Cold and Misty

It sure doesn’t look closed. Yes, we got up early and went to the farmer’s market this morning in Wauwatosa. We braved the cold misty overcast surroundings, weather I love, to grace their opening weekend with our presence. We bought some cheese. Decatur Dairy was there. We love their cheese. Next week Blue Cheese, great on salads. Wisconsin Foodie has featured several dairies in past shows. All the cheese vendors at farmer’s markets will eventually draw our business.
There was a bison farmer who also sold bacon, and plenty of fresh eggs to buy. They always ran out of fresh eggs at The Winter Farmer’s Market. Unfortunately Misao had just bought eggs. They really are better from the farm. Plenty of food stands were present, typical for a farmer’s market, for a warm something on the go.

Valentine Coffee had a dominant booth, as they did at the Winter Farmer’s Market. We love their coffee but we will be trying another independent roaster we saw their with a small booth. We have also tried Peet’s Coffee they moved into the old Caribou Coffee store at Bluemound and Highway 100. America’s Test Kitchen rated Peet’s #1. A surprise runner up, a name that used to be around more in the past, was Millstone. Dunkin Donut’s coffee was the big loser amidst their panel. Of course the brewing is vital. Misao has been having some technical difficulties brewing the morning coffee recently. Don’t forget a regional favorite, Collectivo. They sponsor an annual WORS race, The Collectivo Coffee Bean Classic, this year at Minooka. We don’t support big coffee, …you know who you are.

Good health and fortunes to those racing tomorrow at CamRock.

The latest scandal in the world of bicycle racing is the electric motor. Yes, they are confiscating athletes bikes to check for power assisting motors in the hubs of their wheels. You now what that means? Lance Armstrong will be making a comeback.

We also perused all the booths at the MADACC Walk and Run we ran across this morning, also in Wauwatosa. The traffic in the village was fierce for early on a Saturday.
One more week in my weight loss competition with my brother. How am I doing you ask? The digital scale I use is the problem. In the same few minutes my scale will give me weights varying by up to five pounds. So, have I lost more weight than my brother? One thing is for sure if the competition was about how good we’re looking after our weight loss, my brother would owe me a fortune.

A small but comforting victory in my pursuit of yard care perfection. I transplanted this Holly. It was a bit late in the Spring and researching the care required to transplant it properly I feared the end for this bush I lovingly planted several years back. It was doing poorly where it had been, next to the rhubarb. (I blame the rhubarb) It looked worse than it does in the picture now. From what I read I could expect the Holly to lose all its leaves after transplanting. it didn’t lose any leaves and showed signs of prospering in a few days. I watered it down severely before transplanting. Took care time and care in its removal and severely watered it down after replanting. The next few days were cool and wet which helped. I probably should cut away that dead growth.

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