We had quite an amazing sky Wednesday just before dusk and some noise outside caused me to peek through the window and see it. I grabbed my camera and managed a snap or two before the light changed.

I spent yesterday afternoon preparing a package for mailing. Not feeling there was quite enough to included I grabbed Kokoro no Te and decided on this little persimmon pincushion to add.

We also had our first meal using our newly acquired pork. This is sausage and potatoes, something we make fairly often. Brown the sausage with some onions on the stovetop. Add chopped potatoes, cover, and bake at 400 F for about 30 minutes. Add to the pan whatever veggies you’d like, in this case I added mushrooms, green and yellow bell peppers, and local carrots. Bake a further 15 or 20 minutes or until potatoes are soft. Sometimes I add leftover wine to the pan just before the potatoes and sometimes I add a bit of balsamic vinegar or chicken broth. You may also need salt if your sausage is not heavily spiced.