Have Yourself a Merry Lily Christmas
Simple Pleasures
A Natural Artist
I get some pretty cool gigs as a fly-fishing instuctor and one of my favorites is teaching the MSU Fly Gals each year. Just spending time with these wonderfully accomplished ladies is a joy in and of itself.
This year, one of my former students, Corey Higley, dazzled me with a very special gift!
Corey crafted this exceptional work of art with all natural materials. The detail is stunning!
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New from Emmy Lou Harris
I am a huge Emmy Lou Harris fan. So this is a special treat!
The folks at Garden and Gun are up with an exclusive video of Emmy Lou Harris performing “Six White Cadillacs” from her new album Hard Bargain scheduled for release tomorrow.
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Fear no plaid
The jesters over at Moldy Chum are goading Tom Rosenbauer in their blog, Thurston! be a good man and fetch my kilt.
Since I know Mr. R is a good sport in every sense of the word I thought I would give him some support and encouragement by showing some tartan solidarity.
And as soon as it warms up I am going to add a photo of the latest fashion in tenkara fishing… stay tuned!
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Tenkara tea!
Yesterday the mail gal brought a special treat to the Middle River Group HQ, tenkara tea!
Retweeting one of @tenkarausa‘s tweets entered me in a contest to receive some new Tenkara USA Tea.
And luck smiled on me!
The tea comes in a handy tin with a measuring spoon and bamboo whisk. The rod is sold separately. The recommended cup is ceramic but I like a tin cup stream side.
Gumbo
Cookin gumbo
When it is cold my thoughts run to gumbo. It is one of those foods that is fun to make as it is satisfying to make as it is to eat.
My “go-to” gumbo recipe is from Chef John Besh. The good folks at Garden and Gun posted a great story, The Besh Gumbo Ever. It is not only a fun story to read, it also has Chef Besh’s wonderful recipe!
Roux
For me the secret to great gumbo is the roux. In the G & G article you will learn one of Besh’s secrets…the 3 beer roux. Works for me!
Enjoy!