This doesn't look like much but I was kind of proud of this morning's invention – 2 eggs + oats + canned jalapeños & carrots (a gift from Jillian and Corey but you can use La Moreña). If I had some scallions I would have put those in too.
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Showing posts with label eggs. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Breakfast
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This doesn't look like much but I was kind of proud of this morning's invention – 2 eggs + oats + canned jalapeños & carrots (a gift from Jillian and Corey but you can use La Moreña). If I had some scallions I would have put those in too.
This doesn't look like much but I was kind of proud of this morning's invention – 2 eggs + oats + canned jalapeños & carrots (a gift from Jillian and Corey but you can use La Moreña). If I had some scallions I would have put those in too.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Image of the Day
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We went to Idaho this past weekend to see Emily's parents and picked up some quail eggs at the Moscow farmers' market.
We went to Idaho this past weekend to see Emily's parents and picked up some quail eggs at the Moscow farmers' market.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
It's Anything Can Happen Day
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I think I've seen Angel Heart about 30 times, but it's been awhile, and for whatever reason lately I've been wanting to see it again.
I think I've seen Angel Heart about 30 times, but it's been awhile, and for whatever reason lately I've been wanting to see it again.
Monday, June 22, 2009
The incredible, edible egg
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Some old family photos that just re-surfaced:
My mom and my uncle Perry collecting eggs on my grandpa Don's chicken farm, Vashon Island, ca.1951
My mom's kindergarten class, Vashon Island – that's her in the middle row, fourth from our left. Click to enlarge – the back row looks like trouble.
Don Woodfin Poultry Farm float, Vashon parade, early 1950s. The sign on the front of the truck says
"How do you like these Chickens?"
Some old family photos that just re-surfaced:
My mom and my uncle Perry collecting eggs on my grandpa Don's chicken farm, Vashon Island, ca.1951
My mom's kindergarten class, Vashon Island – that's her in the middle row, fourth from our left. Click to enlarge – the back row looks like trouble.
Don Woodfin Poultry Farm float, Vashon parade, early 1950s. The sign on the front of the truck says"How do you like these Chickens?"
Friday, August 29, 2008
The Farm Yard Connection
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Back to our regular programming.
Via Swissmiss, this photo by Kevin German.
From the website where you can buy it:
A 5-year-old girl shields her face for a moment from a gust of wind with her favorite chicken, Steve, after running to catch him for 10 minutes on her father's farm in Deary, Idaho. "One time I squished a chicken so hard that an egg fell out," she said.
It's a beautiful photo, but it also caught my eye because Deary is Emily's hometown, and she has some funny chicken/egg stories. I'll tell you some other time, or maybe she will – I got stuff to do. This weekend is our last free one in New York (well, there's next weekend, but we'll be getting things together for our big going-away blowout on the 6th). The following weekend, the big move begins.
Like I said before, blogging will be fairly light, but do look in for photos of this coming weekend and whatever else I come up with. And in the month or so that I'm criss-crossing the country (twice between September 14th and the end of October) look for a ton of photos from life on the road.
Back to our regular programming.
Via Swissmiss, this photo by Kevin German.
From the website where you can buy it:
A 5-year-old girl shields her face for a moment from a gust of wind with her favorite chicken, Steve, after running to catch him for 10 minutes on her father's farm in Deary, Idaho. "One time I squished a chicken so hard that an egg fell out," she said.
It's a beautiful photo, but it also caught my eye because Deary is Emily's hometown, and she has some funny chicken/egg stories. I'll tell you some other time, or maybe she will – I got stuff to do. This weekend is our last free one in New York (well, there's next weekend, but we'll be getting things together for our big going-away blowout on the 6th). The following weekend, the big move begins.
Like I said before, blogging will be fairly light, but do look in for photos of this coming weekend and whatever else I come up with. And in the month or so that I'm criss-crossing the country (twice between September 14th and the end of October) look for a ton of photos from life on the road.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
The Thrills of Owning a Chicken Ranch
One hundred years ago today, Vashon Island's own Betty MacDonald was born. The author of The Egg & I, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, and many other books, MacDonald garnered a worldwide following and still has millions of fans today.
Why do I care? Number one, if you can't celebrate your local heroes, what the F can you do? Number two, my grandfather Don Woodfin had a chicken farm in Lisabeula (an area on Vashon) in the 1940s and '50s, and was a good friend of Betty and her family. He built them a barn, chicken coup, and caretaker house, all of which are now recognized National Historical Landmarks. Don was immortalized as "the unforgettable Marine" in Betty's book Onions in the Stew, her story of life on Vashon. After 9/11, many members of the international Betty MacDonald Fan Club e-mailed me to offer their best wishes and let us know that they were thinking of us, all because he had built her barn. It was really nice.
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