Edamame & Alpaca

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Yesterday was an at home day. Eric stayed parked in the driveway while we busied ourselves with projects in and around the house – some dejunking, some leaf raking, some culling out of digital photos. Two of the projects were a treat for the senses. On Saturday we scored the last of Ron Arps’ edamame for this season. Yesterday we processed it. We had a small feast of fresh hot edamame garnished with melted butter and salt. The rest of it we shelled and froze to bring a taste of summer to some of our winter meals. It’s always wonderful to eat foods grown in WNC! The other sensory treat was washing the baby alpaca fleece from last year’s Southeastern Animal Fiber Festival in Asheville. This tiny fleece was from the first shearing of Chief Joseph, an alpaca that resides on Sweet Blossom Alpaca Farm in Dade City FL. After many washes and many many rinses, it’s now drying in the kitchen. Both of us frequently wander over and start fondling the incredibly soft locks and look forward to the yarn it will yield.

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