INTERMISSION, Part Four: Waxing the Cheese

Well, here’s cheese #2, the “Stirred-Curd Cheddar,” out of the mold. I stayed up until 2:00 am on Saturday night / Sunday morning to take care of that. It looks superb, an even better looking cheese wheel than the first.
I can’t wait to try them both.
*****
Below: photos of waxing the Farmhouse Cheddar on Sunday night. [...]

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INTERMISSION, Part Three: Stirred-Curd Cheddar

Last night I made a second cheddar, inspired by what I hope will be the success of the first. I started when I got home from work and was up until 2:30 a.m. working on it. This is a different type of cheddar, referred to in the book as “Stirred-Curd Cheddar,” as opposed to [...]

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INTERMISSION, Part Two: No Pressure

The Farmhouse Cheddar that I made last night came out of the press today after 12 hours, and it looks great.
Now, it sits for 3 days or so, air drying and getting flipped over a few times a day.
At the end of the work day, I came home and flipped it over. It’s starting to [...]

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Mt. Washington

It looks like my parents took a trip to Mt. Washington in 1970. Here are a few photos from the journey. It seems that the road up to the top wasn’t paved yet.

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INTERMISSION: A cheesemaking adventure

Well, as you can tell from the last post, the garden really got away from us towards the end — not the least of the reasons being that the softball season got busier. I regret neglecting the plants, and hope to do better this year.
In the meantime, I’ve finally revisited my cheesemaking interest, largely thanks [...]

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Philadelphia, miscellaneous

Here’s a batch of random shots from the Philadelphia / Pennsylvania trip in 1982. Above is looking at Art, Maryann, Eric, Lisa and Arthur as they travel on the road ahead of us in their yellow station wagon.
The group of vacationers visit a fountain.
Mom in front of some building.
Some historic boat.

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Liberty Bell

During the trip to Pennsylvania in 1982, we stopped in Philadelphia to see the Liberty Bell.
From Left to Right: Mary-Ann, Lisa, Kate, Jer (legs only), Eric, Josh, Arthur, Art.
From Wikipedia:
“The Liberty Bell is one of the most prominent symbols associated with the American Revolutionary War. It is one of the most familiar symbols of independence [...]

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Depth of Field

I got this picture of Jer printed and framed for his birthday last week. It came out really nice as an 8 x 10. In among the same set are a couple other shots from the field in front of the house.
These slides were processed in September 1982, so Jer was 3 1/2 and I [...]

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Ball Pit Madness

Mom waving from a ballpit. I’m thinking this must also be from Sesame Place. I can remember it smelling like feet.
Or maybe I just imagine that it must have smelled like feet.
Below is Lance, Lee and Kate.
Fun time’s over as Jer gets hauled from out of the pit.

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A Smile is a Frown Turned Upside Down

Mom and Jer at some theme park in Pennsylvania, slide processed September 1982.
The slide below seems to make it pretty clear that it’s Sesame Place.
Below: Jer, Ernie, Kate W, Me, and Bert. On Jer’s shirt: “A Smile is a Frown Turned Upside Down.” On my shirt: “Lousville Kentucky,” and a picture of a horse. I [...]

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