Growing mushrooms always seemed like a dark art both literally and figuratively. fungi.com sells a numerous types of kits to grow a different varieties edible fungus. The “drill and plug” variety seemed inexpensive ($20) and straightforward. Tom Dippold provided 3 freshly cut 20″ oak logs. One hundred 5/16″ holes were drilled and mushroom plugs were […]
Photo library for Morocco trip
Palace of Glaoui, Kasbah, Ouarzazate, Morocco
Three weeks ago, when we first considered visiting Morocco, Sean had suggested an overnight amel trek in the Sahara Desert. Time and temperature constraints resulted in a camel ride along the Atlantic Coast’s sandy dunes. Slightly afraid of heights and of riding atop large, ungainly animals, my stomach lurched at the sight of 3 white […]
Palace of Glaoui Kasbah Ouarzazate, Morocco
After a frenzied day of driving through the Atlas Mountains (containing the tallest peak in N. Africa) we arrived in the hot, dry Southern Oasis region and the former French Foreign Legion garrison of Ouarzazate. The town is now home to two major film studios, one of which, Atlas Film Corporation, filmed such Hollywood blockbusters […]