making mushroom soup. great grey oceany day. glad all we know are ok regarding the Sandy Storm.
nothing fancy mushroom soup
bunch of mushrooms maybe 2lbs sliced (white caps unless you have some other fancy options to add)
saute w/ tablespoon or two olive oil with pinches of thyme, salt and parsley
heat till shrunk small and soft pour into bowl
saute in same pot some celery,shallots 2 clove garlic,
shredded parsnip ( optional cause what else can you do with one left over parsnip?)
add glug of dry white wine – simmer till soft,
reserve a few tablespoons of mushrooms return the rest to pot stir in 500-750 ml veg or chicken stock
bring to boil
simmer 10 mins or so make sure veg are tender
add cream 250ml or so stir check for seasoning add salt pepper or butter to taste
blend until smooth
add reserved mushrooms
serve with fresh parsley coarse black pepper some kind of crusty bread and depending on the weather, for an oceany grey cold windy day like today – I like a nice port
there is a beauty even in the grey
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newest manuscript final. 186 pages of poetry, retrospective of work from 70’s to last month. still not sure of title. now to choose a publisher. who will the lucky one be?
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there is no “how to write” any more than there is a how to pee – eventually you get on with it no matter where you are, no matter what you know, don’t know or think you know; a matter of urgency not choice
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Morgan
the Dogs Bay empty on a grey day
curves a wide scythe of sand
mimicked slopes of rocky hills dissolve again in low grey sky.
the Dogs Bay rings silver laughter a treasure of pearls
beautiful daughter darts like a needle between sea and sand
strangers no choice, stopped in their tracks , infected smiles.
not since the Indian Ocean where she learned to walk
not since Cape Cod where she learned her heritage
not since Cape Breton where she learned of treasure
has she now Connemara remembered
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we are now living in galway, over looking the bay. decided to move july 20. arrived here august 26. very busy time. finally feeling a little settled. spent the last few hours working on new book of poetry, “The Girlz”. hope to have a finished manuscript by weeks end. Have about two hundred pages to sort out, final edits, culls,order,format etc. and then the easy part – a publisher.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f0py2QhHNQ
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