As we’ve noted here before, our chickens are healthy egg-layers. In fact, we’re often overrun with their beautiful, big brown eggs, giving them away to practically everyone we see. So to that end, and for all our rural farm and urban backyard chicken friends (and everyone else who just loves fresh eggs), here’s a little book full of good ideas — The Fresh Egg Cookbook. Our copy is on its way and we can’t wait to try recipes like Egg & Black Bean Tortillas with Chipotle Cream Sauce, Verna’s Stuffed Eggs, Gruyere & Broccoli Quiche, Wild Mushroom Ragout with Poached Eggs, and Chocolate Angel Pie. Egg problem solved!
an engagement! and the birth of rialto’s modeling career.
Michelle and Anthony got engaged! The love birds recently had a little country-style photo shoot to celebrate, and during the session our boy Rio moseyed on over to see what all the fuss was about.
Now he thinks he wants to be a model.
Photos by H+M Photo
small towns in the spotlight
Smithsonian magazine singles out 20 special places for its list of The 20 Best Small Towns in America.
Siloam Springs, Arkansas (Eli Reichman)
“There is, we think, something encouraging about finding culture in small-town America. Fabled overseas locales, world-class metropolises—you expect to be inspired when you go there. But to have your horizon shifted in a town of 6,000 by an unheralded gem of a painting or a song belted out from a band shell on a starry summer night, that’s special. It reinforces the truth that big cities and grand institutions per se don’t produce creative works; individuals do. And being reminded of that is fun.”
Gig Harbor, Washington (Brian Smale)