Dirty Socks

 Mom sent me a GREAT book (Nose Dive), inspired from my excited sharing of smells.  Which, amazingly, I have been able to smell.  It is a sense which disappeared years ago.  I figured of all things, losing one's sense of smell can't be the worst thing a human body experiences.  

Anyway, I will spare you the details of how, but my smell is back.  Mike finds my joyful proclamations funny as I open the jar of dark roasted coffee beans and take a giant smell in shouting out how goooooood the coffee beans smell.  But exactly what do they smell like? 

And that's what inspired the book.  Mom heard the author on NPR (because she listens to it non-stop!) and new I needed the book. 

Did you know smells are volatilized atoms?  AND, here is the really cool part, many atoms are similar to others.  

This is a picture of ALL the kraut I have sitting on the counter, happily fermenting away.  Some of it is waiting to be jarred up, some of it is bubbling away.  Our house smells like dirty socks!!  And now I know why!!  The atoms the ferment throws into the air are certainly similar to those of dirty socks!!  And I'm just 20 pages into the book!!  

I need adjectives!!  Incidentally, I have plenty of kraut!  Some of my Fans have discovered that this stuff is not only delicious, but good for you too.  Mike and I eat it on our eggs, our sandwiches, and our steaks.  Certainly a good addition for building up immunity - not a bad idea right now!! 

It has been snowing.  A bunch!

This is a picture out the back door yesterday morning, before it snowed another half foot.  Winter came early this year!! 

Happily, we found my elk before the big storm came. 

Thank you Miss Elk for standing still so long so I could make a good shot.  Your meat will be relished and appreciated!  We are so lucky to have a freezer packed with lean, organic meat.  This year, I have asked the processor to put aside the burger (with some pork fat mixed in) and I am going to make a variety of breakfast sausage.  Please send me your favorite recipes!!  

I love the smell of breakfast sausage sizzling in a pan but I have no clue of how to describe that smell......the greasy smell of pork fat filling the air and making me hungry!!