This king of the jungle was created in the 15th century with marble inlay to embellish an ornate church in Palermo, Sicily (at Chiesa Santa Caterina Vergine e Martire) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/i-hail-from-a-time-and-place-that-dictates-when-a monthly 0.5 2013-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921781774-Y1Z1I9D277CR910YW9FD/tumblr_mqrfckivIt1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog I hail from a time and place that dictates when a woman arrives home after sunrise wearing a black dress with sequins, she’s performing the walk of shame.  In Modica, Sicily, it’s merely the morning walk of the poodle.  In this small, medieval town buried deep in Hyblaean Mountains, women dress for the day and men gather to smoke, play cards and read La Stampa.  Not unlike many cities in Italy, Modica is built into the hillside, protecting itself from history’s hordes of marauding invaders.  This invader had to ascend and descend hundreds and hundreds of stone steps in the blazing heat to reach the main boulevard, leaving me in a constant sweaty stupor but feeling pleasantly liberated to indulge in the city’s gastronomic delights:  freshly filled cannolo for breakfast, ropes of thick-cut pasta with mint, tomato and tuna bottarga for lunch, and the region’s famed, succulent black pork from the Nebrodi Mountains for dinner; its lovely layer of delicious fatback and sweet yet gamey meat the stuff of food fantasy. Founded in 1360 B.C., Modica is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, its houses and palazzos impressively built on top of one another.  Despite being ravaged by earthquakes and floods, the decaying city boasts notable Sicilian Baroque architecture, usually situated next door to the collapsing rubble of a long-abandoned house, decorated only with a rusting padlock and Virgin Mary statue. In addition to Baroque arts, Modica is also renowned for its 400-year tradition of chocolate making.  As Sicily was part of the Spanish kingdom for many years, it was often the recipient of new foods hauled back from South America, including cacao.  This diminutive city is filled with dozens of shops hand-making an unusual, granulated chocolate produced with only cacao and sugar, and often flavored with spicy pepperoncino, jasmine or orange blossom. Sunset found me propped in a chair on our little patio, a generous tumbler of chilled Amaro in hand, watching the gauzy pink sky wash over the ancient city, and awaiting the tiny sparrows which emerge each evening to hunt their dinner.  So close they fly I can hear the flutter of their wings and feel the air move above my head.  As if obeying a higher power, they return to their nests as church bells announce 9pm. Huffing and puffing and disheveled as I made my way to our hotel perched atop Modica, it was somewhat inconceivable that I’d just returned from an elegant midday meal in a neighboring town.  The delightful wine high so thoughtfully acquired at lunch now sweated out, I sat on a stone step in the shade to compose myself.  In these old stone alleyways, it’s not unusual to catch a trace of frying garlic, roasting game, sweet night-blooming jasmine or tangy piss.  At this moment, however, I was completely overwhelmed with the heady scent of wild herb.  On the patio below, an old lady in a blue housedress was picking through an enormous bundle of dried oregano, sold quite commonly throughout southern Italy. She sat quietly in the shadow of a fig tree, its trunk sprouting through a crack in a crumbling stonewall, separating the herb’s leaves from its stems into a well-used colander, her patio looking out on the medieval town, the view unchanged over hundreds of years.     https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/she-sells-seashells-by-the-seashore-on-the-isle monthly 0.5 2013-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921782265-7U8OO67U864XWNDTLPSI/tumblr_mqnu5c16nd1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog She sells seashells by the seashore…. On the Isle of Favignana, Sicily (at The Isle of Favignana, Sicily) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/garbage-sprouted-from-every-ancient-nook-and monthly 0.5 2013-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921783163-3HRA7YW15RSSTP5RC3CS/tumblr_mqjyukkdr11r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Garbage sprouted from every ancient nook and cranny; aromas of horse dung, piss and ocean brine awakened my senses.  Palermo’s early morning air was already dense with a heavy, relentless heat.   My freshly pressed cotton dress wilted and immediately stuck to my body, still bloated from the previous day’s many indulgences:  creamy pistachio gelato the color of aged green linen, crisp Reggionella cookies studded with sesame seeds and baked in a wood fired oven, freshly cut pasta topped with mountains of shaved tuna bottarga, and bottles of mature Sicilian wines produced from unfamiliar varietals. And yet I was already in search of my next meal. A glance down one end of Palermo’s archaic boulevard yielded views of the Tyrrhenian Sea, its vivid aquamarine waters beckoning, while the other end revealed mountain ranges, trapping the humid air. The capital of Sicily dates back more than 2,700 years, and is revered for its architecture, history and gastronomy.  Palermo’s name is derived from the Greek, meaning ‘always fit for landing in’ and indeed, we had landed to absorb every bit of its shabby grandeur. Palermo boasts many outdoor markets held in the city’s historic, crumbling quarters, and I was determined to wander through several of them.  Operating year round, six days a week, I imagine very little had changed in the markets over hundreds of years.  On its outskirts, Africans and Sri Lankans set up folding tables loaded with precious junk, while the markets’ interiors reveal the true jewels:  stall after stall of vendors offered the most appealing eye-candy.  Royal purple eggplants and cauliflower the size of Mussolini’s head vie for space against bushels of tomatoes, tomatoes, and more varieties of tomatoes. Massive tins of salted sardines were haggled over by men wearing dirty tee shirts embellished with American slang.  Dried fruits, nuts, and salted capers, all beloved products of Sicily, are piled high awaiting Nonnas in housedresses to arrive on their daily shopping expeditions. Creaky wooden tables leaned precariously under the weight of shaved ice piled high with hundreds of fish hauled in each day from Palermo’s waters.  My sandaled feet waded through small pools of grimy water, slick with fish guts and market detritus, to inspect the enormous head of a swordfish, Italy’s workhorse, while the wide, unblinking, black eyes of a squid stared back at me.  Butchers in bloody aprons sharpened knives in front of gigantic butcher blocks, their dark patina burnished from the blood of hundreds of years of slaughter.  Burly men with bald heads and scraggly beards, cigarettes hanging from the sides of their mouths, hauled shaven pigs and lamb through the markets, while cows’ heads dangled from black iron meat hooks, their eyes bulging menacingly.  Vendors barked prices and inducements and one swarthy produce seller even shared a very decent rendition of Puccini’s Madame Butterfly as I lustfully eyed his torpedo onions. Renowned for its street foods, I succumbed to a breakfast of swordfish Caponata and eggplant Parmesan washed down with an icy cold Moretti beer served at a tiny table by a sweet old man who repeatedly asked if everything was tasty.  Never much of a grazer, I nonetheless followed up with a bag of succulent cubes of chickpea flour and green onion fried in lard and topped with a good shake of coarse Sicilian salt handed to me by a huge man without a tooth in his head.  And I couldn’t resist a hunk of Sfincione, an authentic Palermo pizza made from a thick dough topped with herbs, onions, tomato sauce, strong mountain cheese, and anchovies made by a charming woman with a dusting of flour in her jet black hair. I skipped the spleen sandwich. Awnings in red and blue, burnt into dreamy Mediterranean shades by the indefatigable Sicilian sun, protected the decrepit stands, while bells from the market’s dozens of small chapels noted the passing hours, blessing the entire circus. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-butterfly-seemed-anachronistic-brilliant monthly 0.5 2013-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921783402-OJYWKC05AH5W3MRDF5NM/tumblr_mqcyy42L0O1r4rx59o2_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921783119-YM6OHHW3YN5HC9RYSZG9/tumblr_mqcyy42L0O1r4rx59o1_500.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-reedy-man-behind-the-counter-of-the-tiny monthly 0.5 2013-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921785033-9FC48PX9BRHLIU7OUYZC/tumblr_mpztmdgGYk1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The reedy man behind the counter of the tiny Italian pasticceria wore a too-small white hat and a scruffy beard.  His middle-aged wife, dressed in a dark, typical house dress, eyed me from the back of the shop.  The dimly lit space sold dense, sweet cookies made from local honey, candied orange peel, and cannoli, all specialties of the region.  I wished them each a good morning in Italian and ordered a cannoli.  I was corrected:  cannolo (the singular).  Originating in Sicily, the cannolo is the island’s most familiar pastry export.  Originally made only during Carnival, they are now a proud daily tradition. And here I was about to breakfast on one from a famed shop in the historic center of Modica, a small medieval town in Sicily’s heartland.  But before I could partake, I apparently had to ask for it correctly.  Satisfied by my language lesson, the man disappeared into the back kitchen to fill my cannolo by hand, as is done for each one ordered.  Seems it’s sacrilege to order a pre-made cannolo out of a case, as the delectable ‘little tube’ (the Sicilian meaning) is at its optimum a mere three hours after being filled before the crust softens from the filling. Each pasticceria has its own cannolo recipe so there exist thousands of variations.   The ricotta filling, made each day, can range from savory to sweet; some use ewe’s milk, a specialty of the island, but most ricotta is made from cow’s milk.  Some are studded with pistachio and some with candied orange peel, both local delicacies.  The pastry dough producing the tube-shaped shells contains a splash of the island’s famed Marsala wine and are fried in lard, adding that extra layer of complexity and crunch.  Fuck the calories.  During the short time the hot crust remains flexible, it is rolled around a stainless steel tube.  Until recently, it was rolled around sugar canna (a bamboo plant related to sugar cane), which absorbed the excess oil and shaped the shell, but stainless steel was deemed more hygienic. There was a shell the size of a newborn baby on the counter in front of me and I briefly considered ordering it, but realized what I SHOULD be ordering was the ‘cannulicchi’, which is no bigger than a finger.  Instead, I settled for a traditional cannolo, which the Magic-Maker presented to me on a bright yellow paper napkin with a fine dusting of powdered sugar and chopped pistachios from Mount Etna decorating each end. I walked outside and leaned against a shaded wall, still cool in the early morning, and licked the ricotta cream, more succulent than sweet, from each end before biting into its shell; light and airy and divine.  I went back to the little shop the next two mornings for that very fine cannolo.   Since the Magic-Maker and his wife don’t speak a word of English, all I could say loudly is ‘Cannolo bellisimo’.  He stared at me and smiled, but I’m sure he and his wife had a good laugh when I departed their little shop, cannolo in hand.         https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-morning-catch-tuna-hauled-in-from-sicilian monthly 0.5 2013-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921785319-SLXD08U1S1IQ7OT4IYPG/tumblr_mpxh5iyPt01r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The morning catch: Tuna hauled in from Sicilian waters, scored at the dock in Ortigia; diced and tossed with finely chopped, newly harvested baby cipollina, fresh lavender, capers, mint, oregano, green oil and basil - all gathered from the area and prepared and served with evident pride by an incredibly talented woman with few remaining teeth in a stained tee-shirt, all the while smoking a cigarette. Ti Amo Sicilia…. (at La Vineria Cafe) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/through-the-wide-open-windows-came-the-sound-of-a monthly 0.5 2013-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921786205-8GF5TR4F4FFFA6JFITJX/tumblr_mpkq7xOVaB1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Through the wide-open windows came the sound of a car horn blasting the first few, famous bars from the theme of The Godfather. Waking from a deep sleep, I giggled. I wasn’t expecting to like Calabria. In all of my travel research, this most southern area of the boot was portrayed as the dirty whore cousin to the other, more ‘respectable’ Italian regions. But like it I did. A small, converted convent overlooking the old city of Tropea provided our very brief lodging, complete with Byzantine carvings of St. Francis and an honor bar stocked with good grappa and Amaro. The crystalline waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea below offered a cool respite from the midday heat, its rocky beach lined with umbrellas shading Casper-white tourists from northern Europe and very bronzed, beefy Italians in teeny bikinis. The warm water was incredibly clear, giving new meaning to the adage ‘swimming with the fishes.’ We roamed timeworn alleyways and peered into dark, long neglected cavernous spaces, its cool air smelling of old earth and mold; partially boarded up by those who quickly abandoned the old city for more modern digs. Colorful laundry hung to dry from overhead balconies. Intimate pieces of clothing flapping in the afternoon breeze resided next to Madonnas encased in glass and adorned with plastic flowers, her exalted perch carved directly into the ancient stone buildings. Wooden produce stands lined the streets into town, manned by toothless men in white, starched tank t-shirts. Ripe figs and assorted varieties of citrus plucked from surrounding gardens were plentiful. Freshly dug Tropea Torpedo Onions, a local delicacy, were strung together like old-fashioned Christmas lights, bulbous and brightly colored, and hung with evident pride. I filled a bag with several strings of dried, fiery Calabrian peppers for smuggling home, their seeds to be planted in the garden, inviting easy recall of the charms and warmth of Calabria. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/we-arrived-late-afternoon-tired-from-the-heat monthly 0.5 2013-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921786085-TFO0NMTWKVRX5N15OEOC/tumblr_mpbj6mcT5K1r4rx59o2_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921786232-GBIZGFGG3P24HYT591J6/tumblr_mpbj6mcT5K1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-very-late-supper-of-summer-truffles-and-porcini monthly 0.5 2013-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921786377-2Q9M1LBTO3TDGJA5NTZX/tumblr_mp7llsSpNs1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A very late supper of summer truffles and porcini mushrooms tossed with fresh tagliatelle… (at Matera, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/sunset-or-fresco-at-sassi-di-matera monthly 0.5 2013-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921786834-6K2IWTTPV4KMVL8F3OGL/tumblr_mp5akbvjfk1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Sunset or fresco?? (at Sassi di Matera) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-rainy-late-afternoon-nosh-at-matera-italy monthly 0.5 2013-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921787384-JQT6CNHC56PZVKDY02GQ/tumblr_mp44soud5F1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A rainy, late afternoon nosh… (at Matera, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/freshly-picked-pistachios-with-leaves-from-a-spicy monthly 0.5 2013-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921787504-UXGYQ4966KB9YMHOO0GO/tumblr_mp3ctpEKhQ1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Freshly picked pistachios with leaves from a spicy pepper tree in Puglia, Italy… https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-clang-of-cowbells-from-distant-pastures monthly 0.5 2013-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921787896-E2OVZKYPO1TQAG6GMTBM/tumblr_mp2ihqYy951r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The clang of cowbells from distant pastures carries on the blazing air, competing with an earsplitting cacophony from cicadas hiding in tree branches overhead.  God, it’s hot.  Roasting hot.  My thin sundress is sticking to my body, my floppy hat weighty with sweat.  To counter the heat, I ate mounds of creamy gelato drizzled with Acacia honey for breakfast but it helped only temporarily…  The owner of the Masseria where we’re staying in the southern Italian region of Puglia explained it’s unseasonable weather, but that’s of no cooling comfort.  The Masseria, a 19th century working farm producing organic fruits, vegetables and extra virgin olive oil, is surrounded by thousands of olive trees, many nearly 2,000 years of age.  I ventured into the olive grove this late morning seeking shade and breeze and found both underneath an enormous olive tree, its ancient limbs twisted from nature’s ferocity. Olive trees are most productive between 400 and 800 years of age.  During World War II, many of Puglia’s trees were felled for wood, severely altering the area’s landscape.  Referred to as ulivi secolari (literally centuries-old olive trees), it takes many generations for an olive tree to become productive.  A ban on the destruction of Puglia’s more than 50 million olive trees was instituted, even if they are too old to produce much, if any, fruit.  While Puglia produces nearly half of the country’s olive oil, the trees are prized for an additional reason:  Italian President Berlusconi, host of the infamous ‘bunga-bunga’ parties, and his rich cronies would send their henchmen in the dark of night to dig up these venerable trees and cart them to their gardens in country’s north, lending their grand digs an air of the historic.  The Pugliese were so outraged that now the older trees are numbered and tagged and monitored by satellite! I shuffled slowly back to the patio of the farmhouse and sat in the shade of a gigantic fig tree, its perfume almost overwhelming in the heat.  I plucked a fat fig from the heavy branches, its seams bursting with ripeness.  Splitting it in half with my fingers, I dunk the luscious, ruby fruit into a puddle of rich, green oil from the bottle on the table, allowing the sweet and savory to whisper their historic secrets to my awaiting senses.                   https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/capocollo-di-calabria-made-from-cured-pork monthly 0.5 2013-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921789742-PPYPHT0I4A2YOEKEU7BJ/tumblr_moxx7o327H1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Capocollo di Calabria, made from cured pork shoulder and neck and sliced ultra-thin, boasts a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status… This succulent, purely Italian ham is so highly regarded that it’s protected by law! Prepared with white wine, spices, garlic, and fresh herbs, then stuffed into casings and hung for 6 months to cure. Ribbons of lardo are interlaced with the tender meat, allowing it to melt on the tongue… (at Lecce, Italy) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/saint-oronzo-directing-me-to-the-best-gelato-in monthly 0.5 2013-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921789836-79UPJNCL13NZ99U4I499/tumblr_mow7mbnjSJ1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Saint Oronzo directing me to the best gelato in Puglia. Nocciola, ‘natch… (at Piazza Sant'Oronzo) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/in-the-southern-province-of-bari-italy-there monthly 0.5 2013-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921790344-DDNQTBYVEWJCA7NOBDHB/tumblr_mosy013LVw1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog In the southern province of Bari, Italy, there lies the small, seaside town of Molfetta.  Shabby in the way all ancient Mediterranean towns are: flaking stucco and peeling paint, brightly colored shutters drawn closed at midday, the pervading smell of oily fish baking in the sun, and several dozen churches, their bells mourning each passing hour.  Thousands-year old crypts, guarded by hoary men in starched white tee-shirts, are stacked with bones and watched over by a giant stone carving of a skeleton holding an hourglass in a one hand and a scythe in the other.  Escaping the blinding midday heat, we slip into a dark trattoria and gorge on seafood antipasti and quaff liters of local white wine, bantering with the owner in broken fragments of many languages.   We order macchiatos and then sip bitter Amaro with a few cubes of ice before slinking back for a siesta, taking care to walk in the cool shadows of the timeworn stone buildings. A very small hotel lying directly on the Adriatic is a modernist architect’s wet dream:  angular, completely white, spare rooms sprinkled with Italian, high design lamps and couches, and enormous windows to catch the gentle ocean breezes.  The owner and his son, both weirdly and wildly unsuited to the role of hotelier, are often found stalking the hallways.  The roof from which to witness the spectacle of sunrise and sunset was shared only with the hundreds of sparrows who descend upon the town’s coast, raising a ruckus while devouring their morning and evening feasts. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mon-dieu-your-butter-is-leaking-and-indeed monthly 0.5 2013-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921790836-R3JCKJY1PB6EDK9BTYKA/tumblr_molrrnkL7F1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog “Mon Dieu!  Your butter is leaking!” And indeed, it was.  The instructor, a French-born-Chinese pastry chef, spoke heavily accented English, but her tone was an unmistakable mix of contempt and disappointment at my weak efforts to properly seal the corners of my dough.  She snatched the rolling pin from my hands to salvage the oozing mess that was piled on the steel table in front of me.  As a former Pastry Chef for Paris’ esteemed Hotel Meurice, she surely understood how to make passable pastry from my shoddy sow’s ear. It wasn’t yet 10am and already I’d been humiliated.  Unable to blame my bumbling on neither wine with lunch or skunky weed scored in a local park, I hung back and watched her work my dough into something more worthy of being baked into the French national treasure:  a croissant.  This early morning baking class, offered near Paris’ Hôtel-de-Ville, held out the tantalizing notion that I would soon be capable of churning out flaky, airy delights in my own kitchen.  Now red-faced and smocked in a cheap plastic apron with my name scrawled across its front in blue magic marker, I wasn’t so sure. The history of the croissant is as layered as the pastry itself.  In 1683, Vienna was under attack by the Turks who, unsuccessful in their attempts to starve the city into submission, began to tunnel underneath its walls.  Viennese bakers, slaving away at their underground ovens, heard the racket and alerted the city’s defenders who thwarted the Turks’ intentions.  To celebrate their victory, bakers made a pastry in the shape of the Turkish crescents they had seen on the enemy’s flags.  The legend continues that it was a young Austrian princess by the name of Marie Antoinette, who married Louis XVI and insisted that her Parisian chefs recreate her favorite pastry, thus introducing the croissant to France. The amount of butter used to make a dozen croissants is gluttonous.  But the French appetite for high-quality butter is a constant and guilt-free accoutrement to the table, not unlike liters of quaffable wine and the ashtray.  We weighed ingredients, composed silken almond cream, and kneaded balls of fleshy dough.  We talked of tempering and egg washes and cacao percentages.  The highly organized basement kitchen, now covered in the detritus of a war waged on sacks of flour, was soon filled with the comforting aroma of baking dough.  Strong coffee was passed around, as we tasted through our morning’s accomplishments. As I walked into the bright, early summer sunlight and away from the Beaux-Arts building housing the cooking school, I reached into my culinary swag bag and tore into a still-warm chocolate croissant.  My gustatory critique of the rather dense pastry told me that with practice, I could do better.  Hours later, as I sat enjoying a café crème, I wiped at the corners of my mouth.  Looking down at my black cloth napkin, I realized, with more than a bit of pride, there was a thin coating of flour on it.      https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-glorious-white-asparagus-on-offer-at-nearly monthly 0.5 2013-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921790922-CSSV0QA82Z8PMXL36ZC5/tumblr_mol1lxvy991r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The glorious white asparagus on offer at nearly every market in Paris in late spring and early summer. While growing, soil is constantly heaped on top of the plant so it doesn’t see the light of day and doesn’t produce chlorophyll which turns the stalks green… (at Marché des Enfants Rouges) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fresh-morning-catch-of-polpo-at-the-fish-market-in monthly 0.5 2013-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921791088-KUSZKC3NP69A8Y5Z4S9E/tumblr_mokznmlxhy1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fresh morning catch of polpo at the fish market in Bari, Italy… (at Porto di Molfetta) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/pastis-on-a-sunday-afternoon-at-place-des monthly 0.5 2013-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921791247-WIH1L7SPJ6DQM2HZSTWK/tumblr_mohnv4OpZd1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Pastis’ on a Sunday afternoon… (at Place des Vosges) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-blast-of-air-whizzing-past-my-head-startled monthly 0.5 2013-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921791601-NWAH0KIBZ33TWOQC7LDE/tumblr_modltaMOyW1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The blast of air whizzing past my head startled me, the sound of beating wings more dream than distinct. As the Harris’ Hawk landed on my thick, outstretched leather glove, I briefly recalled the first dozen times I fired my shotgun during a long ago opening day of dove season:  my head turned away and my eyes tightly shut closed, my fingers curled around the trigger and barrel in fists of fear. I’ve forever been interested in birds, but mostly concerned with hunting, butchering, and slowly roasting their succulent, little bodies, preferably plumped with fresh herbs and enjoyed with mature Pinot Noir.   Today, falconry is not so much about securing dinner (unless your bird of prey retrieves rabbits and ducks), but rather training a bird to hunt in his natural habitat and return to his keeper.  The bonding of bird to falconer dates back thousands of years; colorful Egyptian hieroglyphs etched on walls exhibit the spiritual connection falconers develop with their birds through a commitment to breed, train, handle, and fly them. After my initial shock at being transformed into a human perch faded, I slowly turned my head and opened my eyes, coming face to beak with a stunning creature of evolution.  I studied the curve of his head and the earthy shadings of his feathers as he gobbled a raw piece of chicken leg from my heavy glove, which protected my forearm from his curving, yellowish talons.  Falconry has a long and distinguished history in England and it was in the small town of Grange-on-the-Sands in northern England that I had come to learn a bit about its artistry.  My mentor for the day was an eccentric middle-aged woman, a falconer of 20 years, who possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of birds of prey.  With her eyes set widely apart and her mane of thinning brown hair combed into a high crown, she oddly resembled one of her charges, an image made more real when she whistled for the hawk to descend upon us from his perch high in the evergreens. We spent the drizzly afternoon learning about the habits and nature of birds of prey, while the Harris’ Hawk followed us through the thick, damp forest, occasionally landing on my arm to feed and study me, undoubtedly bewildered by my intentions to understand him.             https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/hiking-in-the-mountains-in-northern-england-im monthly 0.5 2013-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921791624-RYPTLSZO948FNCWKDYCK/tumblr_mo6skabVYB1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Hiking in the mountains in northern England, I’m overwhelmed by the pungent aroma of onion… Closer inspection reveals carpets of wild ramps in their fragrant bloom… (at The Lake District) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/it-was-late-morning-and-i-was-famished-my-hunger monthly 0.5 2013-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921792169-BLKOW5892JJSZBCSJF00/tumblr_mo0wabfnF71r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog It was late morning and I was famished.  My hunger driving me forward, I waded into a sea of humanity at London’s Borough Market, home to more than 100 food purveyors, stalls and shops.  Wizened old ladies pulling wheelie baskets, beefy men talking sausage with butchers in bloody aprons, housemaids shopping for wealthy lords and ladies, and couples on holiday eager to take in the sights and free samples all jostled around me. The market had its start in 1014, attracting traders selling grain, fish, vegetables and livestock.  In 1755, the market was closed by Parliament, but residents raised £6,000 to buy a patch of land and reopened the market, where it continues to this day, commemorated with a plaque marking it as ‘London’s Oldest Fruit & Veg Market’. Early summer seasonality from all of Great Britain and beyond is on full display; vivid red strawberries and delicate doughnut peaches competed for my attention.  Peppers in a dizzying array of colors were packed next to royal purple eggplants and towers of basil, begging to be made into caponata. Wild hares dangled from meat hooks, their fur coats still clinging.  Small deer and whole pigs, eviscerated and hung in the open air, waited with the patience of the dead to be made into terrines and sausages.  Enormous round trays of paella were mixed and served with huge wooden spoons the size of a small British schoolboy.  I bought mushroom pâté from a stockbroker-turned-food-entrepreneur, and honey packed with white truffle pieces from a snotty French couple.  A hunky Sicilian tempted me with his spicy sausage but I opted instead for a large shot of emerald green wheatgrass, desperate to compensate for the prior evening’s feast of fiery Thai food washed down with copious amounts of cheap, overly-chilled Chablis.  I sniffed from a glass jar containing whole black truffles and chatted up a hot, fourth generation cheese-maker from Bath about his family’s blue veined cheeses.  The fishmonger made me giggle by stuffing crayfish, claws and all, into the large, ugly maw of a monkfish. Indian ladies in bright saris hawked their piquant chutneys as baker’s by the dozen stood behind tables piled with cakes and cookies and breads, some no smaller than a soccer ball.  Artisan ciders from the north of England were on offer alongside dozens of mustards and vinegars from southern France. I roamed and ate and stuffed my little basket with delectables for a later picnic on the train; four hours to whisk me to England’s Lake District to hike away the pounds of cheese and charcouterie, so I may be able to feast again. London is not so much a European city as an international one, made eminently clear to me walking through the hallowed walkways of Borough Market.   Arabs and Indians and Chinese and Persians mingle seamlessly with Europeans and Japanese and Africans and South Americans, as well as this constantly hungry American, united by love for good food sold by those who gather it.     https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-crack-of-dawn-found-me-in-a-cab-speeding monthly 0.5 2013-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921794051-FTXA9YWJJ1OK4BQ816KY/tumblr_mnrwrptOsu1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The crack of dawn found me in a cab speeding through London’s empty streets towards Billingsgate Fish Market.  I had booked a spot at Billingsgate Seafood Training School for a full day of fish-mongering lessons:  gutting, skinning, scaling, filleting and pin-boning.  Bleary-eyed, I feigned interest in the Indian cabbie’s babbling, while deeply regretting my wine indulgence the evening prior.  Stepping out of the cab at first light, I was hit with the overwhelming aroma of fish. Steadying myself and cursing my love for old Barolo, I found the school’s headquarters and my assembled classmates on the second floor of the bustling market.  We were given white lab coats and herded onto the market floor, slick with water and fish parts.  Men called out orders, packed and iced fish, and traded bawdy jokes.  I imagined that it hadn’t changed much in its 300 years history; in 1699, an Act of Parliament was passed making it “a free and open market for all sorts of fish whatsoever”.  The Head of School, an accomplished woman who knew her fish, led the market tour.  She had clearly earned the respect of the fishmongers and was greeted warmly by the burly men, many of whom had worked at the market all their lives and were very at home with the day’s catch.  We groped grouper and talked crustacean.  Lessons in locals versus exotics and farmed versus fresh were shouted above the din as pallets full of fish whizzed by our feet.  We inspected clams from Northern Europe, the gills of mackerel from Denmark, and an enormous iron chest of drawers housing hundreds of slithering, slimy eels.  Cold and wet, we trudged upstairs for a quick breakfast of smoked salmon and eggs before embarking on the day’s lessons.  We were each given trays of fish and shown how to skin lemon sole and filet the dreadfully ugly gurnard.  We scaled rainbow trout, gutted turbot, and pin-boned sea bream.  We made fish stock laden with Pernod and baked fish fillets en papilotte with herbs.  As we worked, the sound of knives being sharpened mingled with dissertations on sustainability.  At day’s end, we sat together and feasted on our handiwork. I was overwhelmed with information, still slightly nauseous, and my hands and clothes smelled of fish.  I learned to always check the eyes of fish when buying and for doneness when cooking, and to never wash one’s hands with hot water after preparing fish, as the pores open and the scent remains.  I bought two lemons before returning to the hotel and scrubbed my hands and arms with the citrus.  I tossed my stanky clothes deep into the back of the closet, poured myself an Amaro from the bottle on the dresser, and slept deeply, dreaming of the ocean and all of its edible inhabitants.     https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/big-bowls-of-spicy-steaming-mushroom-pho-to-ward monthly 0.5 2013-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921794115-1UO0GT6VKJAFTBFUKSNG/tumblr_mnkhc9BndG1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Big bowls of spicy, steaming mushroom pho to ward off London’s chilly drizzle… (at Pho) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/our-mighty-golden-gate monthly 0.5 2013-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921794272-TEK3622Y0W3VMC59P5QU/tumblr_mndcetJjG11r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Our mighty Golden Gate… https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/clamming-on-a-weekday-morning-pinky-sunrise-skid monthly 0.5 2013-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921794723-5O6QB5K2O5JROK4MEG6C/tumblr_mmngjboaAE1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921795180-L81TMIGQ097JPFUFROX1/tumblr_mmngjboaAE1r4rx59o2_r1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/italian-chicories-are-omnipresent-in-our-garden monthly 0.5 2013-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921795219-KL9XPN3B7XNMXUFO68NH/tumblr_ml7vhrqAHN1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Italian chicories are omnipresent in our garden.  This Radicchio di Verona has burgundy-veined leaves and white ribs.  Vibrant and slightly bitter, these greens are delicious raw; a salad with fat ribbons of shaved Parmigiano is a delightful midday meal.  When wilted in pancetta drippings and topped with poached eggs, these extraordinary greens become positively meaty.    I’ve read bitter greens are a tonic for the liver, which is why I always make an effort to start dinner with an old Barbera d'Alba and finish with a big bowl of chicories… https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/lupine-in-bloom-in-between-the-cabernet-sauvignon monthly 0.5 2013-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921795617-AGSANV1GBOD6O7YEVM8L/tumblr_ml21ccsioK1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Lupine in bloom in between the Cabernet Sauvignon rows in Napa Valley. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/its-empty-and-shes-sold-out-impossible-to-get monthly 0.5 2013-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921795676-GMEWSGVXV6J1Z2WX8SST/tumblr_mkupjuowid1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog It’s empty. And she’s sold out.  Impossible to get jams from a master, small-production artisan.  Who’s even heard of Nippon Mandarinquat?  The name alone conjures up images of hot, illicit sex on a bed of unusual, overripe Asian citrus segments.  The flavor?  Just like it’s name, it leaves you wanting for more.  And more.  https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/springtime-in-an-italian-bowl monthly 0.5 2013-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921795751-30OXBAZV87Q7LZC886KG/tumblr_mksr4ndPLt1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Springtime in an Italian bowl. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/view-across-the-thames-rivals-some-of-the-artwork monthly 0.5 2013-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921796291-BMBYOBK87QJMWMGQ653I/tumblr_mjpzgvwRS71r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog View across The Thames rivals some of the artwork… (at Tate Modern Gardens) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/graffiti-at-brick-lane monthly 0.5 2013-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921797720-9MKDX5CCAY847YOL6OMP/tumblr_mjpscva5ki1r4rx59o1_640.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Graffiti (at Brick Lane) https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/small-briny-winter-oysters-pulled-from-the-beds monthly 0.5 2013-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921797925-M1H5OD7SM2J6TJORU509/tumblr_mhmlflIa2L1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Small, briny winter oysters pulled from the beds of Pickleweed Point in Inverness, California. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/fresh-bread-crumb-for-my-garlicky-pork-meatballs monthly 0.5 2013-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921798509-ZNS9V0AQ07Q0TFTPB8SG/tumblr_mh3vrisV6e1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Fresh bread crumb for my garlicky pork meatballs… https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/mmmmmmmm-herve-mons-camembert-whole-paychecks monthly 0.5 2012-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921798928-D94CK24N07UR3BX4BZH4/tumblr_mep1qmcm2U1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog Mmmmmmmm. Herve Mons Camembert (Whole Paycheck’s own very gently priced, very high quality label from France), cut in half when cold, slathered in the center with a black truffle pâté, re-jiggered together, wrapped tightly and kept at room temp for a day to integrate. Like a reverse Oreo cookie for un-stoned adults. With a bottle of 1990 Chianti Vigna Della Croce Riserva from Terrabianca. Memorable. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-rainy-late-morning-buzz-a-thick-cappuccino-and monthly 0.5 2012-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921799699-FNO9PQUEMSJGQCFLQZ9G/tumblr_me9km2poZ51r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog A rainy, late morning buzz; a thick cappuccino and a raspberry thumbprint cookie at Cafe Trieste in SF’s North Beach. https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/the-outrageous-sienese-almond-cookies-from-market monthly 0.5 2012-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3fe4654cde7a22d3374515/1530921799902-5KDQ853RDHB0LFKEDT80/tumblr_md4vc9qHYb1r4rx59o1_1280.jpg Morsels-SS-blog The outrageous Sienese almond cookies from Market Hall in Oakland… https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/a-week-in-the-life-of-a-busy-pastry-chef monthly 0.5 2012-11-02 https://www.heritageartifacts.com/morsels-blog-old/waiting-patiently-for-biscuits-on-a-rainy-friday monthly 0.5 2012-10-19 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