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A piece of the mackerel that I steamed for my dinner
Globe Amaranth Oolong Iced Tea. I made a gallon today.
Making this was kind of an… adventure. Sometimes, flying by the seat of your pants actually works out! I could have done without the impromptu game of curling, though.
Once I’d steeped my tea in my biggest pot, I had to strain it into a secondary vessel. The only one big enough that could handle the heat was a wok. But it fit! Once it was strained I put it back in the pot, which I then put outside in the snow to cool down. The snow underneath melted unevenly, and it almost slid right off my back steps, but I managed to retrieve it before it could go over the edge. I poured it all into my brand new gallon beverage dispenser and it all fit very nicely… which was slightly surprising, since I didn’t measure a single thing in this whole process using more than my eye.
Making handwheels for the mini-lathe!
The first casting didn’t come out perfect, but we managed to make it work, and cast a second handwheel to go along with it!
Oregon was one of the states that we were really looking forward to. We pulled up to our campground around dusk after a scenic ride through beautiful winding mountain roads coming from Lake Tahoe. Our campsite was nestled right next to Diamond Lake. We set up camp and cooked our first meal as the sun was setting over the gigantic snow capped mountain that lives across the clear blue lake. Our neighbors informed us that we just missed a hailstorm and the temperature would be a record low that night, dropping below 40. We broke out our wool blanket and heavy socks in preparation for the chilly mountain air.
The following morning we woke up in clouds of heavy fog. Being the optimistic people that we are we headed to Crater Lake. Needless to say we couldn’t see five feet in front of us, let alone the beautiful unbelievably blue lake. So we headed north for some waterfalls and of course we weren’t disappointed. The green of Oregon’s forests with raging blue clean water is an unmatchable combo. Umpqua National Forest was a great area to explore. With four waterfalls and hot springs all within a 20 mile stretch it wasn’t hard to fill our entire day in the lush green forest.
The next day we headed to Crater Lake. Instead of writing about our experience at this incredible lake, I’d like to tell our personal favorite story of how the Lake came to be. We came across this story while reading “Your Guide to the National Parks.”
Mount Mazama had a cataclysmic eruption about 8,000 years ago. This cataclysmic eruption caused the mountain to collapse into itself forming a massive caldera.
The Makala Indians tell the story of an epic battle between Llao, Chief of the Below World and Skell, Chief of the Above World. Llao on one of his visits to Mount Mazama fell in love with one of the villagers. Llao promised the pretty young villager enteral life if she would come and live with him below Mount Mazama. The girl refused Llao’s offer which enraged the Chief of the Below World. Llao took his rage out on the village and started to destroy everything in sight. Skell, Chief of the Above World, seeing this from standing atop Mount Shasta decided to help the villagers. The epic battle between Llao and Skell ended in fiery destruction. Skell finally drove Llao back into the underworld through Mount Mazama where the battle took place all night. The next morning Mount Mazama was gone and all that was left was a gigantic gaping hole to the underworld. The following months after the epic battle was filled with torrential downpour which filled the void and created Crater Lake.
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Sweet and cosy day with my kin, tea and homemade pastries, tartan and Christmas carols. Perfect ☕️
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☕️✨Après bien des essais plus ou moins fructueux, je tiens enfin ma recette parfaite de Brioche tressée, moelleuse à souhait, avec une belle mie filante et aérée (swipe pour la texture), le tout avec peu de beurre et de sucre, idéale pour les goûters ou les petits déjeuners d’hiver. Si la recette vous intéresse, elle sera dans le numéro de Janvier d’Une année en Magie !
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La belle cuillère en bois gravée de runes est l’œuvre d’@andromaque__
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