My last porcupine story covered half the meat harvested from our recent escapade. I cooked the second half of the meat into a porcupine pie.
Armed only with the vaguest, circular advice from our trusty (and much tattered) copy of The Joy of Cooking, and scant experience making pie crusts, I attacked the project with more enthusiasm than skill.
"Mmm boy! cut me a slice of that porcupine pie! Or, just pile it on the plate there.... (Photo: Mark Zeiger)
It must be the 21st Century if a homestead feels crippled when the Internet’s down. But, that’s what’s happening, and that’s exactly how it felt.
Something went wrong with our satellite Internet service. We had intermittent connectivity for the past few weeks, and recently it’s gone out completely for long periods. I spent a reent morning on hold with our provider’s tech people, waiting to hear the bad news: the problem appears to be with my equipment. Continue reading
