A picture of a washing machine is probably not what you expect on a foraging blog. However, it turns out that my ‘conker liquid’ (see last week’s post) was very good at removing stains from my fleece! I resoaked the conkers to get a second flush out of them. And tomorrow on campus I will be searching for more!
Yesterday I had an invigorating morning ride to clear out my head. I’ve been cycling to work through abysmal city traffic everyday for the past 3 weeks, so being out in the Shire was a tonic to the soul. One of the many benefits of cycling is that you see stuff that car drivers don’t, and that you can actually stop to pick it! Near Raemoir I spotted some lovely chanterelles in the grass verge:
I also found more horse mushrooms, so back home I cooked up a feast for John and me. Today we went out together and picked Rowan berries for our next batch of wine. Getting them off the tree in very strong winds was a bit of a challenge, but we managed it:
These memories will have to keep me going in my working week ahead. There will be little opportunity for foraging, but every time I’m outside I keep my eyes open for anything I might find!
The healthy forager 